WELL HELLO EVERYBODY I'M >> HUELL HOWSER.

WE ARE I'M STANDING WITH THIS WOMEN WITH A COOL OF LAW.

THIS IS AN NEVER ENDING UPDATES THAT WE HAVE DONE ON THIS GRAND OL' BUILDING.

NOW FOR THOSE OF YOU WHO REMEMBER BULLOCKS WILSHIRE YOU'LL KNOW THAT IT WAS ONE OF OUR FINEST DEPARTMENT STORES.

IT OPENED BACK IN 1929, IT SERVED OUR COMMUNITY WELL OVER THE YEARS AND WHEN IT FINALLY CLOSED IT'S DOORS FOR THE LAST TIME BACK IN APRIL OF 1993, IT WAS REALLY A TRAUMATIC EXPERIENCE FOR A LOT OF YOU.

IT HAD BEEN AN I PART OF THE SOCIAL FA BRICK.

THE GOOD PART OF THE STORY RATHER THAN GOING IT WAS SAVED IT WAS PLUCKED FROM DESTRUCTION BY THE GOOD PEOPLE BY THE WESTERN SCHOOL OF LAW WHO HAVE LOVELY RESTORED THE BUILDING AND MADE A WORLD CLASS LIBRARY AND WE HAVE BEEN BACK HERE.

TO SEE HOW THEY HAVE RESTORED THE BUILDING.

AND ONE OF THE MAIN INGREDIENTS WAS THE TEA ROOM BACK IN THE 5TH FLOOR.

IT WAS KIND OF LIKE A LADIES TEE ROOM.

>> IT WAS PEOPLE WOULD COME HERE AND GET VERY DRESSED UP BRING THEIR FRIENDS AND FAMILY AND IT WAS SOMETHING TO LOOK FORWARD TO.

SOMETHING SPECIAL.

>> THERE ARE NOT A MANY TEA PROOMZ LEFT.

THAT'S A THROW BACK TOO.

AND FOR YEARS NOW THE OL' TEA ROOM EVEN THOUGH THEY WERE RESTORING THE OTHER FLOORS.

TEA ROOM SAT VACANT DESERTED SINCE 1993.

AND WHAT WE'RE GOING TO DO IS LOOK AT THE LAST DAY THAT THE TEA ROOM WAS BACK IN OPERATION BACK IN 1993.

THAT WILL GIVE US A LITTLE FLAVOR AND HOW IT WAS LIKE BACK THEN AND THEN WE'RE GOING TO COME BACK HERE FOR A WONDERFUL UPDATE.

SO RIGHT NOW LET'S GO BACK IN TIME TO THE TEA ROOM OF BULLOCKS WILSHIRE BACK IN 1993.

>> WE'RE WALKING THROUGH THE TEA ROOM AND ORIGINALLY WHEN IT WAS BUILT.

THIS WAS ONE OF THE BEST PLACES TO BE IN LOS ANGELES.

THERE WAS 2 LOUNGES THE CACTUS AND THE DESERT LOUNGE.

TEA ROOMS ARE THINGS OF THE PAST.

>> DON'T SAY THINGS OF THE PAST CAUSE THIS IS ONE OF THE PLACES I WOULD LIKE TO EAT.

>> I HAVE EATEN HERE FOR YEARS AND WE SEE MOTHERS WITH THEIR DAUGHTERS AND THEIR DAUGHTERS.

GENERATIONS OF PEOPLE WHO HAVE SHOPPED HERE.

AND IT'S VERY SAD BECAUSE TODAY IS THEIR LAST MEAL.

>> WHAT WAS THE IDEA OF HAVINGING A TEA ROOM IN THE DEPARTMENT STORE LIKE THIS.

>> IT WAS SO PEOPLE WOULD CONTINUE SHOPPING.

THEY WOULD COME IN THE MORNING AND SHOP AND WE TAKE A LOVELY BREAK WITH A LOVELY BREAK.

>> AND THE TEA ROOM IS REALLY DYING BUT KNOWN HAS A BULLOCKS WILSHIRE ROOM.

>> DO YOU THINK THAT THE TRADITION WAS SOMETHING THAT SPRIELSED ABOUT HOW THAT STARTED.

I KEEP TALKING TO PEOPLE WHO BROUGHT THEIR GRAND STONZ SONS GRAND DAUGHTERS.

>> I THINK IT'S WHAT PEOPLE CRAVE.

PEOPLE CRAVE THE TRADITION.

THEY WANT MORE TRADITION.

ONE OF THE THINGS THAT THEY ARE UPSET ABOUT IS THAT THEY CAN'T CONTINUE THE TRADITION, AND THAT'S THE PROBABLY.

>> WHAT DOES THAT DO TO SOMEBODY TO TAKE--I KNOW YOU'RE NOT A PSYCHIATRIST HERE BUT I MEAN WHAT IT DOES IT DO TO PUNCH THEM IN THE GUT AND TAKE THAT TRADITION FROM THEM.

>> I THINK IT HAS A LOT TO SAY WHAT'S GOING ON IN LOS ANGELES NOW.

WHEN I SAY WE TRADITIONS ARE BEING TAKEN AWAY FROM US.

PEOPLE DEVELOP A RELATIONSHIP AND WHEN THAT'S TAKEN AWAY IT'S LIKE A MEMBER OF THE FAMILY DYING.

AND I THINK A LOT OF PEOPLE ARE FEELING THAT TODAY.

>> SO THIS IS MORE THAN JUST A BUILDING.

>> IT'S MORE THAN A STORE.

IT'S MORE THAN A GREAT PIECE OF ARCHITECTURE.

IT'S ABOUT THE HISTORY OF LOS ANGELES ABOUT THE DEVELOPMENT OF LOS ANGELES.

IT'S ABOUT INDIVIDUALS WHO HAVE FOUND A LOT OF CELEBRATION IN BULLOCKS WILSHIRE AND THEY ARE NOT GOING TO BE ABLE TO CELEBRATE MY MORE.

>> YOU SEE WE HAVE A WHOLE LINE OF LADIES HERE.

>> WITH TEARS IN OUR EYES.

>> SO YOU ALL ARE SHARING STORIES.

>> EXACTLY.

>> WHAT ARE YOU SAYING ABOUT THE OL' TEA ROOM?

>> WE WANT IT TO STAY OPEN AND IT'S AN ERA THAT'S PAST.

>> THERE IS A LOST PEOPLE THAT WE CAN TALK WITH AND I'M CONVINCES THAT EVERY PERSON AND EVERY PERSON AT THE TABLE HAS A STORY.

>> I'VE BEEN MOURNING THIS.

AND TO ME THIS IS A HORRIBLE THING THAT'S HAPPENING.

I'M INTERESTED TO KNOW WHAT'S GOING TO BECOME.

