The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
Freedlander's
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About
- Name
- Freedlander's
- Trading names
- H. Freedlander Company, D. L. Freedlander One Price Clothier, Buffalo Clothing House, Buffalo One Price Clothing House,
- Services
- Department Store
Facts
- Founded
- 1884
Wooster,Ohio
- Dissolved
- February 28,2009
Related
Key Persons
- Founders
- Herman Freedlander President, 1888-1974
- David Louis Freedlander President, 1884-1888
- Owners
- Wooster Growth Corporation
1989–2000 - Harold Herman Freedlander President
1974–1989 - Stanley Carleton Gault President
2000–2009
Location
- Old Numbering
- 9-11 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio 9 & 11
1908–1908
- 9-11 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio 9 & 11
- 119-131 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1952–1952 - 125-127 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1912–1925 - 119-141 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio 1983 and 1997 the City directory lists 125 W. Liberty St.
1964–1997 - 125-131 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1928–1937 - 119-133 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1948–1949 - New Numbering
- 125 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1912–1913
- 125 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
- 119-125 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1954–1960 - Old Numbering
- 9 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1900–1904
- 9 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
- Old Numbering
- W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio City directory did not list an address
1909–1910
- W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio City directory did not list an address
- 119-139 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1962–1962 - 119-131 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio
1939–1947 - Old Numbering
- 8 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio 8 & 9
1894–1895
- 8 W. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio 8 & 9
Freedlander's storefront in the Jacob Frick Memorial Block building.
Freedlander's Department Store has been a historical icon in downtown Wooster, Ohio since 1884. It was founded by David Louis Freedlander, a East Prussian immigrant to Wooster. He borrowed enough money to start a store selling work clothes. The store was originally called The Buffalo One-Price Clothing Store and was located in Germania Hall on South Market St. David Freedlander died in 1898, and his son, Herman Freedlander, took over at the age of 17. Over time, the store evolved into a department store, expanding from 1,800 square feet to 41,000 square feet on four floors. People from all over came to Freedlanders for Dollar Days. In addition, Toyland was loved by children throughout the county.
Herman Freedlander passed away in 1974. His son, Harold Freedlander, continued operating the business until 1989. In 1983, it was reported to be one of the last one-family stores in the United States[1]. In February 2009, the business closed its doors for good. The building was razed eight months later.
Freedlander's was an independent department store that belong to the Arkwright Buying Group in Midtown Manhattan. This buying office was the largest group serving independent department stores in the world. [2]
- Pneumatic tubes, known as the Lamson maker, William Stickney Lamson, patented by David Brown. Lamson created the Lamson Cash Carrier Company
- Freedlander's added Lamson's pneumatic tubes in 1946. (No. 1-28), prior to that they used wire baskets and cups. Money was placed in a leather cup with a lid, which was put in a wire basket. The basket would travel from the department to the office and back to the proper department.
Sales
Anniversary Celebration / Cake Days
Prior to the 1930s, the store celebrated its October anniversary by handing out individually wrapped pieces of cake. In the later years, entire cakes were given to lucky winners. The winners were not chosen based upon.
Christmas Catalog
The annual Christmas Catalog was a big draw. It was up to Weldon Lehman to make certain that ads were posted and mailed to every customer with a charge account so they'd receive them in plenty of time.
The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
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The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.
The industry Accommodation and Food Services features the oldest hotel in Wooster, the American House, operated back in the 1830s, and other accommodations have made their mark on Wayne County in the nearly two centuries since.