Opened first at 410 Delaware Avenue in 1938 Relocated to 810 Orange Street, late 1940sĦ04 Market Street, later, 709 Market Streetįormerly location, 1118 Washington Street Marion Avenue & Brandywine Blvd., BellefonteĪ fire in 1953 caused the store to be closed for repairsĩ25 Market Street, then 823 Orange Street, 1945.The location later became a Family Dollar Store and most recently, a Dollar General Store New Road, Elsmere, 1969-1975 closed after a fire destroyed the building. Relocated to 308-312 Market Street, 1963įirst location was a food market, Cleveland & Watson Avenues, in Colonial Heights, 1929-1948Įxpanded and moved to 102-104 N.Moved across the street to 509-513 Madison Street, 1952.A fire in 1971 destroyed the original building. Miller Road Shopping Center, from 1985-1992 it was former location for AMES, Zayre, Gaylords and originally in 1959, Oberly Brick Company.Staats Ladies Ware, 1900-1930 then moved to 111 W. Other businesses to occupy 405 Market Street since 1900: The store closed in 1988.Ĥ05 Market Street, 1932-1945 then moved to 4 W 4th Street The original owners, Herbert and david Freeman sold the store toĪlfred Renzi, Sr. Martin Berger took over the store in 1945 that was started by his parents in 1919.Ĥ01 Market Street moved from 204 Market Street in 1941 Was purchased in 1977 by Tandycrafts for use as a floor covering business.Īlso, 1003 Delaware Avenue and the Concord Plaza, The Atlantic Appliance Store on Kirkwood Highway. Two additional stores were located at Midway Shopping Center and Tri-State Mall.įounded by Theodore Tuckerman in 1918 he retired in 1950. The Wilmington store was sold in 1992 and 9th Street and expanded to next door at 111 The files and additions will be added in batches after editing.įirst located at 839 Orange Street, 1953. Please Note: We have hundreds of photos and data files to I had no idea of Buster Brown’s rich history until I saw the exhibit on him at Geppi’s Entertainment Museum in Baltimore, MD.(Clothing, Department, Furniture, Housewares, 5 & 10, Varity) Name Here’s a vintage Buster Brown TV commercial from the 1960’s. The Brown Shoe Company is still in business, but it is now called Caleres, and they also own Naturalizer and Dr. He made a brief reappearance in the Buster Brown shoe store ads in the 80’s and 90’s. Buster got his own comic book as a shoe store giveaway in the 40’s & 50’s. From 1904 to 1930, the company hired little people to play Buster in stores and theaters (not very P.C.). That is when he was signed to represent the Brown Shoe Company. You think that comics are widely merchandised now? In 1904, Outcault took Buster to the World’s Fair and licensed him to 200 different companies. He would get in trouble, get spanked by his mother, but it’s unclear if he ever repented. His dog Tige completed the famous trio.īuster was a pretty boy with rich parents, but he was mischievous and a practical joker. Buster Brown had a girlfriend, Mary Jane, who was based on Outcault’s daughter of the same name. They changed his name to “Buster” because of the popularity of comedian Buster Keaton. Granville had the famous page boy haircut (which is why some folks think he is a girl). In 1904, he was adopted as the mascot for the Brown Shoe Company.ĭid you know that Buster Brown was based on a real person? His name was Granville Hamilton Fisher, and he was from Flushing, NY. Outcault, who also created the famous Yellow Kid. Our wooden Buster Brown is a the base of a vintage shoe display (and yes, he is for sale).īut did you know that he started as a comic strip in the New York Herald 1902? He was created by Richard F. I remember Buster from the Buster Brown shoe store from my childhood, but I never knew his history. They ask, “Who’s that girl?” But it is a boy, and his name is Buster Brown. Our younger customers wonder about the five and a half foot wooden figure hanging in one of our dressing rooms. Who’s the kid in the dressing room? He’s from the Buster Brown shoe store!
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