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Schuster's

April 12, 2024

Schuster's, officially Ed. Schuster & Co., was a department store chain, founded in 1883, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and it is now defunct.[1][2]

Exterior of Schuster's Department Store on King Drive in Milwaukee when it was temporarily unclad in 2015
Exterior of Schuster's Department Store, showing decorative brickwork

Department store in Milwaukee edit

Schuster's opted for several neighborhood stores over a single downtown location,[3] and Schuster's locations included 2151 N. Third St. (now Martin Luther King Jr. Drive), 12th and Vliet streets and 11th and Mitchell streets,[4] Packard Plaza and Capitol Court.[5]Kirchhoff & Rose.[4] designed the Third Street store. Gimbels bought Schuster's in 1962 and operated as Gimbels-Schuster's until 1969.[4] Golda Meir worked at Schuster's after graduating from high school in 1915 and before moving to Palestine in 1921.[6][7]

Schuster's notable marketing efforts included the first trading stamps, in 1891,[8] an early version of the charge card called Budga-Plate, a doll named Billie the Brownie from 1927 to 1955,[9][10] Schuster's Christmas Parade,[5] and the catch-phrase "Let's go by Schuster's where the streetcar bends the corner round."[7]

Others edit

An unrelated group of furniture stores in Arkansas, also carrying the Schuster's name, operated for many years, with locations in Little Rock and North Little Rock, as well as a Pine Bluff store that eventually transferred briefly to Conway.[11]

There was also a restaurant called Schuster's House of Fine Foods located in Greenville, PA, between circa 1930 and circa 1945.[12]

References edit

  1. ^ Beutner, Jeff (May 4, 2016). "Schuster's Delivery Wagon, 1908". Urban Milwaukee. Retrieved August 16, 2017. This postcard (c. 1908) shows one of Schuster's horse-drawn delivery wagons.
  2. ^ Geenen, Paul H. (2012). Schuster's & Gimbels : Milwaukee's Beloved Department Stores. History Press. ISBN 9781609493899. Retrieved November 30, 2017.
  3. ^ Daykin, Tom (February 9, 2017). "Former Schuster's site to be redeveloped". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved August 16, 2017. The planned redevelopment of the former flagship of the Schuster's department store chain, 2153 N. King Drive, has been granted $7.9 million in state historic preservation tax credits.
  4. ^ a b c Tanzilo, Bobby (April 27, 2015). "Urban spelunking: See Schuster's flagship building before it's covered again". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved November 27, 2017. Business was strong enough that Schuster's paid a whopping $140,000 to erect the current Kirchoff & Rose building two decades later further up 3rd Street.
  5. ^ a b Tanzilo, Bobby (November 25, 2012). "Geenen relives the glory days of Schuster's and Gimbels". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved November 30, 2017. Their greatest success was Billie the Brownie and the Schuster's Christmas Parade.
  6. ^ Higgins, Jim (November 27, 2017). "Author recounts Golda Meir's career as a leader, which began as a schoolgirl in Milwaukee". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved November 27, 2017. During her youthful Milwaukee years, she worked for some of the city's signature institutions, including the famed Schuster's department store.
  7. ^ a b "Goldie Mabowehz (Golda Meir), from the Milwaukee Public Library to Prime Minister of Israel". Milwaukee Public Library. March 15, 2017. Retrieved November 27, 2017. Schuster's Department Store (once-familiar Milwaukee-ese, "Let's go by Schuster's where the streetcar bends the corner round")
  8. ^ Clapp, Newell A. (1962). "Trading Stamps" (PDF). Ohio State Law Journal. 23 (1 (1962)): 35–55. hdl:1811/68340. Retrieved November 30, 2017. They were first issued in 1891 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, by Schuster's Department Store.
  9. ^ "Innovative Schuster's Department store of Retro Milwaukee". RetroCom. Retrieved November 27, 2017. Innovative Schuster's Department store of Retro Milwaukee, pioneers in adopting 'trading stamps' in 1891 and an early version of the charge card, the 'Budga-Plate'.
  10. ^ Begel, Dave (November 26, 2012). "Remembering Billie the Brownie". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved November 29, 2017. But there was no tradition that could match Billie the Brownie. Billie was the creation of Schuster's Department Store.
  11. ^ "Dee Schuster Opens Furniture Warehouse". Arkansas Business. March 10, 2003. Retrieved August 16, 2017.
  12. ^ "File:Schuster's House of Fine Foods, Greenville, Pa (81759).jpg". Thomas, Photographer & Jobber, Warren, PA. Retrieved November 27, 2017.