>> NO ONE KNOWS.

>> YOU DON'T KNOW?

>> NO ONE KNOWS.

>> OH.

>> OH YOU'RE GOING OUT WITH STYLE WITH THAT HOT FUDGE SUNDAY.

>> I REALLY CAN'T IMAGINE NOT BEING ABLE TO COME HERE.

>> WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT ANYBODY COULD HAVE DONE.

>> YES.

THAT MORE PEOPLE HAD COME.

IF ALL THE ONES THAT WERE STANDING IN LINE OUT THERE AND THERE WAS A LONG LINE WHEN I CAME A LITTLE WHILE AGO.

AND HAD THEY ALL COME, THIS WOULD NOT HAVE HAPPENED.

>> SO EVERYBODY IS A LITTLE BIT TO BLAME?

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

THAT'S TRUE THEY DIDN'T SUPPORT IT.

THEY HAD A WONDERFUL PLACE, AND THEY DIDN'T REALIZE IT.

>> ISN'T THAT TRUE ABOUT A LOT OF THINGS WE DON'T KNOW WHAT WE HAVE UNTIL WE LOSE IT.

>> VERY VERY TRUE.

>> NOW YOU ALL ARE JUST SITTING HERE GETTING READY TO ORDER.

>> YES I'VE BEEN SHOPPING HERE SINCE BEFORE WWII, I HAD A COPPER CHARGE PLATES.

>> I LIVE IN THE NEIGHBORHOOD I LIVE IN SILVER LAKE AND I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO GO.

>> IS THIS WHERE YOU HOLD COURT IN THIS TABLE.

>> NOT THIS TABLE, I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO SHOP IT'S HEART BREAKING.

INSIDE AND OUT.

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> I KNOW THE OUTER WEAR THE SHOES THE HOES, NOT THE JEWELRY.

>> WHAT ABOUT YOUR HEART.

>> MY HEART IS HERE.

I DON'T KNOW WHERE I'M GOING TO SHOP.

I HAVE TEARS IN MY EYES.

>> NOW WE HAVE 3 LADIES OVER HERE HAVING A FAREWELL LUNCH.

>> I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE I WAS IN THE 7TH GRADE.

I BOUT HER HER FIRST CAPISIO WHEN SHE WAS TWO YEARS OLD.

>> SO THERE IS A FAMILY PLACE.

>> ABSOLUTELY THIS IS MY AUNT.

>> I'VE BEEN COMING HERE SINCE IT OPENED.

>> REALLY?

WELL WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT?

>> I THINK IT'S A SHAME THAT IT'S CLOSING BECAUSE THIS IS A TRADITION.

EVERY CHRISTMAS WE COME HERE.

>> A TRADITION CONTINUES IS THAT WHAT IS HAPPENING HERE.

>> YES.

WE'VE BEEN COMING HERE A LONG TIME AND I CAME WITH MY MOTHER AND THIS IS MY DAUGHTER.

WE ALWAYS COME ON ONE OF OUR BIRTH DATES AND THIS IS MY 50TH.

>> SO THIS IS YOUR BIRTHDAY.

>> YES.

AND MY MOTHER WE COME HERE FOR HER AND MINE BIRTH DATE AND MY BEST FRIENDS BIRTH DATE.

>> WHY DO YOU THINK IT'S IMPORTANT TO CONTINUE THIS TRADITION WITH YOUR DAUGHTERS.

>> YOU SHOULD ALWAYS KNOW THE HISTORY AND THE TRADITIONS THOSE ARE THE THINGS THAT KEEP A CULTURE IN CIVILIZATION GOING.

AND WHEN TRADITIONS FAIL, TO DO THE BEAUTIFUL MEMORIES.

>> TO ME IT'S LIKE LOSING AN OLD FRIEND.

I'M GOING TO MISS ROBERT IN THE SHOE DEPARTMENT.

AND THE WAITRESS.

>> SO YOU KNOW THIS IS NOT JUST A BUILDING.

>> NO NO, PEOPLE.

AND THEY ARE VERY NICE AND COURTEOUS.

THEY ARE LIKE FRIEND.

>> THEY CALL IT PROGRESS.

>> THAT'S RIGHT TIMES IT'S BETTER TO GO BACK A LITTLE BIT.

>> I CAME TO SAY BYE TO AN ESPECIALLY FRIEND.

I WAS CAME HERE 36 YEARS AGO AND IT HAS BEEN PART OF MY LIFE.

TODAY I DON'T NEED ANYTHING BUT SOMETHING COMPELLED ME TO COME HERE AND TO GET ONE BACK PIECE FROM HERE.

>> YOU SAY HER, SHE IS A LIVING BAERGTING.

>> DEFINITELY BREATHING LIVING PART OF US.

>> NOW HERE'S A FELLOW SITTING HERE.

I KNOW YOU'VE BEEN HERE BEFORE.

>> MY WHOLE WORLD IS CRUMBLEING.

THIS IS ONE OF MY FAVORITE THINGS.

ALL MY PEOPLE ARE GOING AWAY.

AND I GUESS LIFE WILL GO ON.

>> WHAT ARE YOU THINKING RIGHT NOW ABOUT THE STORE AND THE HISTORY AND ALL YOUR CUSTOMERS OVER HERE.

>> I'VE HAD PEOPLE COME IN YESTERDAY IN TEARS KISSING ME AND HUGGING ME.

OH I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO SAY REALLY.

>> WHAT DO YOU SAY TO THEM?

>> THAT WE HAVE SURVIVED SO MUCH AND HE'LL JUST MEET AT ONE OF OUR OTHER STORES.

>> I'VE KNOWN A LOT OF FRIENDS AND PATRONS AND I'VE MADE A LOT OF FRIENDS.

AND I'LL STAY IN TOUCH AS MUCH AS I CAN.

>> WELL SO MUCH WE TALK ABOUT THE ARCHITECTURE WHICH IS GREAT BUT IT'S THE PEOPLE THAT MAKE THE STORE ISN'T IT.

>> TRUE.

THERE WAS A SPECIAL BREED AND CLASS AND PEOPLE THAT SHOPPED HERE AND THEY WON'T HAVE ANY PLACE TO GO.

>> IT'S ALSO A SPECIAL BREED OF PEOPLE WHO WORK HERE.

I'VE BEEN MEETING PEOPLE WHO HAVE BEEN HERE 30-40 YEARS.

>> AND SOME OF THEM ARE DID HE ADVISE DEVASTATED.

>> THIS IS MY 42ND YEAR.

>> REALLY!

>> WAY BEFORE YOU WERE BORN.

>> THAT'S AMAZING.

SO YOU'VE SEEN ALL THE CHANGES TAKE PLACE.

>> I'VE SEEN A LOST CHANGES AND LOVED EVERY MINUTE OF IT.

