M. O'Neill Co., Akron, Ohio

The M. O'Neil Co. (1877/1927)

226 S. Main St.

Akron, Ohio

Full exhibit coming in due course.

A. Polsky Co., Akron, Ohio

A. Polsky Co.

225 S. Main Street

Akron, Ohio

Full exhibit coming in due course.

The George W. McAlpin Co., Cincinnati

The series of ancient buildings on Fourth Street housing McAlpin's

The George W. McAlpin Co. (McAlpin’s)

13 W. 4th St.,

Cincinnati, Ohio (1852)

Do you remember 

McAlpin's Restaurants?

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about Cincinnati's great department store
Tea Rooms . . . and contact the author
with your memories of them.

FOURTH STREET STORE DIRECTORY

Lower Level

Housewares • Appliances • Trim-the-Home Shop • Sporting Goods • The Kopper Kettle

Street Floor

Jewelry • Fine Jewelry • Cosmetics • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Rainwear • Hosiery • Scuffs ‘n Socks • Accessories • Blouse Bar • Popular Sportswear • Lingerie • Foundations • Casual Dresses • Cameras • Stationery • Candy • Health & Beauty Aids • Men’s Furnishings • Men’s Shoes • Men’s Clothing • Young Men’s Shop

Second Floor

Infants’ Wear • Toddlers’ Wear • Girls’ Wear • Boys’ Wear • Children’s Shoes • Children’s Accessories • Hats • Wig Boutique • Maternity Shop • Fashion Fabrics • Art-Needlework • Linens • Bath Shop

Third Floor

Sportswear • Dresses • Half-Size Dresses • Large-Size Sportswear • Coat Salon • Fur Salon • Contemporary Sportswear • Better Dresses • Better Sportswear • Designer Dresses • Designer Sportswear • Sophisticate Shop • Young Juniors • Junior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Loungewear • Body fashions

Fourth Floor

Rugs • Furniture • Draperies • Pictures

Fifth Floor

China • Silver • Glassware • Gifts • Lamps • Luggage • TVs/Stereo • Luggage

Sixth Floor

The Tea Room • Men’s Grill

BRANCH STORES

Western Hills (1954)

102,000 sq. ft.
The Kopper Kettle

Kenwood Plaza (1956)

240,000 sq. ft.

The Kopper Kettle

Cherry Grove Plaza (1967)
The Kopper Kettle

Turfland, Lexington KY (1967)

168,000 sq. ft.

The Kopper Kettle

Lexington Mall (1971)

Lexington KY

The Kopper Kettle

Northgate Mall (1972)

175,000 sq. ft.

The Kopper Kettle

Towne Mall (1975) 

The Kopper Kettle

Mabley & Carew, Cincinnati, Ohio

The 12-story 1962 Mabley & Carew store on Fountain Square.  Previously, the store occupied space in the Carew Tower from 1930 to 1962, and on Fountain Square from 1884-1930. 

Mabley & Carew (1877/1962)

Fifth and Vinee Streets

Cincinnati, Ohio

Do you remember 

The Plaza Room

at Mabley & Carew?

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about Cincinnati's great department store
Tea Rooms . . . and contact the author
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FOUNTAIN SQUARE STORE DIRECTORY (341,000)

Lower Level

Hostess Center • Ohio State Liquor Shop

Street Floor

Fine Jewelry • Costume Jewelry • Handbags • Gloves • Small Leather Goods • Accessories • Scarves • Umbrellas • Hosiery • Blouses • Sweaters • Fountain Square Sportswear • Cosmetics • Notions • Stationery • Candy • Gourmet Shop • Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Cameras

Mezzanine

Men's Clothing • Young Men's Shop

Second Floor

The Junior Place Junior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Junior Lingerie • Junior Coats • Junior Shoes • Thriftmode Shoes

Third Floor

Boulevard Dresses • Boulevard Sportswear • Better Dresses • Better Sportswear • Pacesetter • Town Shop • The Bride's Shop • Fur Salon • Shoe Salon • Millinery • Wigs • Lingerie • Foundations • Sleepwear • Loungewear

