Dayton,s department store, grand in scope and company spirit, enjoyed a century in the limelight as one of the nation,s leading retailers. Its disappearance has been a challenge to …
From the store's beginnings in March 1907 until its closing on June 25, 1983, Bullock's was Los Angeles's store of choice. Throughout its 76 years of operation, Bullock's flagship …
In 1890, D. E. Frederick arrived in Seattle and, joined soon after by Nels Nelson, started what would become one of the Northwest,s best-loved and well-regarded stores. For more …
Explore the broad, fascinating history of the Eaton's department store empire. Exhaustively researched and thoughtfully written by a prominent department store historian. Canada's …
The story of Foley,s began in Ireland in the late 1800s when William L. Foley set sail for America. Ambition led him to Houston, where he opened a store and hired his two nephews, …
This book documents the history of Thalhimers department stores, through stories and vintage photographs.Thalhimers was founded in Richmond in 1842 by German Jewish immigrant …
For ninety-five years, St. Louis residents counted on Famous-Barr to buy the things they used every day and to celebrate the moments that happened only once a year. Customers might …
A war over riches on the Columbia River. While the Civil War raged, a group of captains, merchants, bankers and gamblers in the Pacific Northwest formed the Oregon Steam …
Born on opposite sides of the Kansas/Missouri border in 1902, Kenneth Aldred Spencer and his wife, Helen Foresman Spencer, were transformative figures in the Midwest during the …
The Emporium,,California,s Largest, America,s Grandest Store,,was a major shopping destination on San Francisco,s Market Street for a century, from 1896 to 1996. Shoppers flocked …
