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They built the 13 story, 700,000 square foot building at the corner of Sixth and Smithfield in downtown Pittsburgh. The store opened on March 18, 1914, advertising that there was "no connection with any other store". On December 2, 1925 Gimbel Brothers purchased Kaufmann & Baer Co., with the store name updated to Gimbels on January 3, 1928.
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.
Goldwin Starrett and Ernest A. van Vleck, founders. Services. Architecture. Starrett & van Vleck (often spelled Starrett & Van Vleck) was an American architectural firm based in New York City [1] which specialized in the design of department stores, primarily in the early 20th century. It was active from 1908 until at least the late 1950s.
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.
Kaufmann's. Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . The store was owned in the early 20th century by Edgar J. Kaufmann, patron of the famous Fallingwater house. In the post-war years, the store became a regional chain in the eastern United States, and was last owned by Federated Department Stores.
Horne department store (left) and office building (right) shortly after the major fire in 1897 A view of the clock. The former Joseph Horne Company flagship department store is located at the corner of Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street in downtown Pittsburgh. The L-shaped structure is actually three buildings built over the course of time.
2 (Gimbels had a partial 3rd floor) Eastland Mall was a two-level, enclosed shopping mall located in North Versailles, Pennsylvania, situated on 57 acres (230,000 m 2) of land at the peak of a hill overlooking the Monongahela River. [ 1] The mall was home to such stores as Gimbels, J.C. Penney, F.W. Woolworth Company, and Gee Bee Department ...
Frank & Seder Building (Pittsburgh) / 40.4396; -79.9991. The Frank & Seder Building is a 30-metre (98 ft), 7-story, former department store building completed in 1918 on Smithfield Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States. The building is a contributing structure in the Pittsburgh Central Downtown Historic District.