Emporium Department Store
Title | Emporium Department Store PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Evers |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 128 |
Release | 2014 |
Genre | Biography & Autobiography |
ISBN | 1467132500 |
The Emporium--"California's Largest, America's Grandest Store"--was a major shopping destination on San Francisco's Market Street for a century, from 1896 to 1996. Shoppers flocked to the mid-price store with its beautiful dome and bandstand. Patrons could find anything at the Emporium, from jewelry to stoves, and it was a meeting place for friends to enjoy tea while listening to the Emporium Orchestra. Founded as the Emporium and Golden Rule Bazaar, the store flourished until the disastrous 1906 earthquake. Once it reopened in 1908, it dominated shopping downtown until mid-century. Many San Franciscans remember with great nostalgia the Christmas Carnival on the roof, complete with slides, a skating rink, and a train. Santa always arrived in grand style with a big parade down Market Street. After World War II, the Emporium, which had merged with H.C. Capwell & Co. in the late 1920s, began its push and opened branch stores throughout the San Francisco Bay Area. However, as competition increased, the company's financial situation worsened, and the Emporium name was no more in 1996.
Lost Department Stores of San Francisco
Title | Lost Department Stores of San Francisco PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Evers Hitz |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2020-03-02 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN | 1439669198 |
In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up--hats, gloves and stockings required--and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers loved the Emporium department store with its Bargain Basement and Santa for the kids. Gump's defined good taste, the City of Paris satisfied desires for anything French and edgy, youth-oriented Joseph Magnin ensnared the younger shoppers with the latest trends. Join author Anne Evers Hitz as she looks back at the colorful personalities that created six major stores and defined shopping in San Francisco.
Mid-summer Special from the Emporium, San Francisco, California
Title | Mid-summer Special from the Emporium, San Francisco, California PDF eBook |
Author | Emporium (San Francisco, Calif.) |
Publisher | |
Pages | 64 |
Release | 1896* |
Genre | Department stores |
ISBN |
Asian Department Stores
Title | Asian Department Stores PDF eBook |
Author | Kerrie L. MacPherson |
Publisher | Routledge |
Pages | 320 |
Release | 2013-12-16 |
Genre | Social Science |
ISBN | 1136783016 |
In this pioneering study of the development of the Asian department store, economists, anthropologists and historians examine various aspects of retailing, business organization, networking and consumerism in the expanding economies of Asia.
A Study of Department Store Hours with Emphasis on Evening Openings of the Emporium
Title | A Study of Department Store Hours with Emphasis on Evening Openings of the Emporium PDF eBook |
Author | Arlo R. Marcusen |
Publisher | |
Pages | 282 |
Release | 1949 |
Genre | |
ISBN |
The Grand Emporiums
Title | The Grand Emporiums PDF eBook |
Author | Robert Hendrickson |
Publisher | Scarborough House |
Pages | 588 |
Release | 1979 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
Lost Department Stores of San Francisco
Title | Lost Department Stores of San Francisco PDF eBook |
Author | Anne Evers Hitz |
Publisher | Arcadia Publishing |
Pages | 192 |
Release | 2020 |
Genre | History |
ISBN | 1467140716 |
In the late nineteenth century, San Francisco's merchant princes built grand stores for a booming city, each with its own niche. For the eager clientele, a trip downtown meant dressing up--hats, gloves and stockings required--and going to Blum's for Coffee Crunch cake or Townsend's for creamed spinach. The I. Magnin empire catered to a selective upper-class clientele, while middle-class shoppers loved the Emporium department store with its Bargain Basement and Santa for the kids. Gump's defined good taste, the City of Paris satisfied desires for anything French and edgy, youth-oriented Joseph Magnin ensnared the younger shoppers with the latest trends. Join author Anne Evers Hitz as she looks back at the colorful personalities that created six major stores and defined shopping in San Francisco.