Fourth Floor

Infants' Wear • Infants' Furniture • Toddlers' Wear • Boys' Wear • Girls' Wear • Girls' Accessories • Children's Shoes • Teen Shop • Coats • Suits • Hide-Out • Thriftmode Dresses • Casual Dresses • Women's Dresses • Women's Sportswear

Fifth Floor

Furniture • Casual Furniture • Floor Coverings • Rugs • Mattresses

Sixth Floor

China • Silverware • Glassware • Gift Shop • TV Center • Stereos and Radios • Records • Housewares • Small Appliances • Lamps • Picture Gallery • Beauty Salon • Plaza Restaurant • Books

Seventh Floor

Domestics • Linens • Bath Shop • Curtains and Draperies • Fabrics • Art Needlework • Sewing Machines

Eighth Floor

Toys • Sporting Goods • Luggage • Garden Center • Hardware • Major Appliances • Vacuum Cleaners • Unfinished Furniture • Paint and Wallpaper

Ninth Floor

Credit Office • Cash Office • Executive Offices • Advertising • Auditorium

Tenth Floor

Display Workrooms

Eleventh Floor

Employee Dining Room • Nurse's Office

Twelfth Floor

Supply Room • Print Shop

BRANCH STORES (1954-1969)

Western Hills Plaza (1954)

41,000 sq. ft.

Swifton Shopping Center (1960)

150,000 sq. ft.

Hamilton (1964)

High Street and Journal Square

Beechmont Mall (1969)

117,000 sq. ft.

The H. & S. Pogue Company, Cincinnati, Ohio

Pogue's 1916 building on the corner of 4th and Race Streets in Cincinnati.  The 3 smaller buildings to the east on 4th Street were occupied by Pogue's as well.

Pogue's eventually occupied part of the Carew Tower complex at 5th and Race Streets.  Pogue's 4th Street store is visible next to the Art-Deco structure of the Carew Tower, which also housed the beautiful Netherland Plaza Hotel.

The Arcade of the Carew Tower, occupied by Pogue's in later years, but originally home to Mabley & Carew, a competitor who left the complex when Rollman's Department Store went out of business. The Rollman's site became Mabley's flagship, allowing Pogue's to expand into this space.

A latter day aerial view of Cincinnati clearly shows the H. & S. Pogue Co. store below the Netherland Plaza and Carew Tower.  The 1916 building, and older parts of the store have been unified by a modernized ground floor, emblazoned with the distinctive Pogue's logo barely visible.  Interestingly, competitors McAlpin's (across 4th Street) and Mabley & Carew (the vertically-accened building north of the Carew Tower on Fountain Square) are also visible.  Shillito's, the other of Cincinnati's department stores was located further north, and is visible to the left of the Carew Tower's top.

The H. & S. Pogue Company (1863)
410 Race Street
Cincinnati, Ohio

Do you remember 

The Camargo Room, the

Ice Cream Bridge or

any of the restaurants

at Pogues?

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Tea Rooms . . . and contact the author
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DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY

Lower Arcade
Fourth Street
Health & Beauty Aids • Personal Care • Arcade Dresses • Arcade Sportswear
Fifth Street
Snack Bar

First Floor
Fourth Street
Fine Jewelry • Fashion Jewelry • Precious Metals • Beauty World • Fine Fragrances • Hat Bar • Wig Bar • The Eye Ball Shoppe • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Belts • Fashion Accessories • Hosiery
 • Rain Shop • Lingerie • Robes • Daywear • Hostesswear • Calculators • Greeting Cards • Stationery • Notions
The Fourth Street Market Epicure • Bakery • Wine Shop • Fine Candies • Godiva Boutique • Flowers By Pogue's • The Wine Bar
Fifth Street
Top Shop • Plaza Sportswear • Plaza Lingerie • Plaza Shoes • Men's Bar • Men's Accessories • Men's Furnishings • Men's Shirts and Ties • Men's Sport Furnishings • Men's Active Sportswear • Tennis Shop • Men's Pendleton Shop • Men's Lifestyle

