A la Ciudad de Londres

A la Ciudad de Londres was a traditional European store, which operated Buenos Aires from 1872 to 1922.[1] It was the first large clothing store established in the city of Buenos Aires towards the end of the 19th century.[2]

A la Ciudad de Londres
Industryfashion
FounderJean Brun
Hugh Brun
Defunct1922
Headquarters
Buenos Aires
,
Argentina
Productsclothes
shoes
hats

History

This fashion store was installed in Buenos Aires by 1870. Its owner was Jean Brun, of French origin, who opened the first branch in the neighborhood of Monserrat.[3] It was inaugurated on March 15, 1873 at the intersections of Peru and Avenida de Mayo streets.[4]

Towards 1890, a second branch was opened located on the streets Pellegrini and Corrientes, in the neighborhood of San Nicolas.[5] The original store building located in Peru and Mayo streets was destroyed in a fire on August 19, 1910.[6]

The employees of this store founded the Club Atlético Independiente in 1904.[7]

A la Ciudad de Londres traded with the main European houses, including fashion products of England, Scotland and France.[8] It was the main store in Buenos Aires towards end of the 19th century, and early 20th century.[9]

  • branch of Carlos Pellegrini and Avenida Corrientes, c.1910.
  • branch advertising c.1890.
  • advertising of the year 1885.
  • catalog of products offered by the store in 1901.
  • news about the store fire, Caras y Caretas.

References
  1. Todo es historia, Temas372-377. Todo es Historia.
  2. La moda en la Argentina. Susana Saulquin.
  3. Miscellaneous Series, Temas64-70. United States. Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce.
  4. Bosquejo de Buenos Aires: capital de la nación argentina, Volumen2. A. Galarce.
  5. El barrio de San Nicolás: breve historia del centro de Buenos Aires. Juan José Cresto.
  6. Memorias y fantasmas de Buenos Aires. Francisco García Jiménez.
  7. Historia de los barrios de Buenos Aires, Volumen1. Vicente Osvaldo Cutolo.
  8. Novedades de Verano. Caras y caretas.
  9. Ciudad de Buenos Aires un recorrido por su historia. Dirección General de Patrimonio e Instituto Histórico.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.