White Frontlogo.PNG Former type Discount store Industry Retail Defunct 1975 Headquarters Los Angeles, California[1] Products clothing, footwear, housewares, sporting goods, hardware, toys, electronics, groceries White Front was a chain of discount stores in Southern California and the western United States from 1959 through the mid-1970s. They were noted for the architecture of their store fronts which was an enormous, sweeping archway with the store name spelled out in individual letters fanned across the top. The chain also ran Topps, a similar discount store with locations in the American Midwest. Contents [hide] 1 History 1.1 Entering the Portland Market 1.2 Entering the Puget Sound Market 1.3 Bankruptcy 2 References 3 External links History[edit] The name White Front was said to refer to the practice of lining up appliances like washers, dryers and stoves in front of the store, giving it a White Front. Another feature of each store was that each had a separate key booth located in the parking lot.[2] The company was founded in 1929 in Los Angeles and opened its first store at 7651 S. Central Ave.[3][4] Their second store open in October 1957 at 16040 Sherman Way in Van Nuys.[5] In April 1959, the two stores were acquired by Interstate Department Stores, Inc., which expanded the chain to other Ca
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