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Pieter Christian Richard (“P.C.”) was born in Amsterdam, Holland in 1880. On May 31, 1899, at 18 years old, he stepped off a 4,500-ton steamship and walked down the gangway to settle in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn, NY in pursuit of the American Dream.
- Where It All Began: The Story of Pieter Christian Richard
Where It All Began: The Story of Pieter Christian Richard....
- Born to Sell: The Story of Our Founder, A.J. Richard
A.J. was born on October 11, 1909, the same year that his...
- Where It All Began: The Story of Pieter Christian Richard
A P.C. Richard & Son store in Manchester, Connecticut, after replacing a former Circuit City store. In 1909, Pieter Christian Richard, who left Holland in 1899, opened a small hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn (“ Work Well Done ” 14). In October of that same year, P.C.’s son, Alfred J. Richard (A.J.), was born.
Jun 15, 2021 · June 15, 2021. I’d say there are relatively few New Yorkers who haven’t picked up an TV set or an air conditioner at P.C. Richard, or at least knows a friend who has. The company was founded as a hardware store in Bensonhurst, Brooklyn in 1909 by an immigrant from Holland, Pieter Christian Richard.
Aug 24, 2010 · The family signs and the story are everywhere. Pieter Christian Richard immigrated as a young man from Amsterdam in 1899, nearly penniless. He opened a hardware store in Bensonhurst,...
Feb 21, 2019 · Feb 21, 2019. P.C. Richard and Son appliance store, 96-09 Liberty Ave., Ozone Park, summer 1949. Peter Christian Richard was born in Amsterdam, Holland on June 12, 1880. He landed in...