Second Floor
Fourth Street
Shoe Salon • Aigner Shop • Pappagallo • Classic Shoes • Casual Shoes • Sportswear Classics • Blouse Classics • Sweater Classic • Sportswear Collections • Dress Collections • Coat Collections • Weekend Wear • Izod Shop • Evan-Picone
Camargo Shops Camargo Dresses • Camargo Casuals • Camargo Knits • Camargo Coats • Camargo Sportswear • Camargo Active Sportswear • Camargo Blouses • Camargo Sweaters • Camargo II • Young Camargo
Specialty Shops Designer Sportswear • Designer Dresses • Coat Salon • Fur Salon • Designer Salon • Milinery Salon • Bridal Salon
Bridge
Ice Cream Bridge Soda Fountain
Fifth Street
Lingerie on Two • Loungewear on Two • Sleepwear • Foundations • Bare Essentials • Designer Intimate Apparel
Pogue's Juniors Junior Sportswear • Junior Blouses • Junior Sweaters • Junior Dresses • Junior Coats • Junior Shoes • Page Boy Boutique
Men's Clothing • Men's Shoes • Men's Hats • International Shop • Contemporary Shop • Student Shop

Third Floor
Plaza Dresses • Plaza Coats • Today's Woman • Fashion Fabrics • Art Needlework • Sewing Machines
Young World Boys' Shop • Student Shop • Izod Shop • Girls' Accessories • Girls' Lingerie • Girls' 3-6x • Girls' 7-14 • Young Teens • Infants' Shop • Toddlers' Shop • Children's Shoes • Tresses and Curls

Fourth Floor
Linens • Bath Shop • Bedspreads • Pillows • Draperies • Curtains • Floor Coverings • Rugs • Lamps • China • The Silver Gallery • Crystal • Table Linens • Gifts • Gift Bar Shop • Tastesetter Gallery • Mineral Gallery • Pictures and Mirrors • Toys • Books • Records

Fifth Floor
Furniture Galleries • Sleep Shop • Baldwin

Sixth Floor
Housewares • Gourmet Housewares • Appliances • Personal Care • Sweepers • Electronics • Radio/TV • Home & Garden • Sporting Goods • Camargo Room Restaurant

BRANCH STORES (1956-1976)

Kenwood Plaza (1956)
193,000 sq. ft.
Camargo Restaurant

Tri-County (1960)
160,000 sq. ft.
Camargo Restaurant
Ice Cream Parlor

Northgate (1972)
153,000 sq. ft.
Balcony Restaurant
















Florence Mall (1976)
Florence, KY
112,000 sq. ft.

BRANCH STORE MAP

Shillito's, Cincinnati, Ohio

The John Shillito Company (Shillito’s)
7th & Race Sts.,
Cincinnati, Ohio (1830)

Do you remember 

The Dining Room, the

Coffee Shop or

any of the restaurants

at Shillito's?

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about Cincinnati's great department store
Tea Rooms . . . and contact the author
with your memories of them.

DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY   (840,000 sq. ft.)

Lower Level
Charlie’s Downstairs • Shillito’s Budget Store

Street Floor
Fine Jewelry • Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Hosiery • Neckwear • Cosmetics • Health & Beauty Aids • Prescriptions • Top Shop • Blouses • Sweater Shop • Street Floor Sportswear • Street Floor Shoes • Notions • Luggage • Travel Shop • Stationery • Games • Calculator Center • Books • Bake Shop • La Gourmandise • Optical • Men’s Bar • Men’s Gift Shop • Men’s Accessories • Men’s Furnishings • Sport Shirts • Active Sportswear • Shillito’s Coffee Shop

Balcony
Men’s Suits • Men’s Outerwear • Men’s Shoes • University Shop • Men’s Sportswear • Trendsetter • Levi’s Shop • U-Shop • Formal Wear Rental • General Repair Office

Second Floor
Infants’ Wear • Toddlers’ Wear • Children’s Accessories • Children’s Shoes • Girls’ Wear • Jr. Boys • Prep Boys • Boys’ Wear • Teens • Prep Shop • Toys • Pet Shop • Junior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Junior Coats • Junior Shoes • Young Juniors • Junior Shoes • Shoe Salon • Pavilion Shoes • Pappagallo Shop • Etienne Aigner Shop • Concept Shoes • Millinery • Town Hall • Place Elegant

