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Halle Brothers Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, commonly referred to as Halle's, is a defunct department store chain. During most of its 91-year history Halle's focused on higher-end merchandise which it combined with personal service. The company was the first major department store in Cleveland to open a suburban branch store. ==Flagship store== After growing and moving several times, the company eventually built its main store at 1228 Euclid Avenue by 1910. Standing at 195 feet, it was the tallest department store ever constructed in the city.〔 Retrieved on 2015-10-14〕 It was designed by New York arcitect Edward Bacon and was called elegant yet refined in its detailing of its white terra cotta facade.〔Karberg, R. E. & Toman, J.A. (2002). Shopping on the upper avenue. ''Euclid Avenue: Cleveland's sophisticated lady, 1920-1970.'' Cleveland Landmark Press:Cleveland, Ohio〕 The Halle Building is the third tallest building in the Cleveland Theater District after the 1921-built 272 foot Keith Building and the 1991-built 210 foot Renaissance Centre. When the flagship store expanded in 1927, Time Magazine praised the business for helping to turn the city of Cleveland into a more metropolitan city and compared Halle's to Lord & Taylor, B. Altman & Co., R.H. Stearns, Marshall Field's, Bullock's, and Maison Blanche.〔(Time Magazine, "Pioneer Buildings," June 6, 1927 )〕 Although the company sustained losses during the Great Depression, business grew again after World War II as Halle's began developing suburban branches starting in 1948 under the leadership of Walter Murphy Halle, while completing a $10 million modernization at Playhouse Square that included a new service building on Prospect Avenue and the West Wing addition to its original building in 1949. Over time, the store came to be enjoyed by the city's carriage trade society, especially during the Christmas season when the flagship store had its very own popular version of Santa Claus, a man named Mr. Jingeling, who could be found, as a TV and radio jingle reminded kids, "on Halle's seventh floor" serving as Santa's "Keeper Of The Keys." Recently, in 2014, the K & D Group of Willoughby, Ohio entered into an agreement to purchase the Halle Building and turn it into high end apartments.〔Bullard, S. (December 4, 2014). Halle Building sold to K&D Group for $20 million. ''Crain's Cleveland Business''〕 The building was sold to the group for 20 million dollars and they plan to have it renovated by 2018, by doing so they hoped to spur downtown residential living further east.〔McFee, M.J. (December 4, 2014). K&D Group buys Halle Building, garage from Forest City, plans 240-unit apartment conversion. ''The Plain Dealer''〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Halle Brothers Co.」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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