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F. C. Nash & Co. – Nash's (Pasadena), at one time had 5 stores in downtown locations in neighboring small cities during the 1950s and 1960s, founded in 1889 as a grocery store, became a department store in 1921, branch stores were unable to compete with larger chains opening in malls built in the late 1960s and early 1970s and had to be ...
Grocery stores in the Southern Orchards include Little's IGA (supermarkets). [13] In 1999, the Free Store on Parsons Avenue opened, which accepts donations and distributes clothes and household items to the area’s poor. By the end of this year, 150,000 people will have walked through its doors since it opened. [14]
A cholera pandemic, which hit Columbus in 1832, drew attention to poor, sick, and displaced residents, many of whom were affected by the impacts of the disease. [3] The first organized charity was the Columbus Female Benevolent Society, formed in 1835 to give clothing and monetary donations to families in need.
Donations can be dropped off at the ReStore Monday through Friday, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Those looking to arrange free donation pickup to the ReStore are encouraged to call (740) 430-2930 for further ...
Family patriarch Simon Lazarus (1808–1877) opened a one-room men's clothing store in downtown Columbus in 1851. By 1870, with improvements to the industry in the mass manufacture of men's uniforms for the Civil War, the family business expanded to include ready-made men's civilian clothing, and eventually, a complete line of merchandise. [2]
Franklin County Board of Developmental Disabilities is selling two buildings, and one sale will require Goodwill to relocate a Groveport thrift store.
In 1909, the company moved to the current Lazarus Building, and moved from being predominantly a men's clothing store to a general department store. It was the first building in the city to feature an escalator, in 1909. The model was soon removed, but modern electric escalators were installed in 1947, another first for the city. [3]
171–191 South High Street is a pair of historic buildings in Downtown Columbus, Ohio.The commercial structures have seen a wide variety of retail and service uses through the 20th century, including shoe stores, groceries, opticians, hatters, jewelers, a liquor store, and a car dealership.