20th-Century Retailing in Downtown Detroit

by Marianne Weldon and Michael Hauser

Book Overview

As Detroit developed northward from the riverfront, Woodward Avenue became a mecca for retail, restaurants, and services. The 1870s and 1880s saw many independent merchants open their doors. By 1890, a new type of one-stop shopping had developed: the department store. Detroit's venerable Newcomb Endicott and Company was closely followed by other trailblazers: J. L. Hudson Company, Crowley Milner and Company, and the Ernst Kern Company. At its peak...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0738561908
• ISBN13: 9780738561905
• Release Date: November 2008
• Publisher: Arcadia Publishing (SC)
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 0.81 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.4" x 9.2"