Hale Brothers (1879)
Ninth at Kay
Sacramento, California
GIlbert 2-7871
Housewares • Small Appliances • Garden Shop • Magicolor Paints • Toyland • Chef's Corner Restaurant • Shoe Renew • Personnel
Street Floor
Fine Jewelry • Jewelry • Handbags • Gloves • Leather Goods • Accessories • Hat Box • Hosiery • Umbrellas • Cosmetics • Drugs • Blouses • Street Floor Sportswear • Street Floor Lingerie • Street Floor Shoes • Notions • Luggage • Stationery • Camera Shop • Candies • Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Men's Clothing • Men's Shoes • Boy's Shop
Young World Girls' Shop • Wee Man Shop • Infants' Shop • Tots & Toddlers Shop • Children's Shoes
Mezzanine
Salon of Beauty • Portrait Studio • Book Shop • Watch & Jewelry Repair
Second Floor
Sportswear • Dresses • House and Town • Deb Shop • Junior Shop • Coat Shop • Suit Shop • Millinery • Shoe Salon • Maternity Shop • Better Dresses • French Room • Fur Salon • Bridal Shop
Third Floor
Bath Shop • Domestics • Linens • Closet Shop • Window Wonderland • Upholstery • Rugs • Carpets • Dinnerware • Gift Shop • China • Silverware • Home Decoration • Lamps • Pictures • Mirrors • Furniture • Bedding • Yardage • Art Needlework • Necchi-Elna Sewing Center • Credit Office
13th and Kay
Appliances • Televisions • Radios • Stereo • Record Shop
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| Arden Fair Sacramento, California August, 1961 205,000 s.f. |
Hale Brothers (1876)
San Jose, California
Hale Brothers (1892)
Market Street opposite Powell
San Francisco, California
Basement Floor
Housewares • Small Appliances • Magicolor Paints • Record Shop • Dinnerware • Gift Shop • China • Silverware • Bath Shop • Domestics • Linens • Closet Shop
Street Floor
Fine Jewelry • Jewelry • Handbags • Gloves • Leather Goods • Accessories • Hat Box • Hosiery • Umbrellas • Cosmetics • Drugs • Blouses • Street Floor Sportswear • Street Floor Lingerie • Street Floor Shoes • Notions • Luggage • Stationery • Camera Shop • Candies • Men's Furnishings • Men's Shoes • Boy's Shop • Garden Shop
Rear Mezzanine
Men's Sportswear • Men's Clothing
Second Floor
Sportswear • Dresses • House and Town • Deb Shop • Junior Shop • Coat Shop • Suit Shop • Millinery • Shoe Salon • Maternity Shop • Better Dresses • French Room • Fur Salon • Bridal Shop • Credit Office
Third Floor
Yardage • Art Needlework • Necchi-Elna Sewing Center • Salon of Beauty • Portrait Studio • Book Shop • Watch & Jewelry Repair • Toyland
Young World Girls' Shop • Wee Man Shop • Infants' Shop • Tots & Toddlers Shop • Children's Shoes
Fourth Floor
Window Wonderland • Upholstery • Rugs • Carpets • Home Decoration • Pictures • Mirrors • Lamps • Furniture • Bedding
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| Hale's Mission Mission at 22nd 1906 |
Hale Brothers (1906)
Washington Street at 10th and 11th
Oakland, California
Lower Floor
Housewares • Small Appliances • China • Silverware • Garden Shop • Magicolor Paints • Toyland • Chef's Corner Restaurant • Bath Shop • Domestics • Linens • Closet Shop • Shoe Renew
Main Floor
Fine Jewelry • Jewelry • Handbags • Gloves • Leather Goods • Accessories • Hat Box • Hosiery • Umbrellas • Cosmetics • Drugs • Blouses • Main Floor Sportswear • Main Floor Lingerie • Shoe Salon • Children's Shoes • Men's Shoes • Notions • Luggage • Stationery • Camera Shop • Candies • Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Men's Clothing • Boy's Shop • Yardage
Balcony
Salon of Beauty • Book Shop • Watch & Jewelry Repair
Second Floor
Sportswear • Dresses • House and Town • Deb Shop • Junior Shop • Coat Shop • Suit Shop • Millinery • Maternity Shop • Better Dresses • French Room • Fur Salon • Bridal Shop • Art Needlework • Portrait Studio
Young World Girls' Shop • Wee Man Shop • Infants' Shop • Tots & Toddlers Shop
Third Floor
Window Wonderland • Upholstery • Rugs • Carpets • Dinnerware • Gift Shop • Home Decoration • Lamps • Pictures • Mirrors • Furniture • Bedding • Appliances • Stereo • Televisions • Radios • Record Shop • Necchi-Elna Sewing Center • Credit Office • Personnel
The Oakland store originally opened as Whitthorne & Swan, acquired by Hale's in 1926, and renamed Hale's in 1940.
