Archive Record
Images
Metadata
Title |
First Floor Layout |
Object Name |
Drawing, Technical |
Collection |
S.H. Kress & Company Collection |
Description |
Black line ink on paper copy of first floor layout with lineal feet of counters. Layout prepared in 1945. Revisions made in 1951, 1958, 1967, and 1968, which is noted. |
Context |
The S.H. Kress & Company, founded by Samuel H. Kress, opened over 300 5-10-25 cent stores in thirty states from New Jersey to Florida and across to California, Oregon, Washington, and Hawaii. The first Kress store opened in Memphis, Tennessee in 1896. Many of the early Kress stores started out in rented spaces. By 1909, the Company began to open its stores in new structures created by S.H. Kress & Company architects like Edward F. Sibbert and Seymour Burrell, or built for it by contractors and held under lease. The Kress stores particularly thrived during the Great Depression, as they sold inexpensive products in luxurious spaces. Kress stores ranged in architectural styles, from Neoclassical to Art Deco to Modern and International. Towards the end of the S.H. Kress & Company life, shopping centers and malls overtook free-standing commercial buildings as the preferred retail locations, and new Kress stores were placed in large multistore structure. In 1964, the S.H. Kress & Company was purchased by Genesco, Incorporated, and the company was liquidated in 1980 and 1981. Some of the buildings have been demolished, while others have been renovated and adapted. The documents, plans, photographs, and objects that were gifted to the National Building Museum by numerous donors provide a rich array of information relevant to business, social, architectural, land use, race relations, and commercial history in the United States. |
Catalog Number |
1989.13.2.30.5 |
Credit Line |
Courtesy of National Building Museum, gift of Genesco, Inc. |
Area / Region |
San Fernando, California |
Building Information |
Genesco Store Number: 869 Address: 1004 San Fernando Road Facade Material: 1929 - Brick, terra cotta; 1975 - stucco, tile Style: 1929 - Unknown; 1975 - Pueblo Revival details Drawing Number: L-3 |
Year |
1958 |
Donor |
Genesco Inc. |
Medium |
Black Line/Paper |
Scale |
1/8 in = 1 ft |
Dimension |
36 1/2" x 13 9/16" |
Lexicon category |
8: Communication Artifact |
Related Publications |
Wilkerson, Susan, and Hank Griffith. A Guide to the Building Records of S.H. Kress & Co. 5-10-25 Cent Stores at the National Building Museum. Edited by Joyce Eliiot. Washington, DC: National Building Museum Publication Office, 1993. |
Search Terms |
ornamented brick terracotta terra cotta typical early elements double entrance show window horizontal sign vertical projecting cornice roofline logo parapet damage earthquake replacement demolished one story Pueblo Revival stucco finish false vigas tile coping glazed plate-glass Store 869 San Fernando California 1004 San Fernando Road S.H. Kress & Co drawing |
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