>> YOU DON'T SOUND TOO UP BEAT RIGHT NOW.

>> I'M SAD.

>> HOW DOES THIS PLACE GET UNDER YOUR SKIN.

>> WELL IT'S A HOME AWAY FROM HOME TO ME IT'S NOW THAT I'M GOING TO LEAVE IT'S SOMETHING THAT'S TAKEN AWAY FROM ME.

>> DO YOU FEEL FUNNY WALKING IN ONE OF THESE MODERN DEPARTMENT STORES THAT DON'T HAVE ALL THIS?

>> WELL YOU SEE THE THING ABOUT THIS STORE IT WAS BUILD DURING AN ERA OF MA MOG KNEE AND VELVET THE MODERN DAY STUFF IS PLASTIC AND CHROME SO THE IT'S ENTIRELY ATMOSPHERE.

THIS HAS AN ERA ALL OF IT'S OWN.

>> YOU'VE BEEN SPOILED ALL THESE YEARS.

>> AND I'M GOING TO DIE ON THE VINE.

>> WHAT DO YOU MEAN?

>> WELL I'VE LOST SOMETHING THAT'S PART OF ME.

>> IS IT REALLY PART OF YOU?

>> I'M GETTING SENT MENTAL SEE SO DON'T TALK TO ME ANYMORE.

I'VE LOST PART OF ME--.

>> I'VE BEEN BEEN A BUTTOCKS GIRL SINCE 1961.

>> TELL ME WHAT IT'S LIKE TO WORK IN A PLACE LIKE THIS.

>> TO US IT'S BEEN A HOME AWAY FROM HOME BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN TREATED ROYALLY AND I'M SICK INSIDE I'M SPEAKING BECAUSE GOD GIVES ME STRENGTH BUT RIGHT NOW I'M SHIVERING AND OUTSIDE AND INSIDE.

YOU CAN'T REPLACE THESE JOBS IN THE POSITION WHICH I'M IN.

I'LL BE 72 ON THE 9TH OF THIS MONTH SO YOU KNOW HOW IT WILL BE FOR ME IF I HAVE TO FIND A JOB.

I LOVE IT, IT'S ALL I CAN SAY.

>> WHAT IS IT ABOUT THIS PARTICULAR STORE THIS BEAUTIFUL STORE.

>> WELL IT'S A HERITAGE OF THE COMPANY THIS STORE HAS NEVER BEEN DUPLICATED.

NOT EVEN THE ONE DOWNTOWN.

BUT PUTTING TOGETHER WITH THAT HOW MANY YEARS IS IT?

30, 30 AND A HALF.

>> LOOK AT THIS BEAUTIFUL SITE YOU HAVE EVERY DAY.

>> IT'S A BEAUTIFUL PLACE TO COME TO WORK.

>> ARE YOUR CUSTOMERS WHAT ARE THEY SAYING TO YOU?

>> THEY ARE SICK ABOUT THE WHOLE THING.

ONE OF THEM CRIED AND CRIED AND CRIED ON MY SHOULDERS.

>> SHE SAYS WHERE ARE WE GOING TO GO SHOPPING.

WHAT DO YOU TELL THEM?

NOTHING.

YOU CAN'T THERE ARE NOT ANY WORDS TO EXPLAIN IT?

DO YOU THINK SO?

THANK YOU.

I'M SORRY.

IT'S BEEN A PLEASURE TALKING TO YOU AND YOU THANK YOU.

>> NOW HERE IS THE MAIN ELEVATOR MAN RIGHT HERE.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

NOW YOU DON'T SEE MANY ELEVATE OPERATORS ANYMORE.

>> THE LAST ONE.

>> HOW MANY YEARS HAVE BEEN BEEN HERE.

>> 35.

>> 35 IN BULLOCKS WILSHIRE.

>> YES ALTOGETHER.

I CAME FROM DOWNTOWN AND THEY CLOSED UP IN 73 AND THEN I CAME HERE FROM 73 ONTO TODAY.

>> NOW HOW DO YOU FEEL ABOUT LEAVING THE STORE.

>> VERY SAD.

VERY SAD.

THE PEOPLE ARE VERY WHEN PEOPLE COME HERE THEY LOOK AT THE CEILING AND HOW BEAUTIFUL IT IS.

THEY SAY IT'S BEAUTIFUL AND THEN THEY GRIN AND THEY SAY "OH I'M GOING TO GO TO THE TEA ROOM AND HAVE TEA " AND IT'S VERY CONVENIENT FOR THEM.

AND AS I SAID THE ELEVATOR MAN DOES NEVER DIE.

THIS IS THE LAST ELEVATOR OPERATOR.

I REALLY ENJOY IT.

LESLEY WHEN YOU WATCH THAT TAPE OF THE LAST DAY OF THE TEA ROOM IT'S REALLY VERY APPOINT POINTENT AND IECHL SURE YOU'VE HEARD FROM THOSE PEOPLE.

>> WE GET CALLS ALL THE TIME AND THEY ASKED US A FORM OF BULLOCKS WILSHIRE.

AND WE DID THEY GET BULL TINZ FROM US AND THEY CAN SUPPORT THE RESTORATION AND HEAR ABOUT SPECIAL THINGS THAT WE'RE DOING WITH THE MEMBERS OF THE PUBLIC AND SO AT LEAST ALLEVIATES A LITTLE BIT OF THE PAIN OR THE WITHDRAWAL FROM NOT BEING ABLE TO DROP BY ANYTIME.

BUT I THINK THEY ARE VERY EXCITED THIS IT'S AT LEAST IN GOOD HANDS.

>> WELL HERE, LET'S LOOK, THIS IS THE LAW LIBRARY.

THIS IS ALL BEEN RESTORED HISTORICALLY RESTORED.

OVER HERE THE WONDERFUL CHAND LEER IS RESTORED.

AND THIS GRAND HALL HEREWITH ALL THIS, I GUESS, THIS IS MARBLE.

IT IS.

BUT WE RESTORED SOME OF THE ORIGINAL CASES AND ACTUALLY HAVE DISPLAYED NOT ONLY ABOUT SOUTHWESTERN BUT ALSO FROM ARTIFACTS FROM THE OLD TEA ROOM.

>> THE OLD TEA ROOM?

THAT'S WHAT WE'RE GOING TO BE DOING TODAY BECAUSE LESLEY GAVE ME A CALL AND INFORMED ME THAT THE OLD TEA ROOM HAS BEEN RESTORED AND IS IN USE AGAIN BY THE STUDENTS AT SOUTHWESTERN STOOL OF LAW.

SO YOU KEPT WANTING TO GIVE US A LOOK SO WE KNOW WHAT WE'RE GETTING INTO.

THIS IS MY FIRST TIME.