ReplyDeleteHale Brothers, 979 — 987 Market Street. This department store engaged a graduate nurse August 12, 1903. Number of nurses: One. Salary: $65 per month. Hours: 9 a. m. to 6 p. m. Classes of cases cared for: Surgical and medical. Plan of Work: The nurse cares for the health of the five hundred employes, and assists customers who may be taken ill in the store. The firm maintains an emergency hospital in the build ing where cases of sudden illness may be cared for temporarily. Calls are often made upon employes in their homes, and in urgent cases, the nurse sometimes spends the night. Talks on personal hygiene are given to the girls and young women, and there are many opportunities for service on social lines.
ReplyDeleteI started working for Hale's in 1962 in their display department, sign printing section. As I recall, I worked their to 3-4 years, eventually leaving to go to college. I started at the grand salary of $1.00 per hour. Signs, in those days, were made with lead type and, occasionally, special woodcuts, and ink that was rolled on them with a rubber roller. Card stock was placed over the "type" and a hand roller would fix the lead type(or woodcut) image to the card stock. During busy or holidays, I would also assist the display crew with window displays. I got to do the Men's window, once, when we were short on personnel due to vacations. Over the next few years, I would also work in the Weinstock Department Store over the Christmas Holidays.
ReplyDeleteI'm very grateful for your detailed knowledge. I was researching mezzanines in the dept. stores in SJ, where I grew up. You have exactly the contents of it! Thanks for your work. SMcPherson, Professor Emerita, UCDavis
ReplyDeleteWere the Hale's stores all connected? The main stores in Sacramento, SF, and Oakland, called Hale Brothers, were owned by Prentis, Marshall, and Reuben (and others?). There was another one in San Jose called O.A. Hale's -- for Oliver Ambrose, a half brother.
ReplyDeleteDoes anyone know the name of the restaurant in the Weinstocks in Ogden Utah?
ReplyDeleteThis store opened as Salinger's New Department Store. You can find a picture of Salinger's here https://www.davidrumsey.com/luna/servlet/detail/RUMSEY~8~1~279741~90052728:View--Salinger-s-New-Department-Sto#
ReplyDeleteIt was then sold to Hale Bros. Hale Bros. sold it to Whithorn and Swan in 1914. It came back into the Hale's possession in 1926.
Note: A PDF of DT Stockton, CA history mentions Smith & Lang taking over a Hale's department store at Main and San Joaquin Street in 1915, so the Hale's history looks like it also includes Stockton before this date. Later, Smith & Lang was taken over by Weinstocks, Lubin & Co in 1966 or so, so it sounds like Weinstocks/Hale one-upped their competitor decades later.
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One of the foundations of my UCLA History Department dissertation was on the Hermann Tietz and Leonhard Tietz department store chains in Germany during the 1930s. Now I am writing a proposal for a conference in Germany about Galka Scheyer's lectures and display of Blue Four art pieces in the Hale department stores in December 1928. I am hoping someone can supply me with historical details on Prentis Cobb Hale and either his love for or commercial use of art to sell furniture in his stores. Does anyone have biographical or historical details? Thank you! - William
ReplyDeleteGalka Scheyer loaned Blue Four art for the Hale Department Store furniture display in December 1928. Can anyone provide data on this exhibit or Galka's accompanying lecture?
ReplyDeleteR B Hale was my grandfather. I remember working in the 5th. and Market store toy department.at Christmas. Also remember the appliance store in SF. out in the Mission district.That store was my father's idea.
ReplyDeleteI was only in the Sacramento store once. I bought a sweater on sale and wore it for years. I recall the San Jose Store, it was located near a famous ice cream shop in the heart of downtown San Jose.[O Brian's?] I knew about the Oakland store but was never in it.I never even heard of a store in Ogden!!! nor of the Blue Four art. Hope someone can fill me in.
I found a receipt in my grandmother's jewelry box from Hale's. It has a date on it, but not the year, so I have no idea how old it is. I also have no idea which store it's from (though the person wrote store 1, department 27)
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