United Artists Theater
Western Costume’s early home in downtown Los Angeles may still wear its sign on its facade—albeit one that is completely hidden from view.
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L. L. Burns
Western Costume Company’s earliest stock catered primarily to western films. A 1914 advertisement boasts “Indian, Cowboy, Spanish, Mission, Miner, Trapper Costumes and Properties For Stage and Photoplay.” This specialty, in fact, is the reason company was named Western Costume. But founder L. L. Burns’s relationship with the West — and specifically with Native Americans — was deeper than the costumes he stocked.
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