The White House, San Francisco, California

In 1909, Rafael Weill & Company moved to a
new, terra-cotta faced structure after its original
store was destroyed in the 1906 earthquake.

The gleaming white facades of the 1909 building were
wholly appropriate to the store's name; though the
building became a icon in San Francisco, the store
spread across the block to Grant Street in various
annexes and additions.

Like its competitor, The City of Paris, The White House
was known for its french atmosphere.  In fact he store
bore more than just a passing resemblance to the great
Parisian department stores like "Au Bon Marché."

The White House (1854)
Raphael Weil & Co.
256 Grant Avenue
San Francisco, California 

DOuglas 1-4000

Downstairs

Housewares • Home Appliances • Unpainted Furniture • Patio Furniture • Shoe Clinic • Photograph Studio

The White House Downstairs Section

Street Floor

Jewelry • Fine Jewelry • Bags • Small Leather • Accessory Shops • La Boutique • Neckwear • Hat Bar • Blouses • Sweaters • Separates • Casual Dress Shop • Street Floor Lingerie • Campus Choice Accessories • Cosmetics • Drug Sundries • Shoe Salon • Notions • Stationery • Books

Street Floor • Post St. Bldg.

Men's Store Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Men's Clothing • Men's Hats • Gentlemen's Shoes

Second Floor

Terrace Shop • Grant Avenue Shop • Dress Circle • Gown Salon • Young Sophisticates • Sports Shop • Coat Salon • Suit Salon • Women's Shop • Dress Salon • Chandelier Room • Fur Shop • Bridal Salon • Young Couture • Millinery Salon • Nurses' Uniforms • Maternity Shop • Negligees • Lingerie • Foundations • Robes

Junior Colony Junior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Junior Coats • Little Shop

Children's World Infants' Shop • Children's Shop • Girls' Shop • Hi-Shop • Children's Shoes

Second Floor • Post St. Bldg.

Boys' Shop

Third Floor

Gift Shop • China Shop • Glassware • Silver Shop • Linens • Pictures • Mirrors • Lamps • Bedding • Casa Mexicana • Campus Choice Furnishings • Rugs • Oriental Rug Bazaar

Third Floor • Post St. Bldg.

Furniture • Slumber Shop

Fourth Floor

Radio-Record Shop • TV Shop • Garden Court • Sporting Goods • Toyland • Antoine Salon de Beauté • Trim-A-Home Shop • Trim-A-Tree Shop • Tea Room

Fourth Floor • Post St. Bldg.

Art Needle • Sewing Machine Center • Textiles

Fifth Floor

Offices • Credit • Cashier • Personnel

Street Floor

Beauty Salon • Jewelry • Fine Jewelry • Bags • Small Leather • Accessory Shops • La Boutique • Neckwear • Hat Bar • Blouses • Sweaters • Separates • Street Floor Lingerie • Campus Choice Accessories • Cosmetics • Drug Sundries • Shoe Salon • Notions • Stationery • Books

Men's Store Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Men's Clothing • Men's Hats • Gentlemen's Shoes

Second Floor

Terrace Shop • Casual Shop • Grant Avenue Shop • Dress Circle • Gown Salon • Young Sophisticates • Sports Shop • Coat Salon • Suit Salon • Women's Shop • Dress Salon • Chandelier Room • Fur Shop • Bridal Salon • Young Couture • Millinery Salon • Nurses' Uniforms • Maternity Shop • Negligees • Lingerie • Foundations • Robes

Junior Colony Junior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Junior Coats • Little Shop

Children's World Infants' Shop • Children's Shop • Girls' Shop • Hi-Shop • Children's Shoes • Boys' Shop

Third Floor

Gift Shop • China Shop • Glassware • Silver Shop • Linens • Pictures • Mirrors • Lamps • Bedding • Casa Mexicana • Campus Choice Furnishings • Rugs • Oriental Rug Bazaar • 

Furniture • Slumber Shop • Housewares • Home Appliances • Unpainted Furniture • Patio Furniture • Radio-Record Shop • TV Shop • Garden Court • Sporting Goods • Toyland • Trim-A-Home Shop • Trim-A-Tree Shop • Art Needle • Sewing Machine Center • Textiles

Oakland
Kaiser Center
20th and Webster
July, 1960
126,000 s.f.

