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Abraham & Straus, commonly shortened to A&S, was a major New York City department store, based in Brooklyn. Founded in 1865, it became part of Federated Department Stores in 1929. Shortly after Federated's 1994 acquisition of R.H. Macy & Company, it eliminated the A&S brand.
Jun 25, 2024 · Abraham & Straus started a major renovation of their Fulton Street store in 1928. The expansion was completed just a few days before the infamous Wall Street crash in October 1929. The ten-story building took up much of Hoyt and Livingston Streets.
Oct 15, 2014 · Discover The Remains of Abraham & Straus Department Store in Brooklyn, New York: The gilded vestiges of a sterling department store can still be found in a Brooklyn shopping center.
Apr 25, 2012 · In 1929, Abraham & Straus, Bloomingdale’s, Filene’s & Lazarus merged to form Federated Department Stores and set up base in Cincinnati.
Nov 22, 2019 · For more than a century, Abraham & Straus was the reigning queen of Brooklyn department stores, the centerpiece of a shopping corridor that in its heyday was the borough’s answer to...
Jun 19, 1992 · When Abraham & Straus opened its doors here 40 years ago, this village was the center of business and politics on Long Island. But now that A & S, once described as the largest suburban...
Jan 18, 1995 · But on April 30, the name Abraham & Straus will pass into shopping history. The parent company, Federated Department Stores Inc., will convert most of the stores into one of its better known...
Jan 20, 2019 · Before the Great Depression. changed the store's plans, only the first three bays on the left (east) side of this illustration were built on Fulton Street. The Fulton Street portion of the new building adjoined A&S' older buildings. on Brooklyn's main downtown shopping street.
Nathan Straus (January 31, 1848 – January 11, 1931) was an American businessman and philanthropist who co-owned two of New York City's largest department stores, R. H. Macy & Company and Abraham & Straus.
Jun 28, 2024 · Isidor Straus was a German-Jewish immigrant who arrived in New York City after the Civil War. After working in the crockery business with his family, he and his brother Nathan bought out Joseph...
