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Kaufmann's

March 17, 2023

Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

Kaufmann's
Kaufmann's flagship store in downtown Pittsburgh in 1984, with a trolley car stopping in front
IndustryRetail
Founded1871; 152 years ago (1871)
DefunctSeptember 9, 2006; 16 years ago (September 9, 2006)
FateAcquired by Macy's
SuccessorMacy's
HeadquartersPittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Key people
Jacob Kaufmann, Isaac Kaufmann, and Edgar J. Kaufmann
ProductsClothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, housewares, and auto centers
ParentFederated Department Stores (2005–2006)
The May Department Stores Company (1946–2005)
Website at the Wayback Machine (archive index)

Summary

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. At the height of its existence, it had some 59 stores in 5 states. Formerly part of May Department Stores prior to that company's acquisition by Federated on August 30, 2005, Kaufmann's operated as part of the Filene's organization in Boston, Massachusetts.[1] On February 1, 2006, the Filene's/Kaufmann's organization was dissolved and the management of its stores was assumed by Macy's East and the new Macy's Midwest. On September 9, 2006, Macy's retired the Kaufmann's name as Federated Department Stores converted the former May Company brands to its masthead.[2] In 2015, Macy's closed and sold the iconic Pittsburgh store for redevelopment as part of the company's ongoing reorganization of its owned properties. Core Reality of Philadelphia, the new owners of the building, have named the proposed mixed-use property "Kaufmann's Grand on Fifth" in honor of the historic property.[3]

History

Kaufmann's was founded in Pittsburgh in 1871 by brothers Morris, Jacob, and Isaac Kaufmann as a small South Side men's store.[4][5] In 1877, the brothers moved downtown to a location that became known as The Big Store.[6] In the first half of the 20th century, the store was owned by Edgar J. Kaufmann.[7]

For a time Kaufmann's was the most prominent of seven department stores in downtown Pittsburgh which included: Kaufmann & Baer, founded by cousins of the original 'Kaufmann's' founders (became Gimbel Brothers in 1925); Horne's; Boggs & Buhl; Frank & Seder's, Rosenbaum's, and Boggs & Buhl of Allegheny Center.[4]

Gimbels

In 1913, Morris Kaufmann and his son Edgar bought out the other family members and incorporated Kaufmanns. Isaac, Ludwig and Nathan Kaufmann partnered with Morris and Julius Baer to start a new department store, Kaufmann & Baer Co..[8] They built the 13 story, 700,000 square foot building at the corner of Sixth and Smithfield in downtown Pittsburgh. The store opened on March 18, 1914, advertising that there was "no connection with any other store".[9] On December 2, 1925 Gimbel Brothers purchased Kaufmann & Baer Co., with the store name updated to Gimbels on January 3, 1928.[9][10] Batus Inc., a tobacco conglomerate, purchased the entire Gimbels chain in 1974. In 1986, after years of declining sales, BATUS announced that Gimbels was for sale.[11][12] Unable to find a buyer for the entire chain, Batus closed the unprofitable Gimbels-Pittsburgh division, closing all of its locations and selling the properties, except for some of the high profit Gimbels locations in shopping malls rebranded as Kaufmann's stores.[4]

May Company

With Edgar J. Kaufmann remaining as president, the Kaufmann's chain was acquired by the St. Louis Missouri based May Company Department Stores in 1946. The Kaufmann's division operated stores in Pennsylvania, New York, Ohio and West Virginia.[13]

The Kaufmann's chain dominated its local region, absorbing several other department stores including Strouss (1986) based in Youngstown, Ohio; Sibley's (1991) based in Rochester, New York; May Company Ohio (1992) based in Cleveland, Ohio (which had merged with O'Neil's (1989) in Akron, Ohio); and in 1995 the remnants of McCurdy's stores of Rochester and Hess's of Allentown, Pennsylvania.[14][15]

Into the 21st century

In 2002, the Kaufmann's stores' Pittsburgh business headquarters closed, and its back-office operations were consolidated into those of Filene's Department Stores in Boston.[16] In 2005, Federated Department Stores Inc., agreed to buy May Department Stores Co. for $11 billion. [17]

Kaufmann's Flagship Store

 
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macy's Downtown Pittsburgh.