>> AS YOU'LL SEE WE BROUGHT IT BACK TO 1929.

>> AND THERE IS A FEW FOLKS THAT MIGHT REMEMBER THAT.

IT'S VERY DRAMATIC AND IT'S VERY UNUSUAL VERY HIGH ART DECK DECCO.

I'M GIVING AWAY TOO MUCH.

>> LET'S REVISIT THE OLD TEA ROOM.

FIRST TIME IN OVER 7 YEARS NOW.

THESE ARE THE ORIGINAL ELEVATORS TOO.

ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

HEADING UP TO THE 5TH FLOOR.

OH MY GOSH!

LOOK AT THIS!

HI.

NICE TO SEE YOU.

>> PLEASURE TO MEET YOU.

>> HOW ARE YOU CONNECTED.

>> I'M THE GENERAL CONTRACTER.

>> I'M JANIS AND I HELPED JOE WITH THE PROJECT.

>> WHAT IS THIS?

YOFR I DON'T EVER REMEMBER SEEING THIS.

>> IT WAS A BIT DIFFERENT THE LAST TIME YOU VISITED.

ALL THE WALLS WERE SOLID COLOR AND A LOT OF THE FEATURES WERE COVERED UP.

FOR EXAMPLE THE FLOORING WAS COVERED.

>> YEAH I'VE NEVER SEEN THIS BEFORE.

>> IT HAS NOT BEEN SEEN FOR MANY YEARS.

AND PROBABLY THE MOST EXCITING WAS THIS FOUNTAIN.

PREVIOUSLY IT HAD BEEN CONCEALED BEHIND DRY HALL AND WHEN WE BEGAN OUR ANALYSIS WE LOOKED AT PHOTOGRAPHS AND BLUEPRINTS AND WE REALIZED THAT THERE WAS SOMETHING SPECIAL OVER HERE.

BUT IT WAS BEHIND SOMETHING SOLID AND WE LITERALLY TOOK A HAMMER POKEED A HOLE THROUGH AND BEHIND ALL OF THIS BLASTER WAS A GORGEOUS ALL OF TILE.

>> YOU MEAN THESE ARE ORIGINAL TILES?

THE MAJORITY ARE ORIGINAL.

>> FROM 1929.

>> YES AS WELL AS THE BOWL FOR THE FOUNTAIN.

THIS WAS GREAT FOR US.

>> NOW IS THE MOTIVE RIGHT HERE.

THIS LOOKS LIKE A DESERT HERE.

I DON'T REMEMBER THAT CONNECTED TO THE TEA ROOM.

>> IT WAS MORE A SUBTLE MOTIF IN THE ROOM.

YOU REALLY DIDN'T PICKUP THESE OTHER COLORS SO IT'S SOUTHWESTERN FEELING TO IT >> HUELL: BUT THIS IS THE WAY IT COULD HAVE LOOKED.

LOOK AT THIS THIS WHOLE ROOM HERE.

WITH THE WONDERFUL LIGHT FIXURES, THIS IS THE WAY IT WOULD HAVE ORIGINALLY LOOKED BACK IN 1929.

>> RIGHT >> HUELL: HOW DID YOU FIND THIS TO MAKE IT WORK.

>> WE HAD A LOOT OF PICTURES FROM SACRAMENTO AND WE HAD A LOT OF PLANS FROM 1908 WHICH HELPED US OUT.

BUT THE GLASS THAT WAS UP THERE JUST COVERED >> HUELL: SO THEY COVERED THE WALLS?

>> WE WERE ABLE TO GET IT OUT AND CLEAN IT UP >> HUELL: ARE THOSE THE ORIGINAL?

>> YES ORIGINAL >> HUELL: WHAT ARE THEY MADE OF.

>> GLASS.

IT'S ALL NICKEL PLATED STEEL BUT THERE IS AN ACTUALLY A DETAIL IN THERE.

SEE THERE IS A LIKE A LITTLE DETAIL IN THE GLASS.

THAT STOOD OUT A LOT MORE >> HUELL: COVERED UP FOR 50 YEARS.

>> AND THEN THE CLOCK THE MOTOR WAS THERE BUT WE HAD SOME PIECES AND WERE ABLE TO BRING IT BACK.

IT WAS QUITE A NICE DESIGN >> HUELL: THIS IS ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL.

>> AND ON THE DOORS THROUGHOUT THE FLOOR WE HAD TWO OF THEM BUT WHEN WE STRIPPED THEM WE FOUND THEM.

WE WENT WITH THE SAME DESIGN OF THE MAHAGONY >> HUELL: LOOKING AT THE DETAIL OF THE DOOR.

THIS IS VERY ART DECCO.

>> YES AND WE'RE TRYING TO SOMEHOW BE ABLE TO AFFORD TO FIX THEM TO COMPLETE THE FLOOR.

>> HUELL: AND THE FLOORS!

ALL THE YEARS THAT I CAME UP HERE THEY WERE COVERED IN THIS BAD 60'S 70'S CARPET.

>> A LITTLE BIT BUT IT PROTECTED VERY WELL.

WHEN WE UNCOVERED IT, IT WAS IN EXCELLENT CONDITION AND IT'S BEAUTIFUL >> HUELL: NOW THIS WAS THE TEA LOUNGE.

THIS WAS HERE?

>> YES.

IT WAS COVERED WITH CARPET AND THE TILE WAS HERE AND IT WAS ALL BROKEN AND WE WERE ABLE TOE RECREATE THE PIECES >> HUELL: THESE ARE--IT'S A PATTERN.

>> PATTERN AND COLOR >> HUELL: LOOK AT THE CEILING!

NOW WHAT WAS THAT.

>> IT WAS NOT ACTUALLY HERE AND THE FRAME WAS ALL HERE ORIGINALLY AND WE HAD A LOT OF BLACK AND WHITE PICTURES.

HERM AN THE ONE WHO DID THAT, HE HAD PAINTED THIS ALSO.

AND SO WE USED HIS PALLET FROM DOWN HERE AND RECREATED THE LINES >> HUELL: SO THIS IS ALL ORIGINAL, AT LEAST IF IT'S NOT ORIGINAL IT'S THE SAME PATTERN.

>> YES.

>> HUELL: NON OF THIS WAS HERE.

I NEVER SAW ANY OF THIS.

>> YES AND ALL OF THE WALLS ARE THE WAY THEY WERE THE ORIGINAL COLORS >> HUELL: LET'S GO INTO THIS LITTLE ROOM.

I REMEMBER LOUIE AND I CAME TO A LUNCHEON HERE FOR THE ENGLISH PRINCE ANDREW WAS HERE.

BACK WHEN THIS WAS BULLOCKS WILSHIRE AND THEY HAD A LUNCHEON FOR HIM.

