Haggarty's
Industry | Department store |
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Founded | 1905 |
Defunct | 1970 |
Fate | Bankruptcy |
Headquarters | Los Angeles |
Area served | Los Angeles |
Haggarty's (also J. J. Haggarty, the New York Cloak and Suit House, the New York Store) was a department store chain founded in Los Angeles in 1906, which closed in May 1970 due to not keeping up with fashion trends and a resulting $4.4 million in debts.[1] It had more than a dozen branches at its peak.
History
The chain was founded by J. J. Haggarty (1860–1935) who by 1905 had served for three and a half years and department manager and buyer for Jacoby Bros. department store, when he decided to open his own store, the New York Cloak and Suit House, occupying what had been the location of the City of London store at 337-339 S. Broadway. The store opened March 6, 1905, and was decidedly upscale, positioning itself as a large specialty store carrying ladies', misses' and children's ready-to-wear. It had four stories, each furnished in a different color scheme; first floor: fancy goods; second floor: evening gowns, opera wraps, cloaks, suits and skirts; third floor: millinery, dressmaking parlors and art; fourth floor: café and restaurant.[2]
On September 20, 1917,
After Mr. Haggarty's death the chain was bought by Clyde H. DeAcres, who had been president of Sherman, Clay and Co. in San Francisco, retailers of musical instruments.[6] In 1938, DeAcres opened a four-story branch store in Beverly Hills on Wilshire Boulevard near Rodeo Drive.[4]
At the time of the chain's demise the principal owner was Mrs. Lila M. Ash, the wife of Roy Ash, the president of Litton Industries, a large defense contractor. She had invested about $9.5 million in Haggarty's.
Branches
Shortly before bankruptcy in 1970, the chain operated locations in
Other
Mr. Haggarty built a mansion in the
References
- ^ a b Auerbach, Alexander (27 May 1970). "J.J. Haggarty Dress Chain Forced Out of Business by Debt". Los Angeles Times. p. 56 (part III Business & Finance, p.1). Retrieved 23 April 2019.
- ^ "New Cloak and Suit House". Los Angeles Times. January 22, 1905.
- ^ a b "New York Store's Life Dream Comes True: J. J. Haggarty Ready to Open New Emporium at Seventh and Grand Tomorrow". Los Angeles Evening Express. September 19, 1917.
- ^ a b "J.J. Haggarty Growth Laid to Enterprise". Los Angeles Times. 10 November 1940. p. 67 (Part IV Society, p.9).
- ^ "The "New York" to Start Building". Los Angeles Times. November 19, 1916. p. 27.
- The San Francisco Examiner. 30 June 1932. p. 24.
- ^ "Haggarty's advertisement". June 23, 1963. p. 59.
- ^ Gnerre, Sam (7 April 2018). "Haggerty's is a popular South Bay surfing spot. But who was Haggerty? - South Bay History". Daily Breeze (Torrance, California). Retrieved 23 April 2019.