Designed by architect Charles Bickel,[18][19] the Kaufmann's flagship store was built in 1887 at 400 Fifth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh.[20] Known as The Big Store,[21] it continued to undergo several expansions and renovations in later years.[21] By 1916, the architects Janssen & Abbott designed a larger white terra cotta-sheathed addition that included a large public clock at the corner.[22] In the late 1920s, Edgar G. Kaufmann commissioned a redesign of the main floor of the department store. Local architect Benno Janssen and his partner William Cocken rose to the challenge to complete the project.[citation needed] At one point, the building was the largest department store in Pittsburgh with twelve retail floors, and spanning an entire downtown city block.[21] It eventually reached 13 floors and covered 1.2 million square feet.[23] Kaufman commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design his executive offices on the top floor of The Big Store, as well as his country house 'Fallingwater' (1934) at the company's Bear Run retreat in Pennsylvania.[24][25] The office interior was saved and reinstalled in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London.[26] He also commissioned architect Richard Neutra to design the desert Kaufmann House (1946) in Palm Springs, California.[27]

"Meet me under Kaufmann's clock"

 
Kaufmann's Clock at the flagship store

Kaufmann's flagship Big Store had a landmark outdoor clock at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street that existed since the building was first constructed.[28] The original clock was installed in 1887 and was free-standing with four dials.[29][30][31] With the expansion of the store in 1913, the current clock was installed.[32] The clock is a Pittsburgh icon, and is often featured in visual materials representing and marketing the city. It immediately became a popular downtown meeting place, with the oft-used phrase "Meet me under Kaufmann's clock."[33] In 1983, the clock was the site of a political media spectacle between City Councilman "Jeep" DePasquale and Councilwoman Michelle Madoff, wherein Madoff challenged DePasquale to meet her under the clock and make good on a promise after a tax she proposed raised funds he didn't believe possible.[34] Both the Kaufmann's flagship building and the clock are designated as Pittsburgh Historical Landmarks.[35]

In 2013, for the Clock's 100th anniversary, Macy's sold merchandise and redecorated the store's windows along Smithfield Street with photos of the iconic clock from over the years, including one that featured the results of a contest held by the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette in which readers submitted their best memories of "Meeting Under Kaufmann's Clock". Macy's also held a weekend of festivities including a block party on Smithfield Street in front of the store.[36]

Rebrand to Macy's

Following the purchase by Macy's in 2006, USA Today ran an article about the regional chains merging into Macy's which featured memories from Pittsburgh residents about the store and the clock: "As girls in their best dresses and Mary Jane shoes, they rode streetcars downtown to the 11-story Kaufmann's department store here. Jean Wenner, 81, and her friends grew up on Kaufmann's, meeting under the store's ornate clock, lunching at the Tic Toc restaurant and bringing their own children to the Secret Santa."[33]

Kaufmann's Parade

Kaufmann's was the main sponsor of the Celebrate the Season Parade, which ran through downtown Pittsburgh, at its inception in 1980.[37] The parade was held the Saturday after Thanksgiving for 32 years, with Macy's taking over the sponsorship after purchasing May/Kaufmann's in 2006.[38] The parade included balloons, musical acts, and celebrities for the main acts in front of the Kaufmann's Fifth Avenue flagship store.[37] In February 2014, Macy's announced it would end its partnership with WPXI as main sponsors of the parade. Pittsburgh Public Schools sponsored the parade with WPXI from 2014- 2016. [39]

 
Though converted a year prior to this image's creation, this Macy's store located at The Waterfront still had Kaufmann's signage. The current Macy's sign can be seen slightly behind the trees. Macy's has since put a sign over this, but Kaufmann's is still readable beneath. This Macy's closed in 2018.

Acquisitions and closure

The Kaufmann's flagship store was rebranded as Macy's after the company acquired Kaufmann's parent company in 2005.[40] Several Kaufmann's holiday traditions continued to prevail after the company was taken over by Macy's, including animated Christmas windows and Santa Land.[41] As of 2006, several Kaufmann's plaques were still visible on the building.[23]

On July 13, 2015, Macy's announced it sold the downtown property to Core Realty, ending the building's use as a department store after 128 years on September 20, 2015 with plans to redevelop the building for mixed use.[42] The new development, which includes apartments, restaurants and a hotel, was slated to open in late 2017, but was delayed because the building was without a permanent power source.[43] As of August 2018, restaurant, hotel and apartment owners were expecting to be able to allow occupants by the end of the year.[44] By April 2020 the Project was still unfinished and to be sold to another development company.[45] In 2020, Target Corporation announced they will open a 22,000 SF location on the first floor of the former Kaufmann's space by Christmas, 2021.[46] A second major tenant is currently being looked at for the second floor space. In total, the upper floors have been redeveloped into 311 apartments as well as a 410-space parking garage.

