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Lyman Gustave Bloomingdale (February 11, 1841 – October 13, 1905) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for retail, and in April 1872, with his brother Joseph , founded department store chain Bloomingdale's Inc. on 59th Street in New York City .
Lyman Bloomingdale was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for retail, and in April 1872 founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in New York City with his brother Joseph. Lyman Bloomingdale was born on February 11, 1841 in New York City.
A Store Is Born. To think it all started with a 19th century fad - the hoop skirt. That was the first item that Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale carried in their Ladies' Notions Shop in New York's Lower East Side. In the late 1800's, most fashion retailers specialized in just one type of garment.
Oct 13, 2014 · On October 13, 1905, Lyman G. Bloomingdale, co-founder of the vaunted New York retail emporium that bears his name, died at the age of 64.
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Jun 19, 2014 · Lyman Bloomingdale (1841-1905) and Joseph Bloomingdale (1842-1904) were the sons of German-Jewish immigrants who settled in New York. Their father Benjamin started a small clothing shop, and it was here that Lyman and Joseph sold their first hoop skirts for ladies.
Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale were not the pioneers of the American department store concept, they simply took the model and did it bigger. The brothers began with a Ladies Notion Shop and then opened their store, Bloomingdale Brothers Great East Side Bazaar, on 56th Street and Third Avenue, Manhattan, in 1872.
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Apr 26, 2022 · Lyman Gustave Bloomingdale (1841–1905) was an American businessman who in April 1872, with his brother Joseph, founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in New York City.
