Horne's : the best place to shop after all / Letitia Stuart Savage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savage, Letitia Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Joseph Horne & Company--History.

Joseph Horne & Company.

Department stores--Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh--History.

Department stores.

History.

Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Genre:

History.

Physical Description:

222 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2019.

Summary:

"The Joseph Horne Company, popularly known as Horne's, was a beloved and integral part of Pittsburghers' lives for generations. It was the first department store in the Steel City, staking its ground at the landmark flagship store on Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street. Starting as a small dry goods store, the company expanded into a regional retail powerhouse with a reputation for selling high-quality goods in elegant spaces. Horne's succumbed to the fate of other department stores amid changing consumer habits, and a short-lived stint as a Lazarus store was the final chapter in more than 140 years of history. The community still enjoys the tree on the corner of the former Horne's building, now Highmark, that is lit each year to usher in Pittsburgh's holiday season. Author Letitia Stuart Savage shares the history and memories of Horne's department store."--Amazon.com.

Contents:

Setting Up Shop p. 13

From Notions to Dry Goods p. 23

From Dry Goods to Department Store p. 31

A Metropolitan Store p. 50

Horne's Weathers the Depression p. 66

Horne's Goes to War p. 82

Celebrating One Hundred Years p. 96

Horne's Moves to Suburbia p. 113

From Horne's to Lazarus p. 135

Eating at Horne's p. 151

Minding the Store p. 161

"The Best Place to Work After All" p. 167

Horne's for the Holidays p. 186

Playing at Camp Horne p. 209.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

ISBN:

9781467138352

1467138355

OCLC:

1104898666

Publisher Number:

99984227194