See also

External links

 
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  • Official website (Archive)
  • official Fallingwater website

References

  1. ^ Abelson, Jenn; Palmer Jr., Thomas C. (July 29, 2005). "It's official: Filene's brand will be gone". The Boston Globe.
  2. ^ Lindeman, Teresa F. (September 9, 2006). "Party ushers out Kaufmann's and welcomes Macy's". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.
  3. ^ "The Grand at Fifth Avenue". December 29, 2016. Retrieved December 30, 2016.
  4. ^ a b c Stouffer, Rick (March 1, 2005). "'Kaufmann's is gone,' analyst predicts". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Store Planned for Pittsburgh". The Vindicator. Youngstown, Ohio. United Press International. March 13, 1990. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  6. ^ Macy's to continue Christmas-shopping extravaganza[permanent dead link], Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, November 7, 2006
  7. ^ "Kaufmann's, Pittsburgh, and the End of an Era - Belt Magazine". beltmag.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  8. ^ "The Kaufmann Legacy". Pittsburgh Post Gazette. Pittsburgh. Retrieved June 25, 2018.
  9. ^ a b Lisicky, Michael J. (2011). Gimbels Has It!. The History Press. p. 45. ISBN 978-1609493073.
  10. ^ "GIMBELS PURCHASE PITTSBURGH STORE; Kaufmann & Baer Company, a $16,000,000 Business in 1924, Now Owned Here". New York Times. New York. December 3, 1925. Retrieved February 19, 2019.
  11. ^ "11 GIMBELS STORES ARE SOLD BY BATUS". New York Times. New York. June 18, 1986. Retrieved August 25, 2019.
  12. ^ Barmash, Isadore (May 17, 1986). "GIMBEL PHASE-OUT SEEN AS BATUS SELLS 8 STORES". New York Times. New York. Retrieved August 26, 2019.
  13. ^ "Macy's History: 1900-1949". Macy's. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  14. ^ "Kaufmann's gave start for many". old.post-gazette.com. Retrieved June 21, 2018.
  15. ^ Savage, Letitia (2016). Kaufmann's: The Big Store in Pittsburgh. Charleston SC: The History Press.
  16. ^ Schooley, Tim; Elliott, Suzanne (May 13, 2002). "Loss of Kaufmann's HQ wounds Downtown emotionally, economically". Pittsburgh Business Times. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  17. ^ Byron, Ellen (June 25, 2018). "Federated Agrees To Acquire May In $11 Billion Deal".
  18. ^ Toker, Franklin (December 18, 2007). Fallingwater Rising: Frank Lloyd Wright, E. J. Kaufmann, and America's Most Extraordinary House. Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. ISBN 9780307425843.
  19. ^ "Offices, public green space, trail link planned for South Side terminal". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  20. ^ "Downtown Pittsburgh Losing Its Last Flagship Department Store". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  21. ^ a b c "The Downtown Kaufmann's". Old Pittsburgh photos and stories | The Digs. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  22. ^ "Buhl Building ready for its closeup". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  23. ^ a b "Soon-to-be shuttered Macy's holds treasure trove of Pittsburgh's history". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  24. ^ Rademacher, Susan (November 18, 2014). Mellon Square: Discovering a Modern Masterpiece. Chronicle Books. ISBN 9781616893958.
  25. ^ "Glimpses through the trees introduce Frank Lloyd Wright's masterpiece, Fallingwater". National Post. May 25, 2015. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  26. ^ "Kaufmann Office; Frank Lloyd Wright Room". Victoria and Albert Museum. December 1, 2015. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  27. ^ "Kaufmann House". October 7, 2007.
  28. ^ "Kaufmann's Clock: The History of Downtown's Iconic Timepiece". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  29. ^ "Under the clock: Kaufmann's clock anecdotes". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. November 7, 2013. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  30. ^ Pitz, Marylynne (April 21, 2013). "Meet me under the clock: The Kaufmann's Clock turns 100". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  31. ^ Dayton, Rick (May 17, 2013). "Kaufmann's Clock Turns 100 This Year". KDKA-TV News. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  32. ^ Vondas, Jerry (June 27, 1987). "Kaufmann's clock taking some time off". Pittsburgh Press. p. B5. Retrieved January 7, 2016.
  33. ^ a b O'Donnell, Jayne (August 6, 2006). "Beloved stores get a lot more than a new name". USA Today. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  34. ^ "Political kiss canceled". Milwaukee Sentinel. Associated Press. January 25, 1983. p. 3. Retrieved January 6, 2016.
  35. ^ "Kaufmann's Second Chance: a Pittsburgh Icon Goes High Tech". Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  36. ^ Karlovits, Bob (May 13, 2013). "Iconic Downtown Pittsburgh clock is closing in on the century mark". Pittsburgh Tribune-Review. Retrieved May 30, 2013.
  37. ^ a b Harrop, JoAnne Klimovich. "Annual Holiday Parade to celebrate all things Pittsburgh". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  38. ^ EndPlay (February 27, 2014). "Macy's ends sponsorship of WPXI's holiday parade". WPXI. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  39. ^ EndPlay (February 27, 2014). "Macy's ends sponsorship of WPXI's holiday parade". WPXI. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  40. ^ Hazen, Bob (September 14, 2015). "It's the final week for downtown Macy's store". WTAE. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  41. ^ "Miracle on Grant Street? Macy's holiday tradition to continue despite Downtown closure". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  42. ^ Hazen, Bob (September 14, 2015). "Macy's to close landmark downtown Pittsburgh store". WTAE-TV News.
  43. ^ "After struggle to get power, is the Macy's/Kaufmann's development back on track?". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  44. ^ "As the Kaufmann's clock keeps ticking, deadlines pass for former department store redevelopment". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved August 21, 2018.
  45. ^ "Developer of the former Kaufmann's/Macy's department store hit with more liens". Pittsburgh Post-Gazette. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  46. ^ "/ccpa/". TribLIVE.com. Retrieved June 9, 2021.

