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Kaufmann'sLetitia Stuart Savage

Kaufmann's

2016160 pages
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"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…

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3 editions
  • Paperback · English · 2016
    The History Press · 160 pages · 9781467119900
  • Other · English · 2016
    Arcadia Publishing · 9781625857767
  • Other · English · 2016
    Arcadia Publishing · 9781540201355
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