Friday, June 11, 2021

 

Welcome to The Department Store Archives. The site about the history of North America's Emporium's Massive to Tiny, and Everything in between. From many perspectives.


This site will be constantly updated. keep coming back for updates and new stores added.

Don't see your favorite store? Get in touch and we will get it added as soon as possible!


We Want user submitted write ups and content!



Worked in or was involved in one of these stores? Just know a lot about one of these particular institutions? Please consider submitting content. This site thrives on reader written content.



We are always looking for original photographs, Credit cards, Restaurant Menus, receipts, ETC. Contributions' of memorabilia will make this site a more complete picture of history. Good quality scans if you cant or wont send the items in would be nice. If you don't mind sending me the items for the physical collection I will scan them myself.



If you have any contribution to make please get ahold of me at retailofyesteryear@gmail.com


Site Updates and News:

Any Major updates to the site will be mentioned here and on our Facebook Page.









Store Directory

Below is a directory of pages for individual stores that we have on here by state. 

Alaska

Anchorage 

  Northern Commercial CO.

Alabama
 Florence
Birmingham
   Pizitz
Mobile
Montgomery
 
   
Arizona
 Phoenix
   Diamond’s    
 Tuscon
   Levy’s    

Arkansas
Little Rock


California

Colorado
Denver
Pueblo
Connecticut
Bridgeport
 D. M. Read Co.
New Haven
Hartford
 
   

District of Columbia
Washington DC 
Florida
Jacksonville 
Miami
Tampa 
Orlando
 
Georgia
Columbus 
Atlanta
Augusta
Honolulu 
Illinois
Chicago
Freeport   
Springfield 

   
Indiana
Indianapolis
Fort Wayne
South Bend
Terra Haute
  Meis
Evansville


Iowa
Cedar rapids
Davenport
 Des Moines
  Younker’s
Dubuque
   Armstrongs
Waterloo
  Black's  


Kansas
Wichita                        
 Henrys Clothiers 
 Geo Innes Co. 

Kentucky
Louisville
 Kaufman-Straus    
 Stewart Dry Goods   
 J. Bacon and Sons  
 Ben Snyder's
Louisiana
New Orleans
 Godchaux’s    
 D. H. Holmes    
 Maison Blanche
Shreveport
 Selber Bros.
 Rubensteins
Massachusetts
Boston
 Filene’s   
 Gilchrist's    
 Jordan Marsh   
 R. H. Stearns
Springfield
  Forbes & Wallace 
  Steiger's
Worcester
  Denholm & McKay
Greenfield
   Wilsons
Maine
Portland
 Porteous Mitchell and Braun
Maryland
Baltimore
 The Hecht Co.   
 Hochschild, Kohn  
 Hutzler's  
  Stewart & Co.
Michigan
Detroit
 Crowley’s    
 Hudson's
Flint 
 Smith-Bridgmans    
Grand Rapids
 Herpolsheimer’s    
 Steketee’s    
 Wurzburg's
Jackson
 Jacobson's    
 L.H. Field
Kalamazoo
 Gilmore Brothers
Sagainaw 
 William C. Wiechmann Co.
Traverse City
 Milliken's
Minnesota
Albert Lea
 Skinner Chamberlain Co.
Mankato
 Geo Brett Co.
Rochester
 C.F. Massey Co   
E.A. Knowlton Co.  
St Cloud
 Herberger's  
 Fandel's
St Paul
 Emporium   
 Field-Schlick   
 The Golden Rule
Minneapolis
 Daytons   
 L.S. Donaldson Co.   
 Powers Dry Goods     
 Harold  
 Young Quinlan Co.

Mississippi
 Jackson
 Kennington's  
 McRae's
Missouri
Cape Girardeau 
 Hechts
Kansas City  
 Macys Missouri-Kansas (John Taylor Dry Goods) 
 The Jones Store Co.  
 Harzfelds  
 Halls   
 Emery Bird Thayer 
 Jack Henry
 Swansons
Joplin
 Newman's
St Louis 
 Famous Barr    
 Stix Baer And Fuller   
 Scruggs Vandervoort and Barney 
 Springfield
 Heers
  
Montana
Billings
 Hart-Albin Co.
Butte
 Hennessy's
Nebraska
Hastings
 J.M. McDonald
Lincoln
 Miller and Paine
Omaha 
 Brandeis    
 Kilpatrick's

Nevada
Las Vegas 
 Ronzone's

New Hampshire
Manchester
 Steinbach

New Jersey
Morristown  
 M. Epstein & Co.
Newark
 Bamberger’s    
 Hahne & Co.
Plainfield
 Tepper Brothers
Trenton 
  Dunham's
      

New York
Binghamton
 Fowler's
Buffalo
 AM & A’s    
 Wm. Hengerer Co. 
 Hens And Kelly   
 Sattler's  
 L.L. Berger   
 The Sample
Elmira
 Iszard's  
New York City
 Abraham & Straus 
 B. Altman & Co.   
 Bloomingdale’s    
 Bonwit Teller    
 Gertz
 Gimbels   
 Lord & Taylor    
 Macy’s
 Martin’s   
 Saks Fifth Avenue  
 Stern Brothers    
Rochester
Syracuse 
Oneota
North Carolina
Asheville 
 Bon Marché   
Charlotte
 J.B. Ivey & Co.     
 Belk Brothers
Durham
 Ellis Stone     
Greensboro
 Meyers
      
North Dakota
Fargo
Oklahoma
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Ohio
Cincinnati 
 Mabley & Carew    
Cleveland
Columbus
Dayton
 Elder-Beerman    
 Rike's  
Portsmouth
Springfield
Toledo
 Lion Store
Youngstown
Oregon
Portland
 Lipman’s    
Pennsylvania
Allentown
Altoona
 Gable's
Uniontown
 Meltzer's    
Erie
Johnstown
 Glosser Brothers   
Lancaster
Philadelphia
 Gimbels    
Pittsburgh 
 Gimbels    
Reading
Scranton
 The Globe   
York
Rhode Island
Providence
Pawtucket
South Carolina
Columbia
Greenville
 Meyers-Arnold
South Dakota
Sioux Falls
 Fantle's
Tennessee
Alcoa
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
Texas
Amarillo
 White & Kirk  
Austin
 Scarbrough's
Dallas
El Paso
 The Popular    
 The White House
Fort Worth
 Cox's   
San Antonio
 Frost Brothers    
Utah
Salt Lake City
Virginia
Richmond
 Miller & Rhoads    
Roanoke
 S.H. Heironimous
Northfolk
 Leggett   
Washington
Seattle
Spokane
West Virginia
Clarksburg
Charleston 
Huntington
Wisconsin
Madison
Milwaukee
Sheboygan 









 








 
    
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