Third Floor
Moderate Sportswear • Moderate Dresses • Casual Dresse • Gallery Dresses and Knitss • Active Sportswear • Moderate Coats • All Weather Coats • Contemporaries Shop • Miss Shillito Shop • Regency Room • Regency Place • La Boutique • Young Designer Shop • Clubhouse Sportswear • Cosmopolitan Dresses • Fur Salon • Bridal Salon • Coat Salon • Discovery Sportswear • Sportique • Signature Sportswear

Fourth Floor
Pavilion Sportswear • Pavilion Dresses • Pavilion Coats • Pavilion Lingerie • Sleepwear • Loungewear • Daytime Lingerie • Foundations • Pavilion Juniors • Daytowne Dresses • Studio 4 • Women’s Sport Shop • Women’s World • China • Glassware • Silver • Crystal • Gifts • Table Linens • Bridal Gift Registry • Decorative Home Accessories • Bed Linens • Bath Shop • Notions • Closet Sjhop • La Bite

Fifth Floor
Furniture • Recliners • Interior Design Studio • Sleep Shop • Broadloom • Accent Rugs • Old World Shop • Homeworks • Contemporary Accent Shop • Pictures and Mirrors

Sixth Floor
Housewares • Small Electrics • Cleaning Supplies • Gourmet Housewares • Gourmet Cookware • Clock Shop • Lamps • Lifestyle Shop • Hardware • Garden Shop • Paints • Home Accessories • Gift Galleries • Fabrics • Sewing Center • Art Needlework • The Dining Room

Seventh Floor
Rob Paris Portrait Studio • Beauty Salon • Canned Ego • Tonsorial Parlour for Men • Travel Service

Garage Store
Appliances • Vacuums • Televisions • Sound Center • Records • Cameras • Sporting Goods • Ski Chalet

BRANCH STORES

Tri-County (1960)
230,000 sq. ft.








Western Woods (1963)
189,000 sq. ft.

Kenwood Mall (1966)
209,000 sq. ft.

Beechmont Mall (1969)
114,000 sq. ft.











Oxmoor Mall (1970)
Louisville Kentucky
281,000 sq. ft.

Fayette Mall (1977)
Lexington Kentucky
185,000 sq. ft.

Florence Mall (1977)
Florence, Kentucky
125,000 sq. ft.

Jefferson Mall (1979)
Louisville, Kentucky
150,000 sq. ft.

The Halle Brothers Co., Cleveland, Ohio

Halle's in Cleveland was most identified by its gleaming
white terra-cotta building at the eastern end of Euclid
Avenue. It was built in 1910, and doubled in size by 1913

The Euclid Avenue Building backed up to
Huron Road (right). Halle's expanded across
the road in 1927 (left)

The so-called Prospect Building was

originally used for the Store for Men

and home furnishings. In the 1950s

Halle's consolidated all operations

into the Euclid Building.

The trapezoidal shape of the Prospect Building
allowed it to front on Prospect Avenue as well.
When the store consolidated, the Prospect
Building became a parking deck and warehouse.

In 1949, Halle's added a west wing along
Huron Road to the Euclid Building.

An aerial view shows the rear of the wedge-

shaped Euclid Building (with oriel windows)

and the Prospect Building across Huron Road.

The Halle Bros. Co. (1891/1910/1913/1927/1948)
1228 Euclid Avenue
Cleveland, Ohio

MAin 1-2700

Basement
Halle's Basement Store

First Floor
Fine Jewelry • Costume Jewelry • Fine Watches • Handbags • Personal Leather Goods • Gloves • Belts • Hosiery • Slipper Bar • Scarves • Fashion Accessories • Hat Bar • Blouses • Sweaters • Career Sportswear • Sandpiper Shop • Rain Shop • Notions • Stationery • Adult Game Shop • Candy Shop • The Eye Store • Discovery Shop
Beauty Worlds Frangances • Cosmetics • Men's Bar
Store for Men Men’s Accessories • Men's Grooming World • Men’s Furnishings • Men’s Sportswear

