 In 1941, B.F. Schlesinger Company changed its name to Western Department Stores, Inc..In 1944, the name of its Portland subsidiary was shortened again to Olds & King.A five-year remodeling in 1946–51, led by Portland architect Pietro Belluschi, included replacement of the passenger elevators with more modern ones, installation of escalators and closure of the atrium (in 1949), among other changes.