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Gimbels. Gimbel Brothers (known simply as Gimbels) was an American department store corporation that operated for over a century, from 1842 until 1987. Gimbel patriarch Adam Gimbel opened his first store in Vincennes, Indiana, in 1842. In 1887, the company moved its operations to the Gimbel Brothers Department Store in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.
Biography. Gimbel was born to Jewish parents, Rachel (née Feustman) and Isaac Gimbel, [2] [3] son of Adam Gimbel, founder of the Gimbels chain of department stores. [2] [4] In 1907, he graduated from the University of Pennsylvania. [2] He started as a shipping clerk for his family's company and worked his way up to vice president in 1909.
Adam Gimbel (great-grandfather) Hank Greenberg (brother-in-law) Edward Lasker (brother-in-law) David Solinger (brother-in-law) Lynn Stern (niece) Peter Mendelsund (grandson) Lisa Mendelsund (granddaughter) Bruce Alva Gimbel (July 28, 1913 – October 7, 1980) was an American businessman and president of the Gimbels department store.
Leary's Book Store and the adjoining Gimbels department store, originally acquired by Gimbels in 1894, were demolished by the late 1970s. Various redevelopment proposals for the site have failed and the ground has been used mostly as a parking lot. Advertising The Carl Spitzweg image strongly associated with Leary's Book Store.
The 1974-1985 Logo. Stern's (originally Stern Brothers) was a regional department store chain serving the U.S. states of New York, New Jersey, and Pennsylvania. The chain was in business for more than 130 years. In 2001, Stern's parent company Federated Department Stores opted to retire the Stern's brand. Most of the stores were immediately ...
Elinor S. Gimbel (1896–1983), American progressive leader and women's rights activist. Howard Gimbel (born 1934), Canadian ophthalmologist. Norman Gimbel (1927–2018), American lyricist. Peter Gimbel (1927–1987), American filmmaker and underwater photojournalist. Richard Gimbel (1898–1970), American businessman, war veteran, and curator.
Richard Gimbel (nephew) Benjamin M. Golder (son-in-law) Charles J. Solomon (son-in-law) Jules Ephraim Mastbaum (July 7, 1872 – December 8, 1926) was a Philadelphia movie theater magnate and philanthropist. He donated the Rodin Museum and its collection to the city of Philadelphia. [1] His daughter, Peggy Solomon, was a bridge champion.
Mapp v. Ohio , 367 U.S. 643 (1961), was a landmark decision of the U.S. Supreme Court in which the Court ruled that the exclusionary rule , which prevents prosecutors from using evidence in court that was obtained by violating the 4th Amendment to the U.S. Constitution , applies not only to the federal government but also to the state governments.