Coming in due course.

The Denver, Denver, Colorado

The Denver Dry Goods Co.'s Main Store on 16th Street at California in Denver, taken after the fifth and sixth floors were added to the 16th street side of the store

The famous Tea Room on the Fifth Floor of the 16th Street store in Denver

The Denver Dry Goods Co. (The Denver)
1585 California Street
Denver, CO (1889)

DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY
Lower Level
Luggage • Books • Records • Sporting Goods • Garden Shop • Hardware

First Floor
Fine Jewelry • Costume Jewelry • Fashion Accessories • Neckwear • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Hosiery • Notions • Slippers • Gloves • Miss Denver Sportswear • Miss Denver Blouses • Accessory Tops • Beauty World • Stationery • Cameras • Candy • Epicure
Store for Men Men’s Toiletries • Men’s Accessories • Men’s Furnishings • Men’s Dress Shirts • Men’s Sport Furnishings • Men’s Clothing • Men’s Shoes • Men’s Men’s Hats • Bailiwick • Western Shop

Second Floor
Intimate Apparel • Sleepwear • Shoe Salon • Etienne Aigner Shop • The Shop for Pappagallo • Home and Town Shop • Miss Denver Shop • Custom Cove • Misses’ Dresses • Sportswear • Coat Salon Fur Salon • The Place (Juniors) • Contempra

Third Floor
Trendsetter Dresses • Trendsetter Sportswear • Trendsetter Coats • Active Sportsear • Millinery • The Columbine Room
Children’s World Infants • Toddlers • Girls’ Accessories • Girls’ Apparel • Boy’s Apparel • Pre-Teen Apparel • Prep Threads • Snoopy Shop • Children’s Shoes • Toys

Fourth Floor
Housewares • Small Electrics • Appliances • Electronics • Fashion Fabrics • Art Needlework • Sewing Machines • Linens • Bath Shop • Table Linens • Pillows • Draperies

Fifth Floor
China • Silver • Glassware • Gifts • Lamps • Crystal
The Tea Room

Sixth Floor
Art Gallery • Furniture • Sleep Shop • Floor Coverings



BRANCH STORES

Cherry Creek (1953)
95,000 sq. ft.







Lakeside Center (1956)
130,000 sq. ft.

Crossroads Mall (1963)
Boulder
48,000 sq. ft.

Greeley (1963)
8th Ave. & 8th St.

Cinderella City (1968)
Englewood
120,000 sq. ft.






Northglenn Mall (1968)
Adams County
118,000 sq. ft.

Colorado Springs (1972)
The Citadel
100,000 sq. ft.

Southglenn Mall (1974)
Centennial
123,000 sq. ft.






Foothills Mall (1974)
Ft. Collins
129,000 sq. ft.

Aurora Mall (1975)
179,000 sq. ft.

Joslins, Denver, Colorado

J. J. Joslin Dry Goods Co. (1873)

934 16th Street

Denver, Colorado

A full exhibit will follow in due course.

May-D&F, Denver, Colorado

May-D&F was formed  by a merger of the May Company of Denver and Daniels & Fisher, which had previously occupied separate store buildings.  The dean of the University of Detroit School of Architecture, Bruno Leon, was responsible for the design of the new store, and said that the entrance structure, technically a "hyperbolic parabaloid," was designed to draw attention to the store's "trinkets."

May - D&F
Mile High Center (1957)
Denver, Colorado 80202  

             

DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY (420,000 sq. ft.)

