Kempner Brothers Shoe Store

At right, the Kempner Brothers Shoe Store on Main Street.

The Kempner Brothers Shoe Store once occupied frontage at 416-420 Main Street in downtown Little Rock, Arkansas. The store was established by merchant and Jewish leader Ike Kempner.

The Kempner Brothers Shoe Store burned to the ground in 1916. The present Kempner Building (currently being demolished in 2009) was rebuilt on the site the same year.

References

• Carolyn Gray LeMaster, "A Corner of the Tapestry: A History of the Jewish Experience in Arkansas, 1820s-1990s," (Fayetteville: University of Arkansas Pres, 1994), 113.
• Kristin Netterstrom, "LR City Director Calls for Halt to Downtown Demolition," Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, February 11, 2009.