Platt Music
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The Platt Music Corporation, founded by Benjamin Platt
in 1905, was a national retailer specializing in selling consumer electronics goods through leased operations in 135 department stores including Marshall Field's
, Bloomingdale's
, The May Department Stores Company and Emporium-Capwell.
Platt Music Corporation, where Herman Platt
, (1909–2005), son of Benjamin Platt
served as president and CEO from 1956 until 1984, was a private company that leased space in department stores such as The May Department Stores Company, otherwise known as Robinsons-May, and sold consumer electronic products. Platt Music Corporation was also the first company to carry Toshiba
in the United States. In 1984, Michael Glazer became chairman and chairman executive of Platt Music. Tom Bagan, president and COO of Chicago retail giant Marshall Field's
became president and COO of The Platt Music Corporation. The company started trading publicly on the Stock Exchange in 1984. National operations ended in 1988.
Members of the Platt Family have lived in Los Angeles since the 19th century. TV presenter Josh Flagg
is the great-grandson of its founder.
The Platt Music Company Building, constructed in 1927 and designed by architects Walker + Eisen
, was located at 834 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.
Benjamin Platt
Benjamin Platt was a philanthropist and founder of the Platt Music Corporation, which he started in 1905. Platt Music Corporation was a private company that leased space in department stores and sold consumer electric products...
in 1905, was a national retailer specializing in selling consumer electronics goods through leased operations in 135 department stores including Marshall Field's
Marshall Field's
Marshall Field & Company was a department store in Chicago, Illinois that grew to become a major chain before being acquired by Macy's Inc...
, Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's
Bloomingdale's is an American department store owned by Macy's, Inc. .Bloomingdale's started in 1861 when brothers Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale started selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side...
, The May Department Stores Company and Emporium-Capwell.
Platt Music Corporation, where Herman Platt
Herman Platt
Herman Platt was an American business executive and philanthropist. He and his wife endowed the Marjorie and Herman Platt Gallery. Platt was also the president of Sinai Temple for two years. Platt was the president of Vista del Mar Charities and was one of the men responsible for creating Mount...
, (1909–2005), son of Benjamin Platt
Benjamin Platt
Benjamin Platt was a philanthropist and founder of the Platt Music Corporation, which he started in 1905. Platt Music Corporation was a private company that leased space in department stores and sold consumer electric products...
served as president and CEO from 1956 until 1984, was a private company that leased space in department stores such as The May Department Stores Company, otherwise known as Robinsons-May, and sold consumer electronic products. Platt Music Corporation was also the first company to carry Toshiba
Toshiba
is a multinational electronics and electrical equipment corporation headquartered in Tokyo, Japan. It is a diversified manufacturer and marketer of electrical products, spanning information & communications equipment and systems, Internet-based solutions and services, electronic components and...
in the United States. In 1984, Michael Glazer became chairman and chairman executive of Platt Music. Tom Bagan, president and COO of Chicago retail giant Marshall Field's
Marshall Field's
Marshall Field & Company was a department store in Chicago, Illinois that grew to become a major chain before being acquired by Macy's Inc...
became president and COO of The Platt Music Corporation. The company started trading publicly on the Stock Exchange in 1984. National operations ended in 1988.
Members of the Platt Family have lived in Los Angeles since the 19th century. TV presenter Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg
Josh Flagg is an American real estate agent and media personality who co-stars alongside Josh Altman and Madison Hildebrand on the show Million Dollar Listing on the Bravo! television network. Appearing on television for the first time in 2008, Flagg came back to do the third season of the show in...
is the great-grandson of its founder.
The Platt Music Company Building, constructed in 1927 and designed by architects Walker + Eisen
Walker & Eisen
Walker & Eisen was an architectural partnership of architects Albert R. Walker and Percy A. Eisen in Los Angeles, California. Some of their notable buildings include the Fine Arts Building, James Oviatt Building, The Hotel Normandie , The Platt Building and the Beverly Wilshire Hotel. They are...
, was located at 834 S. Broadway in downtown Los Angeles.