Lower Level
Adventures Auditorium • May-D & F Budget Store

First Floor
Fine Jewelry • Fashion Jewelry • Watches • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Scarves • Fashion Accessories • Millinery • Sweaters • Blouses • Plaza Tops • Plaza Sportswear • Boulevard Shoes • Cosmetics • Notions • Stationery • Cameras • Luggage • Advanced Consumer Electronics • Candy
Men’s World Men’s Accessories • Men’s Furnishings • Men’s Shirts • Men’s Neckwear • Men’s Shoes • Men’s Hats • Men’s Clothing • Men’s Outerwear • The Court Shop • Mach 10 • Quad Shop • Mike’s Place

Second Floor
Boulevard Sportswear • Boulevard Dresses • Misses’ Sportswear • Misses’ Dresses • Fashion Plus • Contempo • Active Sportswear • Boulevard Coats • Misses’ Coats • Better Dresses • Better Coats • Young Collector • Young Signature • New Designer Dresses • New Designer Sportswear • The Designers • Forecast Shop • Fur Salon • Bridal Salon • Junior Dresses • Junior Sportswear • Junior Coats • Junior Lingerie • Foundations • Lingerie • Loungewear • Robes • Shoe Salon • Misses’ Shoes • Junior Shoes • Infants • Toddler Girls • Toddler Boys • Teens • Boys • Girls • Bronco Shop • Bronco Shop • Toys

Third Floor
China • Crystal • Silver • Glassware • Gifts • Tabletop • Caravan Shop • Linens • Bath Shop • Bedspreads • Draperies • Fashion Fabrics • Notions • Art Needlework • Housewares • Small Electrics • Vacuums • Clock Shop • Garden Shop • Hardware • Paints • Lamps • Pictures • Sound Sysytems • Televisions • Radios • Affordable Furniture • Dining Room Furniture • Living Room Furniture • Bedroom Furniture • Occasional Furniture • Recliners • Bedding • Trim-A-Home

Fourth Floor
Books • Sporting Goods • Gourmet • Lookout Room Restaurant • Credit Office • Cash Office • Beauty Salon

BRANCH STORES

Colorado Springs (Giddings 1899/1950)

Chase Stone Center (1968)

97,000 sq. ft.

University Hills Center (1955)

183,000 sq. ft.

Westland Shopping Center (1960)

Lakewood

160,000 sq. ft.

Bear Valley Shopping Center (1965)

139,000 sq. ft.

North Valley Mall (1967)

Thornton

141,000 sq. ft.

Foothills Mall (1974)

Ft. Collins

50,000 sq. ft.

Southglenn Mall (1974)

Centennial 

160,000 sq. ft.

Aurora Mall (1975)

Aurora

115,000 sq. ft.

D. M. Read Co., Bridgeport, Connecticut

D. M. Read store, built in 1925 at Broad and John Streets

D. M. Read Co. (1857)

Broad and John Streets

Bridgeport, Connecticut

EDison 3-1151

BRIDGEPORT STORE DIRECTORY

Downstairs

China • Glassware • Silver • Gifts • Lamps • Housewares

Street Floor

Jewelry • Watch Repair • Cosmetics • Gloves • Small Leather Goods • Belts • Handbags • Fashion Accessories • Neckwear • Hosiery • Casual Shoe Bar • Hat Bar • Umbrellas • Blouses • Street Floor Sportswear • Street Floor Lingerie • Fashion Shoes • Corner I • Notions • Stationery • Cameras • Luggage • Confections • Snack Shop

John Street Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Men's Clothing • Men's Shoes • Men's Hats

East Building Appliance Center

Post Ofice Arcade Casual Shop

Second Floor

Domestics • Curtains • Draperies • Slipcovers • Portrait Studio

Young World Shops Infants' Shop • 2-to-6 Shop • Boys' Shop • Girls' Shop • Subteen Shop • Teen Shop • Young World Shoes • Children's Furniture

Third Floor

Sportswear • Dresses • Daytime Dresses • Coats • Suits • Town and Country Shop • Fairfield Room • Millinery • Fur Salon • Bride's Shop • Uniforms • Maternity Shop • Lingerie • Foundations • At Ease Shop

Jr. News Jr. Dresses • Jr. Coats • Jr. Sportswear

Fourth Floor

Bedding • Furniture • Rugs • Broadloom • Photo Studio • Trim-a-Home Shop • Beauty Salon

Fifth Floor

Toyland • Bicycles • Outdoor Equipment • Books • Venetian Tea Room • Offices

BRANCH STORES

Trumbull (1964)

Trumbull Shopping Park

220,000 sq. ft.

Jonathan Trumbull Restaurant

Danbury (1967)

1967

177,000 sq. ft.