>> AT THAT TIME IT WAS PART OF THE TEA ROOM SPACE.

BUT ORIGINALLY IT WAS LOUNGE FOR LADIES TO COME AND RELAX AND WAIT WHILE THE TABLE WAS READY IN THE TEA ROOM >> HUELL: SO THE FACT BECAUSE THIS WAS PART OF THE TEA ROOM, BACK THE WAY I REMEMBER IT.

THEY HAD TABLES IN HERE.

BUT ORIGINALLY WHEN IT WAS CONSTRUCTED, THIS WAS CONSTRUCTED TO BE THE KIND OF LITTLE ANTI ROOM FOR THE LADIES TO COME IN AND BEFORE THEY WENT TO THE LOUNGE.

>> THAT'S CORRECT IT WAS THE LADIES LOUNGE AREA.

THERE IS A LITTLE TREASURES THAT WERE HIDDEN HERE AS WELL.

THE KEELG CEILING WAS COVERED BY 12 INCH ACOUSTIC AND THAT EXTENDED DOWN THE WALLS--WE HAD METAL PARTTIONS THAT LEVELED THE ROOM.

BUT THE FUN PARTD OF THE WALL, IF YOU TURN NORTH YOU SEE ONE COLOR PALLET YOU SEE AND AS YOU SEE SOUTH, THE SEE A MORE OAKER >> HUELL: SO WE HAD GREEN DOWN HERE AND OAKER COLOR DOWN HERE.

AND YOU FOUND COLOR PICTURES THAT WOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA THAT WOULD GIVE YOU AN IDEA OF WHAT THIS WAS LIKE.

>> WE GOT THROUGH THE PICTURES WE KNEW THAT EACH SECTION HAD IT'S OWN UNIQUE COLOR AND HE WOULD TEST SEVERAL AREAS TO MAKE SURE THAT IT WAS ACCURATE >> HUELL: ARE YOU A CONTRACT ERROR AN ARCHITECT.

THERE WERE THAT MANY LAYERS.

>> WELL BASICALLY WE WOULD GO BACK TO THE P PLASTER AND COME BACK HERE.

AND THERE WAS ONE WRITINGS ONE DONE BY ARCHITECTURE DIGEST AND THERE WAS A LOT OF LUCK IN A LOT OF DIFFERENT THINGS AND ALL THE GUYS WORKED REALLY HARD TO FIGURE IT OUT >> HUELL: AND THESE P PAINTINGS ARE THESE ARE THE PERIOD÷âçç-zz]Ka8f PERIOD÷âçç-zz]Ka8f ñ+)9lu)p+c$Sz]Ka8f j+)9lu)p+c$Sz]Ka8f <font color=#FF00FFFF>OF THEM?

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>> ALSO FROM THE BLACK AND WHITE PHOTOS.

WHICH WE HAD AND THEN WE USED THE COLORS OF THE ROOM.

BUT THAT'S BASICALLY THE FIGURES THAT WERE HERE >> HUELL: WELL IT'S AN ABSOLUTELY BEAUTIFUL ROOM WHEN YOU STAND HERE, WOULD THEY HAVE GONE OUT THIS WAY OR THIS WAY TO GO THEY WOULD HAVE GONE OUT THIS WAY ORE HERE TO GET TO THE TEA ROOM.

>> YES >> HUELL: ALL RIGHT I'M GOING TO TAKE A DEEP BREATH BECAUSE WHAT WE'VE SEEN SO FAR IS AMAZING BUT WE STILL HAVE THE TEA ROOM ITSELF TO LOOK AT.

SO LET'S JUST STAND HERE FOR A MINUTE COLLECT OURSELVES AND GET READY TO RE VISIT THIS PLACE.

WE'RE GOING BACK INTO THE TEA ROOM ITSELF.

OKAY.

HERE WE GO.

WE'RE REENTERING THE HOLLOW HALLS OF THE OLE TEA ROOM.

BOY HAS THIS CHANGED?

>> AGAIN SOME OF THE ELEMENTS THAT WE DISCOVERED THAT THE CEILING WAS ALL ONE LEVEL COVERED WITH ACOUSTICAL LEVEL.

THAT WAS WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN WHEN WAS REDECORATED >> HUELL: WHEN WAS IT REDECORATED?

>> APPROXIMATELY 1960.

AND WE WERE REWARDED MANY MANY TIMES OVER >> HUELL: IT'S GOT ALL THESE DIFFERENT LAYERS TO IT.

>> DIFFERENT HEIGHTS AND DIFFERENT SHAPES AND WHAT NOT.

AND EACH HAS A SPECIAL COLOR >> HUELL: VERY DáE EDECCO LOOK TO IT.

THE COLORS AGAIN SOUTHWEST.

>> EXACTLY >> HUELL: NOW I'VE NEVER SEEN THESE TABLES BEFORE.

>> THESE WERE NOT WHEN THE STORE CLOSED BUT THEY DID EXIST WHEN THE STORE REOPENED IN 1969.

THE LOOK OF THE ORIGINAL CHAIR DOWN TO THE STEN SIL IN THE BACK >> HUELL: LOOK AT THIS LOUIE.

SOME OF THEM ARE ROUND SOME ARE SQUARE.

IT'S JUST SUCH YOU'VE GOT THE WINDOWS ALL OPENED UP HERE.

IT'S SO MUCH AIRYER AND IT SEEMS LIKE THERE IS SOME MORE SPACE THAN THERE WAS.

>> THAT'S DEFINITELY TRUE.

THERE WERE SCREENS THAT WERE COVERING THE WINDOWS.

AND I THINK THE FURNISHINGS.

IT'S A BETTER OPEN FEELING.

>> HUELL: NOW WAS THIS A CHALLENGE?

>> YES VERY MUCH >> HUELL: FOR AN OL' ARCHYOLOGIST THAT WAS NOTHING.

>> NO WANTING TO BE SURE EVERYTHING WAS RIGHT.

LOOK AT THE BRASS LINING >> HUELL: LOOK OVER HERE AND TAKE A LOOK.

THIS IS THE ORIGINAL BRASS THAT HAD BEEN COVERED PAINTED.

>> YOU SEE IT'S DESIGNED THROUGH ALL THE LINES >> HUELL: LOOK AT THE DESIGN ON THE WORK PANELS HERE.

EACH ONE OF THEM SET APART BY THIS BRASS THAT HAD BEEN HIDDEN.

ALL THESE YEARS.

LOOK THIS!

>> I THINK IT WAS PAINTED AROUND 1940.

IT WAS PAINTED AROUND 8 TIMES BUT THE THIRD TIME THEY PAINTED THE BRASS.

AND THEN THE LIGHTS WE RECREATED.

>> HUELL: WAS THERE CARPET HERE ORIGINALLY.

