602-614 Felix - UNITED DEPARTMENT STORES, TOWNSEND-UEBERRHEIN CLOTHING COMPANY, TOWNSEND & WYATT DRY GOODS COMPANY

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St. Joseph Museums

Name/Title

602-614 Felix - UNITED DEPARTMENT STORES, TOWNSEND-UEBERRHEIN CLOTHING COMPANY, TOWNSEND & WYATT DRY GOODS COMPANY

Entry/Object ID

2020.25.766

Description

Neoclassical masonry commercial building designed by Eckel & Aldrich which served for many years as the Townsend-Ueberrhein Clothing Co. Terra cotta detailing and other features virtually intact from historic period. This was a large, multi-floor department store, some people considered it a 5 & 10 cent store They had a large toy & clothing section in the basement It could not compare with Kresge or Woolworth selections and pricing They did have a nice jewelry counter with competitive pricing According to advertisements, in 1930, it was Schute-United Dept. store In 1931, Schute-United became United Department Store Circa 1893 TOWNSEND, WYATT & EMERY 602-614 Felix Circa 1906 TOWNSEND & WYATT 602-614 Felix Circa 1908 TOWNSEND-UEBERRHEIN CLOTHING COMPANY 602-614 Felix Circa 1912 TOWNSEND & WYATT DRY GOODS COMPANY 602-614 Felix Circa 1917 BEE HAT STORE 602 Felix Circa 1930 SCHUTE-UNITED DEPARTMENT STORE 602-614 Felix Circa 1931 UNITED DEPARTMENT STORE 602-614 Felix Circa 1937 UNITED DEPARTMENT STORE 600-602 Felix Circa 1937 JACOB SAFERSTEIN OPTOMETRIST 602 Felix https://www.stjosephmemorylane.com/6thstreet/north6th.html

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Subject Person or Organization

Townsend, Wyatt & Emery, Townsend-Ueberrhein Clothing Company, Townsend & Wyatt Dry Goods Co., Bee Hat Store, Schute-United Department Store, Jacob Saferstein Optometrist

Context

Circa 1893 TOWNSEND, WYATT & EMERY 602-614 Felix Circa 1906 TOWNSEND & WYATT 602-614 Felix Circa 1908 TOWNSEND-UEBERRHEIN CLOTHING COMPANY 602-614 Felix Circa 1912 TOWNSEND & WYATT DRY GOODS COMPANY 602-614 Felix Circa 1917 BEE HAT STORE 602 Felix Circa 1930 SCHUTE-UNITED DEPARTMENT STORE 602-614 Felix Circa 1931 UNITED DEPARTMENT STORE 602-614 Felix Circa 1937 UNITED DEPARTMENT STORE 600-602 Felix Circa 1937 JACOB SAFERSTEIN OPTOMETRIST 602 Felix Neoclassical masonry commercial building designed by Eckel & Aldrich which served for many years as the Townsend-Ueberrhein Clothing Co. Terra cotta detailing and other features virtually intact from historic period. This was a large, multi-floor department store, some people considered it a 5 & 10 cent store They had a large toy & clothing section in the basement It could not compare with Kresge or Woolworth selections and pricing They did have a nice jewelry counter with competitive pricing According to advertisements, in 1930, it was Schute-United Dept. store In 1931, Schute-United became United Department Store Photo #1 - Circa: Nov 27,1917 Construction of the United Department Store Photo #2 - 6th Street entrance Photo #3 - 1950's busy street & sidewalks Photo #4 - United Department Store Photo #5 - View from 6th Street Photo #6 - View from 6th & Felix Photo #7 - Interior view of United Department Store Photo #8 - Circa: 1930's, looking south on 6th from Felix, United & Mattingly on the left Photo #9 - Circa 1919 Photo #10 - Circa 1918 Photo #11 - Circa 1918 Photo #12 - 1918 letter of explanation Photo #13 - 1930 Schute-United Department Store advertisement Photo #14 - 1893 Townsend, Wyatt & Emery fire Photo #15 - 1931 United Department Store advertisement Photo #16 - 1908 Townsend-Ueberrhein Newspress advertisement Photo #17 - looking west on Felix Photo #18 - 1906 Townsend & Wyatt News Press advertisement Photo #20 - 1912 474/906 Townsend & Wyatt News Press advertisement Photo #21 - 1930 Townsend-Ueberrhein Newspress advertisement Photo #22 - Looking east from 6th & Felix Photo #23 - Looking west from 7th & Felix