Maison Blanche Department Stores (Images of America)

Maison Blanche Department Stores (Images of America)

On October 30, 1897, S.J. Shwartz, Gus Schullhoefer, and Hartwig D. Newmanâ€•with financial backing from banker Isidore Newmanâ€•opened the Maison Blanche at the corner of Canal Street and Rue Dauphine in New Orleans. Converting Shwartzâ€™s dry goods store into the cityâ€™s first department store, the trio created a retail brand whose name lasted over a century. In 1908, Shwartz tore his store down and built what was the cityâ€™s largest buildingâ€•13 stories, with his Maison Blanche occupying the first five floors. The MB Building became, and still is, a New Orleans icon, and Maison Blanche was a retail leader in the city, attracting some of the best and brightest people in the business. One of those employees, display manager Emile Alline, created the storeâ€™s second icon, the Christmas character â€œMr. Bingle,â€ in 1947. Mr. Bingle continues to spark the imagination of New Orleans children of all ages. Even though Maison Blanche has become part of New Orleansâ€™s past, the landmark Canal Street store lives on as the Ritz-Carlton Hotel.
Country USA
Brand Arcadia
Manufacturer Arcdia Publishing
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber black & white illustrations, frontispiec
ReleaseDate 2011-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780738588179

Country	USA
Brand	Arcadia
Manufacturer	Arcdia Publishing
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	black & white illustrations, frontispiec
ReleaseDate	2011-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780738588179

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