Today in Wheeling: November 23--Alexander & Company Shoe Store opened in Wheeling (1889).
The Alexander & Company Shoe Store was a retail shoe store located at 1049 Main Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was opened on November 23, 1889, by Seaton Alexander, who had previously worked for 8 years at the J.H. Locke Shoe Company. In 1899, Alexander partnered with George J. Mathison to form Alexander & Company. The store occupied two floors and employed around 15 people. It carried a wide selection of footwear, from inexpensive to high-end. The Alexander & Company Shoe Store was listed in city directories through 1964. It was considered the largest retail shoe store in Wheeling during its years of operation from 1889 to at least the 1960s.
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Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV
The Alexander & Company Shoe Store was a retail shoe store located at 1049 Main Street in Wheeling, West Virginia. It was opened on November 23, 1889, by Seaton Alexander, who had previously worked for 8 years at the J.H. Locke Shoe Company. In 1899, Alexander partnered with George J. Mathison to form Alexander & Company. The store occupied two floors and employed around 15 people. It carried a wide selection of footwear, from inexpensive to high-end. The Alexander & Company Shoe Store was listed in city directories through 1964. It was considered the largest retail shoe store in Wheeling during its years of operation from 1889 to at least the 1960s.
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Photo credits: Ohio County Public Library Archives, Wheeling WV
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