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Lyman Bloomingdale was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for retail, and in April 1872 founded Bloomingdales Department Store on 56th Street in New York City with his brother Joseph. Lyman Bloomingdale was born on February 11, 1841 in New York City.
The son of the Bavarian-born, German Jewish immigrants Benjamin Bloomingdale and Hannah Weil, Joseph and his brother Lyman were trained in the retailing of ladies' clothing at their father's store. Going into business for themselves, the Bloomingdale brothers' new store sold a wide variety of European fashions, anchored by their own buying ...
Lyman Gustave Bloomingdale (February 11, 1841 – October 13, 1905) was an American businessman and philanthropist. He is best known for retail, and in April 1872, with his brother Joseph, founded department store chain Bloomingdale's Inc. on 59th Street in New York City.
Joseph Bernard Bloomingdale (December 22, 1842 – November 21, 1904) was an American businessman who in April 1872, with his brother Lyman, founded department store Bloomingdales Inc. on 59th Street in New York City. [1]
Jun 19, 2014 · Lyman Bloomingdale (1841-1905) and Joseph Bloomingdale (1842-1904) were the sons of German-Jewish immigrants who settled in New York. Their father Benjamin started a small clothing shop, and it was here that Lyman and Joseph sold their first hoop skirts for ladies.
The Bloomingdale Brothers: Biography. Joseph and Lyman Bloomingdale were not the pioneers of the American department store concept, they simply took the model and did it bigger.
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Oct 13, 2014 · On October 13, 1905, Lyman G. Bloomingdale, co-founder of the vaunted New York retail emporium that bears his name, died at the age of 64.
