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A new thrift store with a familiar name is opening on State Street in Boise, part of big plans for a local nonprofit. St. Vincent de Paul Southwest Idaho is moving its existing store at 6464 W ...
In 1937, The Bon Marché opened its first store outside of Washington through a merger of Boise, Idaho-based C.C. Anderson's into The Bon Marché by Allied Stores. The downtown Boise store remained in operation for more than 70 years, until early 2010, albeit as a Macy's for its final few years.
A familiar shop that served generations of Boise families is no more. A new history will be etched into the land in the coming years The Idaho Sporting Goods store was a Boise icon.
The South Eighth Street Historic District in Boise, Idaho, is an area of approximately 8 acres (3.2 ha) that includes 22 commercial buildings generally constructed between 1902 and 1915. The buildings are of brick, many with stone cornices and rounded arches, and are between one and four stories in height.
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Alexanders is a two-story, Second Renaissance Revival style commercial building designed by architects Tourtellotte & Hummel and constructed in Boise, Idaho, in 1924. [2] The brick building is clad in white terracotta. [3] Alexanders was a men's clothing store chain begun in 1891 by Moses Alexander. After construction, the building at 826 Main ...
Mall craze comes to Boise. From 1965 to the mid-1980s, the Boise Redevelopment Agency — later rebranded as the Capital City Development Corp. — planned to level most of the buildings within ...
The Idaho Candy Company was founded in 1901 by Thomas Ovard "T.O." Smith (1876-1954). [3] He began by making chocolates in his garage, and then selling them door-to-door. In 1909, he opened a factory in Boise, which still operates today. [4] [5] John Wagers bought the company in 1984, [6] and his son Dave Wagers has been running the company ...