Famous-Barr
St. Louis Shopping at Its Finest
Business & Finance, Marketing & Sales, Retailing, Business Reference, Corporate History, Biography & Memoir, Business
| Author: | Edna Campos Gravenhorst | ISBN: | 9781625852304 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. | Publication: | November 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Edna Campos Gravenhorst |
| ISBN: | 9781625852304 |
| Publisher: | Arcadia Publishing Inc. |
| Publication: | November 11, 2014 |
| Imprint: | The History Press |
| Language: | English |
For ninety-five years, St. Louis residents counted on Famous-Barr to buy the things they used every day and to celebrate the moments that happened only once a year. Customers might bump into Sophia Loren while shoe shopping or confide in Santa Claus during a visit to Toyland. May Company purchased the Famous Clothing Company in 1892 and acquired the William Barr Dry Goods Company nineteen years later. In 1914, Famous-Barr opened the doors of its iconic downtown location, treating folks across Missouri and Illinois to almost a century of spectacular window displays and legendary luncheons.
For ninety-five years, St. Louis residents counted on Famous-Barr to buy the things they used every day and to celebrate the moments that happened only once a year. Customers might bump into Sophia Loren while shoe shopping or confide in Santa Claus during a visit to Toyland. May Company purchased the Famous Clothing Company in 1892 and acquired the William Barr Dry Goods Company nineteen years later. In 1914, Famous-Barr opened the doors of its iconic downtown location, treating folks across Missouri and Illinois to almost a century of spectacular window displays and legendary luncheons.