March 17, 2023
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Kaufmann s was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania Kaufmann sKaufmann s flagship store in downtown Pittsburgh in 1984 with a trolley car stopping in frontIndustryRetailFounded1871 152 years ago 1871 DefunctSeptember 9 2006 16 years ago September 9 2006 FateAcquired by Macy sSuccessorMacy sHeadquartersPittsburgh Pennsylvania U S Key peopleJacob Kaufmann Isaac Kaufmann and Edgar J KaufmannProductsClothing footwear bedding furniture jewelry beauty products housewares and auto centersParentFederated Department Stores 2005 2006 The May Department Stores Company 1946 2005 WebsiteArchived official website at the Wayback Machine archive index Contents 1 Summary 2 History 2 1 Gimbels 2 2 May Company 2 3 Into the 21st century 3 Kaufmann s Flagship Store 3 1 Meet me under Kaufmann s clock 3 1 1 Rebrand to Macy s 3 2 Kaufmann s Parade 3 3 Acquisitions and closure 4 See also 5 External links 6 ReferencesSummary EditThe 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 At the height of its existence it had some 59 stores in 5 states Formerly part of May Department Stores prior to that company s acquisition by Federated on August 30 2005 Kaufmann s operated as part of the Filene s organization in Boston Massachusetts 1 On February 1 2006 the Filene s Kaufmann s organization was dissolved and the management of its stores was assumed by Macy s East and the new Macy s Midwest On September 9 2006 Macy s retired the Kaufmann s name as Federated Department Stores converted the former May Company brands to its masthead 2 In 2015 Macy s closed and sold the iconic Pittsburgh store for redevelopment as part of the company s ongoing reorganization of its owned properties Core Reality of Philadelphia the new owners of the building have named the proposed mixed use property Kaufmann s Grand on Fifth in honor of the historic property 3 History EditKaufmann s was founded in Pittsburgh in 1871 by brothers Morris Jacob and Isaac Kaufmann as a small South Side men s store 4 5 In 1877 the brothers moved downtown to a location that became known as The Big Store 6 In the first half of the 20th century the store was owned by Edgar J Kaufmann 7 For a time Kaufmann s was the most prominent of seven department stores in downtown Pittsburgh which included Kaufmann amp Baer founded by cousins of the original Kaufmann s founders became Gimbel Brothers in 1925 Horne s Boggs amp Buhl Frank amp Seder s Rosenbaum s and Boggs amp Buhl of Allegheny Center 4 Gimbels Edit In 1913 Morris Kaufmann and his son Edgar bought out the other family members and incorporated Kaufmanns Isaac Ludwig and Nathan Kaufmann partnered with Morris and Julius Baer to start a new department store Kaufmann amp Baer Co 8 They built the 13 story 700 000 square foot building at the corner of Sixth and Smithfield in downtown Pittsburgh The store opened on March 18 1914 advertising that there was no connection with any other store 9 On December 2 1925 Gimbel Brothers purchased Kaufmann amp Baer Co with the store name updated to Gimbels on January 3 1928 9 10 Batus Inc a tobacco conglomerate purchased the entire Gimbels chain in 1974 In 1986 after years of declining sales BATUS announced that Gimbels was for sale 11 12 Unable to find a buyer for the entire chain Batus closed the unprofitable Gimbels Pittsburgh division closing all of its locations and selling the properties except for some of the high profit Gimbels locations in shopping malls rebranded as Kaufmann s stores 4 May Company Edit With Edgar J Kaufmann remaining as president the Kaufmann s chain was acquired by the St Louis Missouri based May Company Department Stores in 1946 The Kaufmann s division operated stores in Pennsylvania New York Ohio and West Virginia 13 The Kaufmann s chain dominated its local region absorbing several other department stores