G. Fox & Co.

"The Center of Connecticut Living Since 1847"

Art Deo first floor of G. Fox & Co.

G. Fox & Co.
960 Main Street
Hartford, Connecticut 06115

JAckson 2-5151

DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY (1,107,000 sq. ft.)
Lower Level
Notions D4 • Thrift Basement

Main Floor
Drugs D15 • Electric Razors D995 • Watches D8 • Fine Jewelry D91 • Costume Jewelry D8 • Fashion Accessories D12 • Hair Ornaments D 12 • Handbags D7 • Small Leather Goods D48 • Hosiery D5 • Hat Bar D195 • Gloves D6 • Cosmetics D158 • Main Floor Sportswear D 96 • Top Shop D3 • Clubhouse D96 • Main Floor Shoes D2 • The Wearhouse D90 • Candy D 17 • Stationery D14 • Men’s Clothing D28 • Men’s Sportswear D57 • Men’s Sport Shirts D 57 • Men’s Furnishings D10 • Men’s Dress Shirts D10 • Men’s Accessories • New Attitudes • Madison Shop D28
Mezzanine
Books D208 • Stamps & Coins • Men’s Hats D28 • Men’s Shoes D27 • Sporting Goods D54 • Mezzanine Ski Shop D51 • Cameras D16 • Jewelry Repair D 907 • Mezzanine Optical Co. • Luggage D55 • American Express Travel Service

Second Floor
Career Shops Career Dresses D42 • Career Sportswear D323 • Career Coats and Suits D38• Career Shoes D18 • R.S.V.P Shop
Mike’s Place • Connecticut Room Restaurant • Luncheonette • Maureen's • Gourmet Shop • Bakery Shop

Third Floor
Et Cetera Shop D150 • Sportswear D41 • Beach Shop D41 • Active Sportswear D41 • Summer Colony D41 • Suits D36 • Misses’ Coats D36 • Better Dresses D37 • Better Sportswear D43 • Miss Sophisticate D27 • Farmington Shop D47 • The Living End D59 • Tempo Dresses D328 • Tempo Sportswear D326 • Specialty Shop D33 • Bridal Salon D93
Junior World Junior Sportswear D34 • Junior Dresses D35 • Junior Lingerie • Junior Coats D99

Fourth Floor
Foundations D45 • Lingerie D46 • Loungewear D49 • Sleepwear D73 • Daytime Dresses D 44 • Uniforms D44 • Fashion Fabrics D20 • Sewing Machines D998 • Linens D23 • Domestics D24 • Bath Shop D 24

Fifth Floor
Fur Salon 961 • Millinery D95 • Shoe Salon D26 • Etienne Aigner Shop D26 • Women’s Shop D31 • Women’s Sportswear D97 • Plaza 5 D68 • Maternity Shop D30 • Sir Allo Repair Center D995 • PhotoReflex Studio D 993 • Fur Storage and Repair • The Gallery

Sixth Floor-Young Connecticut Sixth Floor
Little Girls’ Shop D39 • Girls’ Shop D56 • Petite Couture Shop D56 • Infants’ D51 • Infants’ Furniture D52 • Toddlers D51 • Children’s Underwear D19 • Children’s Shoes D25 • Pre-Teens D39A • Young Juniors D40 • Young Junior Accessories D40 • Little Boys' Shop D56 • Boys' Shop D53 • 1847 Shop D53

Seventh Floor
Williamsburg Shop • China D62 • Glassware D62 • Silverware D61 • Housewares D63 • Wedding Gift Counselor • Electricals D46 • Garden Shop D63 • Appliances D67 • Storm Windows D996 • The Christmas Spot

Eighth Floor
Draperies D71 • Curtains D71 • Custom Bedspreads D71 • Slipcovers D71 • Summer Accessories D71 • Rugs D72 • Wallpapers D997 • The Bar Shop • Kaplan's Travel Service

Ninth Floor
Furniture D79 • Lamps D75 • Summer Furniture D79 • Sleep Shop D79 • Dual Sleep D79 • Radio and Television D78 • Records D78 • Pictures • The Connecticut House

Tenth Floor
Interior Decorating Studio • Gift Shop D81 • Knitting and Needlework D76 • Connecticut Salon D941 • Trim the Home Shop D101 •

Eleventh Floor
Toys D64 • Pet Shop D64 • Hobby ShopD64 • Centinel Hill Hall

BRANCH STORES

Naugatuck Valley Mall (1969)

Waterbury

178,000 sq. ft.

