May Company California
| Formerly | A. Hamburger & Sons |
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| Company type | Division |
| Industry | Retail |
| Genre | Department stores |
| Founded | October 29, 1881 in Los Angeles, California, United States |
| Founder | Asher Hamburger |
| Defunct | January 31, 1993 |
| Fate | Merged with J. W. Robinson's |
| Successor | Robinsons-May |
| Headquarters | Los Angeles, California, United States |
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| Parent | The May Department Stores Company (1923–1993) |
May Company California was an American department store chain founded in 1881 as A. Hamburger & Sons by Asher Hamburger. It was renamed after its acquisition by The May Department Stores Company in 1923. Its flagship store and headquarters were located in Los Angeles, and operated throughout Southern California. It is well-known for its flagship store in downtown Los Angeles and branch store at Wilshire Boulevard and Fairfax Avenue, the latter of which has been featured in several vintage films. The 1926 garage building at 9th Stret and Hill Street was one of the first parking structures in the United States, and is a Los Angeles Historic-Cultural Monument.
May Company California briefly operated in Nevada when Goldwater's was merged into May Company California and its Las Vegas store was converted. May Company California and J. W. Robinson's were merged and individually dissolved to form Robinsons-May in 1993.