including Strouss 1986 based in Youngstown Ohio Sibley s 1991 based in Rochester New York May Company Ohio 1992 based in Cleveland Ohio which had merged with O Neil s 1989 in Akron Ohio and in 1995 the remnants of McCurdy s stores of Rochester and Hess s of Allentown Pennsylvania 14 15 Into the 21st century Edit In 2002 the Kaufmann s stores Pittsburgh business headquarters closed and its back office operations were consolidated into those of Filene s Department Stores in Boston 16 In 2005 Federated Department Stores Inc agreed to buy May Department Stores Co for 11 billion 17 Kaufmann s Flagship Store Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Macy s Downtown Pittsburgh Designed by architect Charles Bickel 18 19 the Kaufmann s flagship store was built in 1887 at 400 Fifth Avenue in downtown Pittsburgh 20 Known as The Big Store 21 it continued to undergo several expansions and renovations in later years 21 By 1916 the architects Janssen amp Abbott designed a larger white terra cotta sheathed addition that included a large public clock at the corner 22 In the late 1920s Edgar G Kaufmann commissioned a redesign of the main floor of the department store Local architect Benno Janssen and his partner William Cocken rose to the challenge to complete the project citation needed At one point the building was the largest department store in Pittsburgh with twelve retail floors and spanning an entire downtown city block 21 It eventually reached 13 floors and covered 1 2 million square feet 23 Kaufman commissioned Frank Lloyd Wright to design his executive offices on the top floor of The Big Store as well as his country house Fallingwater 1934 at the company s Bear Run retreat in Pennsylvania 24 25 The office interior was saved and reinstalled in the Victoria and Albert Museum in London 26 He also commissioned architect Richard Neutra to design the desert Kaufmann House 1946 in Palm Springs California 27 Meet me under Kaufmann s clock Edit Kaufmann s Clock at the flagship store Kaufmann s flagship Big Store had a landmark outdoor clock at Fifth Avenue and Smithfield Street that existed since the building was first constructed 28 The original clock was installed in 1887 and was free standing with four dials 29 30 31 With the expansion of the store in 1913 the current clock was installed 32 The clock is a Pittsburgh icon and is often featured in visual materials representing and marketing the city It immediately became a popular downtown meeting place with the oft used phrase Meet me under Kaufmann s clock 33 In 1983 the clock was the site of a political media spectacle between City Councilman Jeep DePasquale and Councilwoman Michelle Madoff wherein Madoff challenged DePasquale to meet her under the clock and make good on a promise after a tax she proposed raised funds he didn t believe possible 34 Both the Kaufmann s flagship building and the clock are designated as Pittsburgh Historical Landmarks 35 In 2013 for the Clock s 100th anniversary Macy s sold merchandise and redecorated the store s windows along Smithfield Street with photos of the iconic clock from over the years including one that featured the results of a contest held by the Pittsburgh Post Gazette in which readers submitted their best memories of Meeting Under Kaufmann s Clock Macy s also held a weekend of festivities including a block party on Smithfield Street in front of the store 36 Rebrand to Macy s Edit Following the purchase by Macy s in 2006 USA Today ran an article about the regional chains merging into Macy s which featured memories from Pittsburgh residents about the store and the clock As girls in their best dresses and Mary Jane shoes they rode streetcars downtown to the 11 story Kaufmann s department store here Jean Wenner 81 and her friends grew up on Kaufmann s meeting under the store s ornate clock lunching at the Tic Toc restaurant and bringing their