Mezzanine
Wine Shop • Mezzanine Café • Gift Wrapping Service • Repair Service • 1228 Club
Store for Men Landseaair Travel

Second Floor
Casual Shoes • Career Shoes • Shoe Salon • Contemporary Shoes • Millinery • Wig Salon • Christmas Center • Candle Shop
Store for Men Men’s Clothing • Designer Showcase • Kirtland Shop • Men's Sportswear • His Place • Men’s Shoes • Men's Hats • The Young Men's Shop • Student Shop

Third Floor
Misses' Dresses • Misses' Coats • Young Idea Shop • Dress Salon • Coat Salon • Suit Salon • Studio III • Inner Circle • The Specialty Shop • Fur Salon • YSL/Rive Gauche Boutique • Bridal Salon • Young Designer Shop • Designer Sportswear

Fourth Floor
Career Shop • Career Coats • Town & Travel Shop • Everyday Dresses • Uniforms • Sportswear • Super Sport • Beach Shop • Country Clothes • Studio IV • Here & Now • Women's Shop
Junior Shop Junior Dresses • Junior Sportswear • Junior Coats

Fifth Floor
Intimate Apparel • Daytime Lingerie • Foundations • Body Shoppe • Sleepwear • LoungewearvIntimate Boutique • Loungewear • Junior Intimate Apparel • Maternity Shop
Children's World Infants' Wear • Toddlers • Boys’ Wear • Tiny Finery • Girls' Wear • Accessories • Young Shoes • Carousel Shop for Junior High Girls

Sixth Floor
Art Needlework • Fashion Fabrics • Sewing Machines • Curtains and Draperies • Slipcovers • Cusions • Pillow Shop • Floor CoveringsvBeauty Salon

Seventh Floor
China • Wedgewood Studio • Rosenthal Studio • Fine Artwares • Silver • Glassware • Crystal • Steuben Glass Room • Bridal Registry • Casual Living • Decorative Accessories • Linens and Domestics • Toy Shop • Seventh Floor Lounge

Eighth Floor
Housewares • Gourmet Gallerie • Major Appliances • Garden Shop • Home Improvements • Luggage • Sporting Goods • Ski Chalet • Pro-Shop • Camera and Optics • TV Center • Stereo Center • Records • Piano Salon • Organ SalonBedroom Furniture • Dining Room Furniture • Living Room Furniture • Mattresses • Occasional Furniture • Interior Design Service • Ski Chalet

Ninth Floor
The Book Shop • Lamps • Picture Gallery • Mirrors • Cloud 9 Shop • Sleep Shop • Summer Furniture • Contemporary Furniture • The Geranium Room • The Patio Room • Portrait Studio

Tenth Floor
Upholstered Furniture • Traditional Furniture • Furniture Gallery • Crossroads Market • Model Rooms • The Hunting Valley Shop • Interior Design Studio • Executive Gifts

Eleventh Floor
Cashier • Credit Office • Personnel Office • Employees Lounge
(606,000 sq. ft.)

Erie, PA
122 West 10th St.
January, 1929

Mansfield
66-68 Park Avenue
April, 1929

New Castle, PA
Falls & Mercer Sts., Castleton Hotel
September 1929

Canton
624 Market Street
August, 1930

Shaker Square
Shaker Blvd. & E. 128th St.
August, 1948
32,000 s.f.

Cedar-Center
Warrensville & Cedar Rds.
University Heights
August, 1950
25,000 s.f.

West Erie Plaza
West 10th Street
Erie, PA
March, 1952/enlarged 1968
34,000 s.f.

Westgate
Fairview Park
February 1954/enlarged 1970
194,000 s.f.
Westgate Gallery Restaurant

 

Southland
Libby & Norhtfield Rds.
Middleburg Heights
February, 1957
148,000 s.f.

Severance
Cleveland Heights
August, 1963
168,000 s.f.
The Geranium Room

 

Summit Mall
Fairlawn (Akron)
Ohio State Rtes. 176 and 18
October, 1965
112,000 s.f.

Belden Village
Canton
October, 1970
52,000 s.f.

Millcreek Mall
Erie, PA
January, 1975
90,000 s.f.

Coming in due course.