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Hi. I'm trying to identify the department store interior seen here: http://www.dcestonian.com/baltimore/dept-store-x.jpg
ReplyDeleteI'm guessing mid 1980s -- but I don't know where!?!
Given the height of the ceiling and the style of the building, I would venture to guess it was the Hecht Co., Howard & Lexington. Would you consider sending a higher resolution, non-watermarked wersion which I could post so as to share with visitors to this blog (bakgraphics@comcast.net). I will Also ask Michael Lisicky, an authority on Baltimore department stores.
ReplyDeleteJust wanted to let you know how fantastic I think your site is. Particularly love some of the redesigned elements (the directory of store exhibits, etc.) Appreciate all of the hard work and research that must have gone into this! Looking forward to seeing what else you've got in store for the site...
ReplyDeleteThanks for all your wonderful work.... I can't seem to find any note of Goldblatt's in Chicago or Irvin's in Baltimore.. Thanks again
ReplyDeleteThis site is very interesting, came across it while looking up a chair..This chair is driving me crazy...On the bottom it says, "JL Hudson Co, Detroit, MI." It's a 3 legged chair with a diamond shaped back..Any ideas on what it is called?? Any help will be appreciated, ty!
ReplyDeleteYou should include on this site the now-defunct ('87) ENGLAND BROTHERS in Pittsfield, Mass. What a terrific, classy store. I'd visit that "big city" store as a child, riding my first elevator and escalator; visiting it from my nearby NYS home through the early 70's. When I relocated to NJ, I just happened on Hahne's department store in Newark, NJ. That wonderful distinctive, elegant, old department store scent greeted me as I entered, and I recalled England Brothers.
ReplyDeleteBridgeport, CT was also home to Skydel's. They had the best curtains! It didn't any branch store locations. The store was in a rough part of Bridgeport. I remember the gated parking lot and guards.
ReplyDeleteBridgeport, CT was also home to Howland's which had a 5 story building and branches in Fairfield Danbury & Hamden, CT.
ReplyDeleteI worked in the accounting office at 525 John Street in Bridgeport. It was a two story "L" shaped building and it was packed tighter than a can of sardines. When I worked there it had already taken the Steinbach name. At this time it was owned by a Deutsh Company "Amcena" which also owned Ohrbachs. When Ohrbach's went bankrupt and closed. Some NY & NJ locations took on the Steinbach name. The Stores in California didn't shudder when the NY locations had. I remember it having something to do with real estate leases? Amcena hired a retail company to take on the buying of goods for these locations until such time they had all been shuddered. The Ohrbach's charge was not converted to Steinbach accounts. Customers who shopped Ohrbach's in Los Angeles at this point had the options to use MC/V/AE. There was a very small rented office space around the corner from 525 John Street that was the business and accounting payroll for Ohrbachs at that point.
New Britain, CT was home for many many years of the Davidson Levinsol Company known as D&L. They had locations in the Meriden Square Mall as well as West Hartford across from the West Farms Mall. Additional locations may have existed as well. This was a family owned clothing store that carried quality made goods and was known for customer service. They also owned the Weathervane which was a Jr's clothing store. Later they bought The Piper renamed J.Putnams..
ReplyDeleteGimbel's NY had two (2) CT locations. Stamford & Bridgeport
ReplyDeleteThe Edward Malley Co of New Haven, CT had one (1) branch location in New London, CT off the I-91 freeway. They were owned by Outlet stores at this point up until the time they closed in 82 when ALL of Outlet stores went bankrupt.
ReplyDeleteMalleys was once located on Chapel Street between Church & Temple Streets facing the New Haven Green. The store was demolished and a new location built on Church Street across from the Knights of Columbus building as most know & remember. The Chapel Square Mall was built in the former Malley's location. Behind the mall going south on Church street Macy's store #20 was built in 1965 and behind Macy's was Malley's.
My friends and I would ride the "D" Connecticut Transit bus from Hamden High School on Dixwell Ave downtown to Church & Chapel to shop Chapel Square Macy's & Malley's.
Macy's was in the middle anchored by Malley's & Chapel Square Mall. Had the location of Macy's & Malley's been switched it would have been a nightmare for customers to go to and from Macys & the Chapel Square Mall once Malley's was gone.
Waterbury, CT was home to the Worth's Department Store Company. Smiling Service was printed on their Charge card and had a bee (buzz buzz) pictured on it too. They shuddered in the late 80's. Do not know if they had branch locations as I didn't stumble on to it until after I graduated HS in 1984.
ReplyDeleteMilford, CT had a 3 level branch location of Alexander's. Parent store on 59th & Lexington Ave NYC to the left side across street from Bloomingdales.
ReplyDeleteI worked part time here one summer. Did they have bargains especially during sidewalk sales. The merchandise had a 3 part ticket. Each cashier had a "chopper" assigned to them each morning. The price tickets had holes that would snap into the the top of the chopper and we would chop the ticket which would slide down inside the machine. The holes lined up to slide down on two rods and stack up. This is how they kept track of sales & inventory.
The choppers had chains on them and cashiers locked them to their register station and were responsible for them.
The store was always such a mess but Men were required to wear a tie everyday to work. The store was remodeled once they went out of business and became JCPenney