Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. 1956: Hecht’s opens a branch department store opposite the Edmondson Village Shopping Center. The
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Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 3
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. 1929: Brager of Baltimore and Eisenberg’s Underselling Store merge. Albert Brager founded Brager of
Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 2
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. 1888: Hutzler’s department store opens on Howard Street. Following the trend of acquiring property
Baltimore’s Downtown Department Stores Part 1
Compiled by K. Meghan Gross, former JMM curatorial assistant. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. The department store is a relatively new institution. In 1840 there were no department
Dressing the Part
Department Store Fashions and the Stylish Jewish-American Woman Written by Melissa Martens Yaverbaum, former JMM curator. Originally published in Generations – Winter 2001. Baltimore’s grand department stores were more than