Enfield Square (1971)

Enfield

166,000 sq. ft.

Meriden Square Mall (1972)

Meriden

134,000 sq. ft.

Westfarms Mall (1974)

Farmington

210,000 sq. ft.

Midland Mall (1977)

Warwick RI

96,000 sq. ft.

Trumbull Shopping Park (1978)

Trumbull

168,000 sq. ft.

Sage-Allen & Co., Hartford, Connecticut

Sage Allen occupied a variety of buildings at Main and Temple Streets, just south of competitor G. Fox & Co.'s immense store

 

Sage-Allen entrance on Temple Street

In 1968, the store was modernized inside and out

Sage-Allen & Co.

902 Main Street

Hartford, Connecticut

JAckson 4-8771

DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY

Lower Street Level

Drugs D59 • Health and Beauty Aids D140 • The Pantry D56 • Bakery D56 • Jack Handlen's Cheese Shop • Luncheonette • Utility Desk

Sage-Allen Budget Store

Main Floor

Jewelry D12 • Watches D45 • Leather Shop D34 • La Bagagerie D34  • Gloves D1 • Hosiery D3 • Bra Bar D27 • Hat Bar D182 • Fashion Accessories D16 • Spectator Sportswear D31 • House and Town Dresses D21 • Maternity Shop • Fashion Shoe Salon D192 • Cosmetics D38 • Stationery D36 • Books D36 • Barton's Bonbonniere D32 • The Candy Bar D32

Men's Shop Furnishings D8 • Sportswear D5 • Clothing D79 • The 900 Shop D79 • Shoes D197 • Lafayette Place

Second Floor of Fashion

Miss Boulevard Shop D55 • Town Shop D46 • Country Casuals D57 • Dress Biz D54 • Contempo D19 • Coats D66 • Car Coats D25 • Sports Gallery D6 • Cabana D6 • Modern Woman D65 • Coat Salon D67 • Better Dresses D52 • Oval Room D24 • Fur Salon • Bridal Salon • Millinery D190 • Apropos Shop • Loungewear D28 • Lingerie D17 • Sleepwear D18 • Foundations D41 • Clip Shop D186 • Beauty Salon D186

Junior Village Junior Sportswear D11 • Junior Dresses D15 • Junior Coats D15 • Young Juniors D69 • The Apartment D24

Infants' Shop D7 • Infant Furniture D59 • Children's Shop D7 • Girls' Shop D61 • Boys' Shop D9 • Young Boys' Shop D44

Third Floor

Notions D10 • Homemaker Shop D4 • China Shop D68 • Silver Gallery D68 • Lamp Shop D68 • Casual Furniture D33 • Draperies D33 • Bedtime Shop D22 • Bed 'n Bath Shop D22 • Table Linens D23 • Luggage D35 • Stereo Shop D56 • Fashion Fabric Center D20 • Needlework Shop D10 • Uniforms D29

Fourth Floor

Lincoln Laurel Room • Cashier • Credit Office • Travel Centre • The Fawn Shop (Christopher the Talking Fawn)

BRANCH STORES (1930-1974)

West Hartford (Nov. 12, 1930)

981 Farmington Avenue

East Hartford (Oct. 18, 1940)

1044 Main Street

Wethersfield (Mar. 15, 1960)

Wethersfield Shopping Center

Old Saybrook (Jul. 16 , 1963)

Old Saybrook Shopping Center

(Original resort shop opened 1937)

Windsor (Aug 18, 1964)

Windsor Shopping Plaza

Vernon (Apr. 8, 1968)

Tri-City Plaza

Enfield (Nov. 4, 1969)

Enfield Mall

38,000 sq. ft.

Avon/Simsbury (Nov. 6, 1972)

Farmington Valley Mall

Westfarms Mall (Aug. 26, 1974)

Farmington/West Hartford

83,000 sq. ft.
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