>> YES IN THIS ROOM >> HUELL: YOU HAVE DECIDED NOT TO PUT CARPET BECAUSE OF THE TRAFFIC.

>> YES.

>> HUELL: THESE ARE STUDENTS.

THEY REPLACES THE SHOPPERS.

>> YES, VERY UNUSUAL WE HAVE MORE OF A CAFETERIA LINE AND IT REALLY LENDS ITSELF TO LEARNING EACH OTHER MORE AND DINING WHEN THEY WANT TO.

THE PUBLIC IS NOT ALLOWED ON A DAILY BASIS BUT WE ARE CONSCIOUS OF EVERYONES DESIRE TO BE HERE.

SO WE HAVE A THINGS WHEN CLASSES ARE NOT IN SESSION.

WE TRY TO ACCOMMODATE EVERYBODY >> HUELL: YOU KNOW BECAUSE WE'VE DONE THESE PROGRAMS BEFORE THAT YOU'RE GOING TO BE INUNDATED EVERYBODY IS GOING TO WANT TO SEE THIS THEMSELVES.

>> AND WE WANT THEM.

AND WE WANT PEOPLE TO ENJOY IT.

WE BEGUN TO MAKE THE FACILITYS AVAILABLE AND WE'RE WORKING ON OUR AUDIO TOURS TO THAT WE CAN MAKE THAT MORE AVAILABLE TO PEOPLE.

SO IT'S SLOWLY COMING TOGETHER >> HUELL: WHAT A WONDERFUL ROOM.

WHAT A WONDERFUL ROOM!

>> THANK YOU IT IS >> HUELL: CAUSE YEARS AGO WE VISITED TABLE TO TABLE.

THERE WERE LADIES SEATED KIND OF OVER HERE.

WHO WERE JUST CRYING THAT THIS PLACE WAS CLOSING DOWN.

>> NO, I CAN IMAGINE BUT IT'S WONDERFUL TO COME BACK TO THIS AREA.

ENJOY IT FOR LUNCH AND EXPERIENCE THE TEA ROOM AS IT WAS >> HUELL: AND IT WASN'T INTERESTED FOR A LOT OF PEOPLE WHEN THEY LOOK AT THIS, THIS IS NOT THE TEA ROOM THEY'LL REMEMBER.

>> IT MAY NOT BE THE TEA ROOM THAT THEY'LL REMEMBER.

I KNOW THAT, I ATE AT THE TEA ROOM TOO, AND IT'S A WONDERFUL EXPERIENCE >> HUELL: NOW LESLEY HAS BEEN WANTING TO TAKE ME INTO THIS OFFICE FOR WEEKS.

TELL US ABOUT WHAT WE'RE GOING TO SEE.

>> IT'S KIND OF A HIDDEN TREASURE THAT'S DIFFERENT FROM THE REST >> HUELL: HI I'M HUEL HOUSEER.

>> OH MY GOSH YOU'RE A BIG WIG.

>> I'M TAILOR >> HUELL: WE MET EARLIER ON THE PROGRAMS WE'VE DONE.

IS THIS YOUR OFFICE.

>> IT EVENTUALLY WILL BE?

>> HUELL: WOW!

ISN'T THAT AMAZING.

WHO CAN TELL US THE HISTORY ON THIS.

>> I THINK JOE AND JANIS KNOW MORE.

WHEN WAS THE BULLOCKS SUITE.

YOU CAN SEE IT'S A DIFFERENT FROM THE REST OF THE FLOOR.

YOU CAN SEE THE PLACE THAT LOOKS OUT IN THE CITY >> HUELL: THIS WAS THE ORIGINALAL EXECUTIVE SUITE HERE.

NOW IT WAS PROBABLY FAIR PRESERVED.

>> IT WAS IN GOOD CONDITION.

IT WAS HAD RECEIVED SEVERAL COATS OF PAINT AND WATER DAMAGE.

WE HAD A LOT OF WORK >> HUELL: ARE THESE THE ORIGINAL FLOORS.

>> YES.

THEY HAD TO BE WORKED ON EXTENSIVELY.

>> HUELL: BOY THIS IS--NOW THIS WILL BE YOUR DESK OVER HERE.

YOU'RE GOING TO BE SEATED OVER HERE.

THAT'S WHERE MR. BULLOCKS WAS?

>> THAT DESK WAS THE DESK OF THE FOUNTER HIMSELF.

AND WAS DONATED TO US.

I SUPPOSE THAT OCCASIONALLY I MIGHT BE SEATED THERE.

I HAVE ANOTHER PLACE TO WORK >> HUELL: IS IT BACK HERE.

THIS JUST GOES ON AND ON BACK HERE.

>> THAT WAS ORIGINALLY ONE OF THE FEW BUILDINGS IN LOS ANGELES THAT WAS AN OWNERS APARTMENT AS WELL AS AN OFFICE AND JOHN BULLOCKS LIVED HERE UNTIL HIS DEATH UNTIL EARLY 30S.

THIS WAS HIS BEDROOM BUT IT'S A OFFICE NOW >> HUELL: SO MR. BULLOCK WOULD HAVE LIVED IN HIS STORE.

>> YES.

>> HUELL: NOW YOU'RE GOING TO BE LIVING HERE.

>> NOT OVERNIGHT.

I LIKE TO GO HOME.

IT'S A LONG LONG TRIP.

>> HUELL: BOY THIS IS BEAUTIFULLY RESTORED.

YOU'VE GOT ALL THESE DRESSES ROOMS BACK HERE.

>> A LOT OF THE FURNITURE IS ORIGINAL >> HUELL: WHERE DID YOU FIND ALL THESE.

>> IN THE BASEMENT.

THE THINGS IN THIS ROOM ARE ALL ORIGINAL.

THEY ARE JUST TAKEN DOWN AND WRAPPED UP AND PUT IN BOXES.

HUGE BASEMENT AND YOU EVENTUALLY JANIS FIGURED OUT THE PUZZLE OF WHERE WHAT WENT AND SO A LOT OF THIS IS ORIGINAL.

>> HUELL: BOY THIS IS JUST WONDERFUL.

AND THE BOARD HAS GOT TO BE VERY EXCITED.

>> WE'RE VERY PROUD OF THE THINGS DONE.

WHEN YOU START A PROJECT LIKE THIS, YOU HAVE HIGH HOPES.

WE'RE THRILLED >> HUELL: NOW WE'RE GOING ON TO THE?

>> THE PATIO THE TERRACE.

AND THE LIGHTS ARE ORIGINAL >> HUELL: LOOK HOW IT PLAYS ON THE SIDE OF THE BUILDING.

THE TOWER--WAS THIS ALL ORIGINAL?

