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May 27, 1964. Identifier. 715.64112922A_8.CP. Description. A view of Wood Street shops including Sol Mintz Men's Clothing, the Catholic Cultural Centre, and Isaly's. The Isaly Dairy Company, famed for its cold cuts, skyscraper cones and Klondike bars, was founded in 1902 as the Mansfield Pure Milk Company in Mansfield, Ohio.
Downtown A view of Wood Street shops including Sol Mintz Men's Clothing, the Catholic Cultural Centre, and Isaly's. The Isaly Dairy Company, famed for its cold cuts, skyscraper cones and Klondike bars, was founded in 1902 as the Mansfield Pure Milk Company in Mansfield, Ohio.
- Boggs & Buhl
- Frank & Seder
- G.C. Murphy
- Gee Bees
- Gimbles
- Horne’s
- Kaufmann’s
- Max Azen
- Murphy’s Mart
- National Record Mart
Russell Boggs and Henry Buhl Jr., of Zelienople, founded this department store in 1869. The one-room store at 512 Federal Street eventually expanded to include 89 departments. Boss & Buhl stood for 89 years until its demise in 1958. In 1960, the Boggs & Buhl building was knocked down to make way for Allegheny Center.
As mentioned above, Frank & Seder was a department store in downtown Pittsburgh, founded by Jewish Russian immigrants, Isaac Seder and Jacob Frank. They opened their store in 1907, but a fire destroyed their original building. A new building opened in 1918 at 441 Smithfield Street. The company was so successful, branches opened in New York City, De...
In 1896, George Charles Murphy worked for McCrory’s, a five-and-ten store, in Jamestown, New York. In 1899, Murphy left McCrory’s and came to Pittsburgh where he opened his own five-and-ten, known as G.C. Murphy. In 1904, he sold his store to competitor Woolworth’s, signing a no-compete clause. To get-around that, Murphy opened a new store, G.C. Mu...
The Glosser Brothers of Johnstown founded Gee Bees in 1906. In the 1960s they opened 23 stores throughout Pennsylvania, Virginia, Maryland, and West Virginia. In 1989, the company went bankrupt. When they emerged from bankruptcy, by Value City stores purchased the company. They closed in 2008.
In 1924, Gimble Brothers acquired the Kaufmann & Baer Co. store. These Kaufmanns were cousins of the Kaufmann’s department store owners, and they established Gimbels at Sixth and Smithfield. Like many of their competitors, Gimbles had locations in several suburban malls. Gimbels closed in 1986.
Formally known as the Joseph Horne Company, Bedford native, Joseph Horne, founded this department store in 1849, making it one of the oldest stores in the country. In 1879, he opened the Horne’s building at Penn Avenue and Stanwix Street. Like Kaufmann’s, Horne’s would expand into the suburbs as well. After a series of acquisitions, Horne’s merged ...
Kaufmann’s department store was founded in 1871 by Morris, Jacob, Henry, and Isaac Kaufmann as a men’s store on the South Side. It moved downtown in 1877, where its clock at the corner of Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street became a meeting place for generations of Pittsburghers. Kaufmann’s grew to be one the most prominent department stores in the ...
In 1906, Max Azen, a Jewish immigrant from Lithuania, came to Pittsburgh with his wife and eight children. While in Pittsburgh he would have four more children and open a dry goods store. In Europe, Azen had been a furrier, and he would eventually open his store at Sixth & Woods Streets, establishing Azens as a prestigious, luxury furrier. Several ...
In 1970 the same people who acquired G. C. Murphy opened the nation’s first Murphy’s Mart in Bethel Park. By 1976, the Murphy Co., owners of G.C. Murphy and Murphy’s Mart, have 529 stores nationwide. In 1986 Murphy’s Marts converted to Ames Department Stores. By 1990 Ames goes into bankruptcy and by 2002 Murphy’s Mart, G.C. Murphy, and Ames are all...
Founded in Pittsburgh in 1937 by Hyman Shapiro and his sons, National Record Mart was originally Jitterbug Records and was the nation’s first music-chain store. With the post-war economic boom and the increasing popularity of records, the store changed its name to National Record Mart in 1941. It would eventually expand to 76 stores by 1986. When t...
Oct 6, 2011 · About the AncientFaces Community. Sol Mintz of Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA was born on February 28, 1900, and died at age 82 years old in December 1982.
- February 28, 1900
- December 1, 1982
Team won the 1973 USSSA Class “B” Men’s World Championship at St Louis, MO. First Row (Left to Right): Sam Rocca, Don Devore, Jim Eneix, Mike Kusturiss, Sam Parisse, Stan Majesky, Jack Eneix, George Taylor. Standing (Left to Right): Gary Smith, Joe Kern, Chuck Yesenchak, Earl Tustin, Bill Christy, Denny Brown, John McKay, Ed Osborne.
Sep 10, 2023 · 1. Reickert’s News, Milwaukee, WI. 2. DiGregory’s, Pittsburgh, PA. 3. Sol Mintz, Washington, PA (5-2) 4. N/A. 5. Jim’s Sports Shop, New Kensington, PA. 6. Queen City Patterns, Miamitown, OH. 7. N/A. 8. N/A. 9. Boyka Tavern, Finleyville-Washington, PA (4-2) Other teams participating (Pre-Tournament records) Reichert’s News, Milwaukee, WI (85-15)
1975 USSSA ALL WORLD TEAM. Pitcher – Rick Pinto – Snyder’s Softball Club (5-15, .333, 1 Run) – also 4-0 Pitching. Pitcher – Chuck Drewicz – Copper Heath (7-15, .467, 1 HR, 6 RBI, 2 Runs) First Base – Don Matthews – Sol Mintz (15-23, .652, 3 RBI, 13 Runs) Second Base – Stan Brown – Snyder’s Softball Club (9-14, .643, 1 HR, 5 RBI, 5 Runs)
