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Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The store was owned in the early 20th century by Edgar J. Kaufmann , patron of the famous Fallingwater house. In the post-war years, the store became a regional chain in the eastern United States , and was last owned by Federated Department Stores .
The Kaufmann’s Department Store Records and Photographs include correspondence, catalogs, employee newsletters, photographs and negatives which document the store’s operations throughout the late nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
Dec 23, 2015 · In 1930, Kaufmann’s again blurred the line between department store and museum when it installed a series of ten murals by artist Boardman Robinson on the theme of “Art in Industry.”. Circling the first floor, there were scenes depicting imagined moments of international trade from ancient era up to the 20th-century.
Kaufmann’s Downtown operated for 144 years — a decade under the Macy’s flag — until shutting its doors in September 2015. Its run outlasted many other department stores in the nation....
Jan 19, 2024 · Discover how Kaufmann’s became a staple in the western Pennsylvania community; why we still meet under the Kaufmann’s clock; and fondly reference the Tic Toc restaurant, Vendome, and the bargain basement.
Kaufmann's Department Store was founded in 1871 in Birmingham (Pittsburgh's South Side) and was initially named J. Kaufmann & Brother, after Jacob (1849-1905) and Isaac (1851-1921) Kaufmann, two German-Jewish immigrant brothers.
Jan 6, 2014 · Edgar Jonas Kaufmann was the patriarch of a prominent Pittsburgh family known for their distinctive sense of style and taste.
Aug 19, 2021 · Kaufmann’s, the gigantic multistory department store that dates to the 1800s, is no more. Now, the 13-story building has been transformed into 311 apartments, with amenities no other...
The Kaufmanns were among the minority of families who did not experience the death of a young child in the nineteenth century. The couple also adopted an orphan, Mitchell Schonberg. In the late 1870’s, Jacob and Augusta Kaufmann moved to a larger house on Penn Avenue near Fifth Street, Downtown.
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