External links edit

  • Schuster's Department Store images
  • Schuster's Department Store in 1908 painting
  • Schuster's trading stamps images
  • Billie the Brownie images
  • Billie the Brownie images
  • Billie the Brownie article at Marquette University's Children in Urban America Project
  • Billie the Brownie video at the Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum
  • Billie the Brownie Christmas Show video, originally aired December 25, 1954

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Schuster s officially Ed Schuster amp Co was a department store chain founded in 1883 in Milwaukee Wisconsin and it is now defunct 1 2 Exterior of Schuster s Department Store on King Drive in Milwaukee when it was temporarily unclad in 2015Exterior of Schuster s Department Store showing decorative brickwork Contents 1 Department store in Milwaukee 2 Others 3 References 4 External linksDepartment store in Milwaukee editSchuster s opted for several neighborhood stores over a single downtown location 3 and Schuster s locations included 2151 N Third St now Martin Luther King Jr Drive 12th and Vliet streets and 11th and Mitchell streets 4 Packard Plaza and Capitol Court 5 Kirchhoff amp Rose 4 designed the Third Street store Gimbels bought Schuster s in 1962 and operated as Gimbels Schuster s until 1969 4 Golda Meir worked at Schuster s after graduating from high school in 1915 and before moving to Palestine in 1921 6 7 Schuster s notable marketing efforts included the first trading stamps in 1891 8 an early version of the charge card called Budga Plate a doll named Billie the Brownie from 1927 to 1955 9 10 Schuster s Christmas Parade 5 and the catch phrase Let s go by Schuster s where the streetcar bends the corner round 7 Others editAn unrelated group of furniture stores in Arkansas also carrying the Schuster s name operated for many years with locations in Little Rock and North Little Rock as well as a Pine Bluff store that eventually transferred briefly to Conway 11 There was also a restaurant called Schuster s House of Fine Foods located in Greenville PA between circa 1930 and circa 1945 12 References edit Beutner Jeff May 4 2016 Schuster s Delivery Wagon 1908 Urban Milwaukee Retrieved August 16 2017 This postcard c 1908 shows one of Schuster s horse drawn delivery wagons Geenen Paul H 2012 Schuster s amp Gimbels Milwaukee s Beloved Department Stores History Press ISBN 9781609493899 Retrieved November 30 2017 Daykin Tom February 9 2017 Former Schuster s site to be redeveloped Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved August 16 2017 The planned redevelopment of the former flagship of the Schuster s department store chain 2153 N King Drive has been granted 7 9 million in state historic preservation tax credits a b c Tanzilo Bobby April 27 2015 Urban spelunking See Schuster s flagship building before it s covered again OnMilwaukee com Retrieved November 27 2017 Business was strong enough that Schuster s paid a whopping 140 000 to erect the current Kirchoff amp Rose building two decades later further up 3rd Street a b Tanzilo Bobby November 25 2012 Geenen relives the glory days of Schuster s and Gimbels OnMilwaukee com Retrieved November 30 2017 Their greatest success was Billie the Brownie and the Schuster s Christmas Parade Higgins Jim November 27 2017 Author recounts Golda Meir s career as a leader which began as a schoolgirl in Milwaukee Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Retrieved November 27 2017 During her youthful Milwaukee years she worked for some of the city s signature institutions including the famed Schuster s department store a b Goldie Mabowehz Golda Meir from the Milwaukee Public Library to Prime Minister of Israel Milwaukee Public Library March 15 2017 Retrieved November 27 2017 Schuster s Department Store once familiar Milwaukee ese Let s go by Schuster s where the streetcar bends the corner round Clapp Newell A 1962 Trading Stamps PDF Ohio State Law Journal 23 1 1962 35 55 hdl 1811 68340 Retrieved November 30 2017 They were first issued in 1891 in Milwaukee Wisconsin by Schuster s Department Store Innovative Schuster s Department store of Retro Milwaukee RetroCom Retrieved November 27 2017 Innovative Schuster s Department store of Retro Milwaukee pioneers in adopting trading stamps in 1891 and an early version of the charge card the Budga Plate Begel Dave November 26 2012 Remembering Billie the Brownie OnMilwaukee com Retrieved November 29 2017 But there was no tradition that could match Billie the Brownie Billie was the creation of Schuster s Department Store Dee Schuster Opens Furniture Warehouse Arkansas Business March 10 2003 Retrieved August 16 2017 File Schuster s House of Fine Foods Greenville Pa 81759 jpg Thomas Photographer amp Jobber Warren PA Retrieved November 27 2017 External links editSchuster s Department Store images Schuster s Department Store in 1908 painting Schuster s trading stamps images Billie the Brownie images Billie the Brownie images Billie the Brownie article at Marquette University s Children in Urban America Project Billie the Brownie video at the Wisconsin Broadcasting Museum Billie the Brownie Christmas Show video originally aired December 25 1954 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Schuster 27s amp oldid 1183737885, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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