Kaufmann's : the big store in Pittsburgh / Letitia Stuart Savage.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Savage, Letitia Stuart, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

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

Department stores.

Kaufmann's Department Store--History.

Kaufmann's Department Store.

Pennsylvania--Pittsburgh.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (158 pages) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, [2016]

Summary:

Join Letitia Stuart Savage on a journey to a time of leisurely shopping for the latest fashions complete with a side of Mile High Ice Cream Pie from the Tic Toc Restaurant. In 1871, Jacob and Isaac Kaufmann created a classic Pittsburgh institution. The business grew from a small store on the South Side to a mammoth clothing house downtown that outfitted the community. The removal of the original freestanding clock upset customers, so Kaufmann's added its iconic version in 1913. A redesign of the store's first floor attracted national attention in the 1930s. While most Pittsburghers remember and celebrate the downtown store, others recall the suburban branches - miniatures of the expansive flagship store.

Contents:

Introduction : Meet me under the clock

A new "commercial baby"

The big store

A modern department store

Surviving the Depression

Kaufmann's goes to war

The postwar boom

Christmas at Kaufmann's

Working at the big store

Kaufmann's in the community

Moving to suburbia

Memories of Kaufmann's

Appendix : Kaufmann's trivia timeline.

Notes:

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references (page 155) and index.

ISBN:

9781625857767

1625857764