>> IT WAS HERE AND WHAT WE DID WAS TAKING THE TILES UP THEY WERE ALL CRACKS AND TAEKING THROUGH AND RECREATED THE TILES TO THE SAME SIZE AND COLOR.

AND EVERYTHING THAT WAS HERE AND PUT THE PLANTERS BACK IN.

THERE WAS A FOUNTAIN IN ORIGINALLY AND WE ENDED UP TAKING--SINCE THE BUILDING WAS LEAKING WE PAINTED ALL THE WALLS AND REGROUTED IT ALL.

ISN'T IT BEAUTIFUL >> HUELL: TO REALIZE THAT MR. BULLOCK WOULD HAVE WORKED AND LIVES HERE.

SO THIS WOULD HAVE BEEN HIS PRIVATE TERRACE AND WHEN HE LOOKED OUT IN 1929 1929, HE WOULD HAVE SEEN A DIFFERENT LOS ANGELES THAN WHAT WE SEE TODAY.

BUT WHAT A WONDERFUL VIEW OF THE CITY.

>> ABSOLUTELY HE WOULD HAVE BEEN ABLE TO LOOK ALL THE WAY TO LOS ANGELES AND WAY SOUTH TO PALOS VERDES.

>> IT WAS CONSIDERED RESIDENTIAL SPACE >> HUELL: WELL, IT WAS THAT WAS HIS APARTMENT.

THIS IS WONDERFUL TO SEE THIS.

THANK YOU FOR ALLOWING US TO SEE YOUR PRIVATE OFFICE.

ONE MORE PLACE TO SEE ON THIS TOUR.

IT'S AS WONDERFUL AS THE OTHER THINGS WE'VE SEEN SO FAR.

WE SAVE THE BEST FOR THE LAST.

WELL, I SAID THIS WAS THE PIECE TO RE--.

>> WELL I THOUGHT IT WOULD BE FINE TO GET SOME OF THE FOLKS TO REMEMBER WHAT IT WAS LIKE WHEN IT WAS A FUFRNGING TEA ROOM.

>> HUELL: SO WE HAVE THE TEA ROOM RECREATED.

>> WE SET UP THIS HERE, AND THIS IS THE WAY WE DO IT WHEN WE HAVE A TOUR >> HUELL: WITH THE TABLE CLOTHES.

>> YES AND I THINK THERE WAS ORIGINAL PRINTED MENUS >> HUELL: AND SOME OF THE ORIGINAL PATRONS BECAUSE I REMEMBER THIS GROUP RIGHT HERE.

WE TALKED WITH YOU BACK IN THE TEA ROOM BACK IN 1993.

>> THAT'S RIGHT THE LAST DAY IT WAS TO BE SERVING LUNCH AND I TOOK MY DAUGHTER HILLARY >> HUELL: WHO WAS GROWN UP.

>> I TOOK HER OUT OF SCHOOL AND TOLD HER YOU'LL SEE YOU HAVE TO SEE WHAT IT'S LIKE TO EXPERIENCE LUNCH IN THE TEA ROOM.

>> HUELL: YOU TOOK HER OUT TO COME BACK.

HOW DOES IT FEEL TO BE BACK?

>> IT'S BEAUTIFUL WHAT THEY HAVE DONE TO THIS ROOM AND BUILDING IS INCREDIBLE.

IT'S REALLY BEAUTIFUL AND FOR PEOPLE I WAS EXPECTING THE KHINS AND CARPET BUT I WAS SURPRISED IT'S BEEN RESTORED TO ITS ORIGINAL BEAUTY >> HUELL: YES.

>> ABSOLUTELY >> HUELL: WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT IT.

>> IT'S GREAT, BEAUTIFUL I REALLY LIKE IT >> HUELL: DO YOU REMEMBER THAT DAY 7 YEARS AGO.

>> I REMEMBER THE CARPET >> HUELL: THE BAD CARPET.

>> ACTUALLY I REMEMBER NOT WANTING TO BE HERE >> HUELL: WELL YOU'VE GROWN UP NOW HAVEN'T YOU?

>> AND WHAT DO YOU THINK ABOUT THE NEW LOOK.

>> I LIKE IT IT'S MODERN >> HUELL: INTERESTING SHE SAYS IT'S MODERN BUT ACTUALLY IT'S 30S.

>> YES AND EVERY LITTLE DETAIL IT'S BEEN ATTENDED TO AND IT'S GORGEOUS >> HUELL: YOU NEVER KNOW WHEN WHO YOU'RE GOING TO MEET IN THE TEA ROOM.

>> MY NAME IS MELISSA.

I'M THE MANAGER >> HUELL: DO YOU CALL IT THE TEA ROOM.

>> YES, NOT THE BULLOCKS TEA ROOM BUT THE TEA ROOM >> HUELL: WHO IS THIS.

>> MY MOTHER WHO WANTED TO MEET YOU TODAY.

>> MY JAIM IS JULIE >> HUELL: AND YOU CLAIMED THE FRAME FAME HERE.

>> IT BEGAN WHEN I WAS FOUR YEARS OLD.

MY MOTHER WOULD BRING ME HEREWITH A LITTLE WHITE GLOVES ON BUT LATER ON IN LIFE I BECAME A MODEL FOR BULLOCKS AND THEY BORROWED ME FOR A SHOW.

SO I MODELED HERE >> HUELL: IN THIS--.

>> IN THIS ROOM.

>> WHEN I WAS ABOUT 23 >> HUELL: SO YOU WOULD TWIRM AROUND.

>> THERE WAS ACTUALLY A RAMP IN THE FORM OF A T AND WE WALKED OUT OF THE DOORS AND REMODELED BRIDAL GOWNS >> HUELL: HOW IS IT TO BE BACK.

>> MY DAUGHTER IS NOW MANAGING THE STORE.

MY MOM THOUGHT THEY THE EDICATEOF BECOMING A LADY.

>> THIS IS HIGHER QUALITY OF CAFETERIA >> HUELL: I MEAN THEY ARE NOT WEARING WHITE GLOVES.

>> NO THEY EAT AND STUDY AT THE SAME TIME >> HUELL: IT'S ANOTHER CHAPTER IN THE HISTORY OF TEA ROOM.

>> IT'S EXCITING TO COME BACK.

IT'S VERY DIFFERENT OUR DECCO.

IT'S SPECIAL AND I'M VERY HAPPY TO BE HERE ESPECIALLY WITH MY DAUGHTER >> HUELL: WERE YOU ALL HERE.

I DON'T THINK I MET YOU THE LAST TIME.

>> I'M A DIRECTOR AT THE LAW SCHOOL >> HUELL: SO YOU'RE HOSTING THE OTHER GUEST.

THIS HAS GOT TO HELP.

>> ABSOLUTELY.

THIS IS A WONDERFUL OPPORTUNITY FOR US >> HUELL: GLAD TO BE BACK.

