Edgar Department Stores
id:
edgar-department-stores-234-1951793
title:
Edgar Department Stores
text:
Edgar Department Stores was the name of a U.S. based department store that operated in New England. Originally called "The Boston Store," it was founded in Brockton, Massachusetts in 1890. After a second devastating fire in less than 20 years, James Edgar, an immigrant from Edinburgh, Scotland, bought out his partner and in a purpose-built, fire-proof building, re-opened the business as Edgar's in Brockton, Massachusetts. Every December starting in 1890, James Edgar dressed up as Santa Claus to
brand slug:
wiki
category slug:
encyclopedia
description:
U.S. based department store that operated in New England (1890-1989)
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Edgar_Department_Stores
date created:
date modified:
2024-03-03T22:26:44Z
main entity:
{"identifier":"Q5337209","url":"https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q5337209"}
image:
fields total:
13
integrity:
14