own children to the Secret Santa 33 Kaufmann s Parade EditKaufmann s was the main sponsor of the Celebrate the Season Parade which ran through downtown Pittsburgh at its inception in 1980 37 The parade was held the Saturday after Thanksgiving for 32 years with Macy s taking over the sponsorship after purchasing May Kaufmann s in 2006 38 The parade included balloons musical acts and celebrities for the main acts in front of the Kaufmann s Fifth Avenue flagship store 37 In February 2014 Macy s announced it would end its partnership with WPXI as main sponsors of the parade Pittsburgh Public Schools sponsored the parade with WPXI from 2014 2016 39 Though converted a year prior to this image s creation this Macy s store located at The Waterfront still had Kaufmann s signage The current Macy s sign can be seen slightly behind the trees Macy s has since put a sign over this but Kaufmann s is still readable beneath This Macy s closed in 2018 Acquisitions and closure Edit The Kaufmann s flagship store was rebranded as Macy s after the company acquired Kaufmann s parent company in 2005 40 Several Kaufmann s holiday traditions continued to prevail after the company was taken over by Macy s including animated Christmas windows and Santa Land 41 As of 2006 several Kaufmann s plaques were still visible on the building 23 On July 13 2015 Macy s announced it sold the downtown property to Core Realty ending the building s use as a department store after 128 years on September 20 2015 with plans to redevelop the building for mixed use 42 The new development which includes apartments restaurants and a hotel was slated to open in late 2017 but was delayed because the building was without a permanent power source 43 As of August 2018 restaurant hotel and apartment owners were expecting to be able to allow occupants by the end of the year 44 By April 2020 the Project was still unfinished and to be sold to another development company 45 In 2020 Target Corporation announced they will open a 22 000 SF location on the first floor of the former Kaufmann s space by Christmas 2021 46 A second major tenant is currently being looked at for the second floor space In total the upper floors have been redeveloped into 311 apartments as well as a 410 space parking garage See also EditList of defunct department stores of the United StatesExternal links Edit Wikimedia Commons has media related to Kaufmann s Official website Archive official Fallingwater website official Western Pennsylvania Conservancy websiteReferences Edit Abelson Jenn Palmer Jr Thomas C July 29 2005 It s official Filene s brand will be gone The Boston Globe Lindeman Teresa F September 9 2006 Party ushers out Kaufmann s and welcomes Macy s Pittsburgh Post Gazette The Grand at Fifth Avenue December 29 2016 Retrieved December 30 2016 a b c Stouffer Rick March 1 2005 Kaufmann s is gone analyst predicts Pittsburgh Tribune Review Retrieved January 7 2016 Store Planned for Pittsburgh The Vindicator Youngstown Ohio United Press International March 13 1990 Retrieved January 6 2016 Macy s to continue Christmas shopping extravaganza permanent dead link Pittsburgh Tribune Review November 7 2006 Kaufmann s Pittsburgh and the End of an Era Belt Magazine beltmag com Retrieved June 21 2018 The Kaufmann Legacy Pittsburgh Post Gazette Pittsburgh Retrieved June 25 2018 a b Lisicky Michael J 2011 Gimbels Has It The History Press p 45 ISBN 978 1609493073 GIMBELS PURCHASE PITTSBURGH STORE Kaufmann amp Baer Company a 16 000 000 Business in 1924 Now Owned Here New York Times New York December 3 1925 Retrieved February 19 2019 11 GIMBELS STORES ARE SOLD BY BATUS New York Times New York June 18 1986 Retrieved August 25 2019 Barmash Isadore May 17 1986 GIMBEL PHASE OUT SEEN AS BATUS SELLS 8 STORES New York Times New York Retrieved August 26 2019 Macy s History 1900 1949 Macy s Retrieved January 6 2016 Kaufmann s gave start