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The May Department Stores Company was an American department store holding company, formerly headquartered in downtown St. Louis, Missouri. [1] It was founded in Leadville, Colorado, by David May in 1877, moving to St. Louis in 1905. [2]
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The May Company was the last major department store to locate in downtown Cleveland. Founded in 1877 in Leadville, CO by David May (1838-1927) and his brother-in-law Moses Shoenberg and originally known as May, Holcomb & Dean, this retail establishment grew very quickly.
- Richard Klein
- Cleveland
- 2014
Most people believe that the May Co. Department Stores began in St. Louis, since that city was its base for years. Few are aware that it started 10,000 feet in the air in a mining town in the Rocky Mountains west of Denver during a silver strike.
First came the 1892 purchase of the Famous Department Store in St. Louis, Missouri, for which he and three Shoenberg brothers-in-law paid $150,000. Six years later, spreading his interests to Cleveland, Ohio, he spent $300,000 to buy the aging Hull & Dutton store, renaming it May Company.
The May Company was founded by David May in Leadville, Colorado in 1887 where he and his partners sold Levis and long, red, woolen underwear. His second "chain" store was in Irwin, Colorado. In 1887 he started the store in Denver.
The new May Company department store opened on Public Square in 1915. Containing over 800,000 square feet of floor space, it was said to be the third largest store in the nation.
Mar 30, 2012 · May arrived in New York City in 1863 at the age of fifteen and soon joined an uncle in Cincinnati, where he first found a job in a clothing factory. In 1872, May traveled to Colorado for health reasons and remained there to open a store in the mining town of Leadville.
