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'''Porter's Clothing Company''' was a clothing store operating from the corner of [[3rd Avenue North]] and [[20th Street North|20th Street]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] from [[1904]] to [[1963]]. | '''Porter's Clothing Company''' was a clothing store operating from the corner of [[3rd Avenue North]] and [[20th Street North|20th Street]] in [[downtown Birmingham]] from [[1904]] to [[1963]]. | ||
In [[1918]] Porter's had stores in Birmingham as well as Jacksonville, Florida. That year the company acquired for the former Huddleston-Cooper Co. in Nashville, Tennessee. [[H. J. Porter]] then served as chairman of the board. | |||
In [[1920]] the store also had a location on [[1st Avenue North (Downtown)|1st Avenue North]]. | |||
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==References== | |||
* "With the Retailers" (October 1918) ''The Clothier and Furnisher''. Vol. 93, No. 3 | |||
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[[Category:1904 establishments]] | [[Category:1904 establishments]] | ||
Revision as of 11:50, 18 June 2017
Porter's Clothing Company was a clothing store operating from the corner of 3rd Avenue North and 20th Street in downtown Birmingham from 1904 to 1963.
In 1918 Porter's had stores in Birmingham as well as Jacksonville, Florida. That year the company acquired for the former Huddleston-Cooper Co. in Nashville, Tennessee. H. J. Porter then served as chairman of the board.
In 1920 the store also had a location on 1st Avenue North.
References
- "With the Retailers" (October 1918) The Clothier and Furnisher. Vol. 93, No. 3