for many old post gazette com Retrieved June 21 2018 Savage Letitia 2016 Kaufmann s The Big Store in Pittsburgh Charleston SC The History Press Schooley Tim Elliott Suzanne May 13 2002 Loss of Kaufmann s HQ wounds Downtown emotionally economically Pittsburgh Business Times Retrieved January 6 2016 Byron Ellen June 25 2018 Federated Agrees To Acquire May In 11 Billion Deal Toker Franklin December 18 2007 Fallingwater Rising Frank Lloyd Wright E J Kaufmann and America s Most Extraordinary House Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group ISBN 9780307425843 Offices public green space trail link planned for South Side terminal Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved August 21 2018 Downtown Pittsburgh Losing Its Last Flagship Department Store Retrieved August 21 2018 a b c The Downtown Kaufmann s Old Pittsburgh photos and stories The Digs Retrieved August 21 2018 Buhl Building ready for its closeup Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved August 21 2018 a b Soon to be shuttered Macy s holds treasure trove of Pittsburgh s history Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved August 21 2018 Rademacher Susan November 18 2014 Mellon Square Discovering a Modern Masterpiece Chronicle Books ISBN 9781616893958 Glimpses through the trees introduce Frank Lloyd Wright s masterpiece Fallingwater National Post May 25 2015 Retrieved August 21 2018 Kaufmann Office Frank Lloyd Wright Room Victoria and Albert Museum December 1 2015 Retrieved January 6 2016 Kaufmann House October 7 2007 Kaufmann s Clock The History of Downtown s Iconic Timepiece Retrieved August 21 2018 Under the clock Kaufmann s clock anecdotes Pittsburgh Post Gazette November 7 2013 Retrieved January 7 2016 Pitz Marylynne April 21 2013 Meet me under the clock The Kaufmann s Clock turns 100 Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved January 7 2016 Dayton Rick May 17 2013 Kaufmann s Clock Turns 100 This Year KDKA TV News Retrieved January 7 2016 Vondas Jerry June 27 1987 Kaufmann s clock taking some time off Pittsburgh Press p B5 Retrieved January 7 2016 a b O Donnell Jayne August 6 2006 Beloved stores get a lot more than a new name USA Today Retrieved May 30 2013 Political kiss canceled Milwaukee Sentinel Associated Press January 25 1983 p 3 Retrieved January 6 2016 Kaufmann s Second Chance a Pittsburgh Icon Goes High Tech Retrieved August 21 2018 Karlovits Bob May 13 2013 Iconic Downtown Pittsburgh clock is closing in on the century mark Pittsburgh Tribune Review Retrieved May 30 2013 a b Harrop JoAnne Klimovich Annual Holiday Parade to celebrate all things Pittsburgh TribLIVE com Retrieved August 21 2018 EndPlay February 27 2014 Macy s ends sponsorship of WPXI s holiday parade WPXI Retrieved August 21 2018 EndPlay February 27 2014 Macy s ends sponsorship of WPXI s holiday parade WPXI Retrieved August 21 2018 Hazen Bob September 14 2015 It s the final week for downtown Macy s store WTAE Retrieved August 21 2018 Miracle on Grant Street Macy s holiday tradition to continue despite Downtown closure Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved August 21 2018 Hazen Bob September 14 2015 Macy s to close landmark downtown Pittsburgh store WTAE TV News After struggle to get power is the Macy s Kaufmann s development back on track Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved August 21 2018 As the Kaufmann s clock keeps ticking deadlines pass for former department store redevelopment Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved August 21 2018 Developer of the former Kaufmann s Macy s department store hit with more liens Pittsburgh Post Gazette Retrieved October 16 2020 ccpa TribLIVE com Retrieved June 9 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Kaufmann 27s amp oldid 1131841341, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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