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Hecht's, also known as Hecht Brothers, Hecht Bros. and The Hecht Company, was a large chain of department stores that operated mainly in the mid-Atlantic and southern region of the United States. The firm originated in Baltimore, Maryland.
Jan 14, 2020 · January 14, 2020. The Hecht Company, last of DC's department stores. When Hecht's finally ceased to exist in 2006, it was more than just the end of one of Washington's oldest and most successful businesses. It was the end of large-scale, locally-owned retail as an industry.
Jul 29, 2005 · July 28, 2005 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. The 148-year-old Hecht's name will disappear within a year, the chain's new parent company said yesterday, becoming the latest casualty of a decades-long...
After operating under the May Company for decades, Hecht’s stores were eventually replaced by Macy’s. The move saddened and shocked DC shoppers because of Hecht’s ability to outlive its local competitors. Hecht’s marked the end of the DC department store, shutting its last locations in 2006.
Mar 9, 2011 · Even though Washington, D.C., is home to over 270 Art Deco style buildings, the Hecht Company Warehouse remains a landmark of the streamlined style popularized by the world fairs of the 1930s...
Hecht’s was one of the largest department stores in the city for much of the 20th century. In the 1950s, it became a key site of protest in the battle to end discrimination against Black shoppers.
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Jan 17, 2020 · When the company built a brand-new, freestanding store downtown in 1985, it seemed to breathe new life into a tired enterprise and bolster the resurgence of downtown as a shopping destination. But nothing lasts forever. The former Hecht Company store at 13th and G Street NW (photo by the author).
