Difference between revisions of "Gus Blass Department Store"
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[[Image:Blass-store-postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Postcard view of Gus Blass Department Store.]] | [[Image:Blass-store-postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Postcard view of Gus Blass Department Store.]] | ||
[[Image:Blass-woolworth-main-postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Blass Department Store on Main Street.]] | [[Image:Blass-woolworth-main-postcard.jpg|thumb|300px|Blass Department Store on Main Street.]] | ||
| − | The '''Gus Blass Company Department Store''' | + | The '''Gus Blass Company Department Store''' was founded by [[Gus Blass]] and [[Max Heiman]] near [[Little Rock]]'s steamboat landing in 1871, and within a few years occupied several storefronts on the 300 block of Main, including 307-309-311, which held its wholesale operation. Fire swept the block sometime after 1900. |
| − | The | + | The extant building at 310-322 Main Street was designed in the style of Lewis Sullivan by architect [[George R. Mann]] and constructed in 1912-1913. A fire damaged the facade in 1916. A [[Candy Kitchen]] operated inside the building. The even side of the 300 block of Main also held a U.S. Post Office, the [[Rose Building]], and the offices of optometrist [[Ralph Hannah]]. |
| − | The | + | The store was purchased by [[William T. Dillard]] in February 1964. It was renamed [[Pfeifer-Blass]] in 1968 in a merger with nearby department store [[Pfeifer's]]. The Blass location was permanently closed in July 1972. |
==References== | ==References== | ||
*Leroy Donald, "Owner Finds New Home for Store Behind Facade," ''Arkansas Gazette,'' October 23, 1983. | *Leroy Donald, "Owner Finds New Home for Store Behind Facade," ''Arkansas Gazette,'' October 23, 1983. | ||
| + | *Ray Hanley, ''Little Rock'' (Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 25. | ||
==External links== | ==External links== | ||
Revision as of 01:22, 24 March 2010
The Gus Blass Company Department Store was founded by Gus Blass and Max Heiman near Little Rock's steamboat landing in 1871, and within a few years occupied several storefronts on the 300 block of Main, including 307-309-311, which held its wholesale operation. Fire swept the block sometime after 1900.
The extant building at 310-322 Main Street was designed in the style of Lewis Sullivan by architect George R. Mann and constructed in 1912-1913. A fire damaged the facade in 1916. A Candy Kitchen operated inside the building. The even side of the 300 block of Main also held a U.S. Post Office, the Rose Building, and the offices of optometrist Ralph Hannah.
The store was purchased by William T. Dillard in February 1964. It was renamed Pfeifer-Blass in 1968 in a merger with nearby department store Pfeifer's. The Blass location was permanently closed in July 1972.
References
- Leroy Donald, "Owner Finds New Home for Store Behind Facade," Arkansas Gazette, October 23, 1983.
- Ray Hanley, Little Rock (Arcadia Publishing, 2007), 25.
External links
Street View of the former Blass Store |