>> HOW MANY TIMES DID YOU COME HERE BEFORE?

>> MANY MANY TIMES.

AND WE HELD A LOT OF MEETING HERE'S AND NOW AT SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITIES AND EVER TIME I CAME I BOUGHT SOMETHING WHICH IS WHY THEY ASKED ME BACK.

AND I CAME HERE TO THE FINAL DAYS IN 93.

AND I HAVE A STORY.

I BOUGHT MY EARTHQUAKE COAT THE LAST DAY IT WAS OPEN.

ON THE DAY OF THE 94 EARTHQUAKE.

I COULD NOT OPEN MY OF THE CLOSETS AND SOMEWHERE OUT THERE WAS MY COAT.

AND THAT WAS MY COSTUME >> HUELL: WELCOME BACK.

LADIES NOW THIS IS KIND OF LIKE--THIS IS THE WAY IT USED TO BE.

LADIES DRESSED ELEGANTLY.

>> I DON'T HAVE MY GLOVES ON THOUGH.

>> THIS IS THE WAY IT WAS.

I REMEMBER >> HUELL: HOW MANY TIMES WOULD YOU COME HERE.

>> ON A WEEKLY BASIS.

BRINGING OUR DAUGHTERS AND BRIDE DRESSES AND BRIDE MADE DRESSES.

WE GOT OUR BABY STUFF HERE >> HUELL: AND COMING HERE FOR LUNCH AFTER YOU SHOPPED WAS ALWAYS A MAJOR PART OF THE VISIT.

>> THAT'S RIGHT.

IT WAS VERY SPECIAL.

THE TO MA TO SALAD, IT WAS ALL WONDERFUL >> HUELL: ANY MEMORIES WANT TO SHARE.

>> THIS HAS BEEN THE MOST WONDERFUL THING HERE.

WE BOUGHT OUR WEDDING DRESSES AND BRIDE MADE DRESSES.

AND CAME TO SEE SANTA CLAUSE.

>> DO YOU REMEMBER THE CHILDREN'S HAIRCUT PLACE >> HUELL: DO YOU REMEMBER HOW IT WAS THEN.

>> OF COURSE THEY HAD CARPET BUT IT LOOKS VERY MUCH LIKE THIS.

>> HUELL: WELL IT'S GOOD TO HAVE YOU ALL BACK.

MEMORIES?

>> LOTS OF MEMORIES THE BULLOCKS AND WHO LIVED THE STORE.

LIVED BETWEEN 6TH AND WILSHIRE AND MY FAMILY LIVED BY THERE AND MY FAMILY WERE INVITED TO THE BIG PARTIES HERE.

WHICH WERE HELD OUT IN THE BALCONY THERE.

>> IT WAS ELEGANT.

>> SO WERE THE WOMEN.

>> IT WAS PRETTY GORGEOUS >> HUELL: THIS WAS BACK IN THE 30S.

>> YES AND THEY HAD THE LARGE SEARCH.

THAT MEANT THAT THEY WERE HAVING A PARTY.

AND WE WOULD COME HERE.

THEY WOULD TAKE YOU SHOPPING AND AS A BIG TREAT YOU WOULD COME TO THE TEA ROOM >> HUELL: TALK ABOUT ELEGANT.

SHE IS DRESSED IN A VERY HISTORIC OUTFIT.

>> I DON'T KNOW IF IT'S HISTORIC, BUT IT WAS THE LAST THING I BOUGHT >> HUELL: PRETTY HISTORIC.

>> I INHERITED FROM MY MOTHER-IN-LAW >> HUELL: OKAY.

SO ALL OF THIS IS BULLOCKS OUTFIT.

>> ABSOLUTELY I KEEP THEM FOR YEARS.

AND IT'S LOTS OF FUN.

AND I STILL GET COMPLIMENTS ON IT >> HUELL: I KNOW IT'S BEEN AT LEAST 7 YARZ SINCE YOU'VE BEEN HERE FOR LUNCH.

HOW MANY TIMES WOULD YOU HAVE COME HERE IN YEARS PAST.

>> VERY MANY I BROUGHT MY 6 CHILDREN FOR CLOTHES AND MY 51-YEAR-OLD BOY WAS WITH ME TODAY.

AND HE SAID I REMEMBER GOING THERE TO BUY SHIRTS.

WE CAME TO SEE SANTA CLAUSE >> HUELL: HOW WOULD YOU DESCRIBE THIS NOT ONLY THE TEA ROOM TO PEOPLE WHO NEVER HAD THE OPPORTUNITY TO EXPERIENCE.

>> WELL I THINK IT WAS ONE OF THE BEST DEPARTMENT STORES IN THE WORLD BECAUSE IT HAD A LOT OF VARIETY AND SUCH HAVE 2 REA HERE.

>> YES I DO MY FATHER FOUNDED SOUTHWESTERN AND HE DIED IN 1944 AND THEN MY MOTHER BECAME PRESIDENT AND THEY CARED ON FOR 20 YEARS >> HUELL: SO YOU'RE CONNECTED WITH SOUTHWESTERN WHICH IS THE NEW TENANT OF THIS BUILDING.

BUT THE SECOND REASON YOU'RE HERE IS BECAUSE YOU REMEMBER COMING TO TEA AND TO LUNCH IN THE OLD BULLOCKS WILL SHIR TEA ROOM.

>> I DO AND I REMEMBER PURCHASING MY UNIFORMS FOR SCHOOL >> HUELL: WOW.

SHE CROSSES 2 BARRIERS HERE.

>> MY FATHER WAS JAMES SHOE MACER >> HUELL: THE FOUNDER OF SOUTHWESTERN.

LADIES THIS IS VERY EXCITING.

YOU KNOW THAT YOU'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF JEALOUS LADIES IN THERE.

>> I SPOKE TO ONE THAT WAS VERY GREEN THIS MORNING.

SHE REALLY WANTED TO COME >> HUELL: WELL WE ONLY HAD A LIMITED SUPPLY OF TICKETS AND SALAD TO THE TABLE CLOTH.

>> AND YOU HAVE NOT EATEN YOUR YET >> HUELL: LOUIE LET'S TAKE A PICTURE OF THE LADIES HERE.

IN THE BACKGROUND THERE IS A NEW GENERATION OF PEOPLE WHO ARE ENJOYING THIS GRAND OL' BUILDING.

FOR THOSE PEOPLE WHO THOUGHT THAT THE BULLOCKS AND IT'S TEA ROOM WERE GONE FOR EVER.

THIS IS A REASSURANCE THAT IT'S BACK AND SERVING ANOTHER GENERATION OF CITIZENS OF LOS ANGELES.

IT'S BEEN A GREAT DAY HERE AT THE TEA ROOM--THE NEW TEA ROOM.