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Carl and Jack Cole, born Carl Kolofsky and Isadore Kolofsky, were American-Canadian brothers who created the successful bookstore chain Coles as well as the world-famous publication Coles Notes. Carl (died 1994) and Jack (May 4, 1920 – January 22, 1997) made Coles the largest bookstore chain in Canada in the mid- to late-20th century.
The Cole Brothers store was not damaged during the war. [10] The business struggled like many during the early 1950s, but by 1960 the partners at Cole Brothers decided to open a new store. The new store located in Barker's Pool, opposite the City Hall, was designed by Yorke Rosenberg Mardall. [11]
The Cole Bros. Circus was a medium-sized American circus. It was founded in 1884 as "W.W. Cole's New Colossal Shows", by William Washington Cole . Ownership of this circus was passed around and in 1900 the Circus was bought by two Canadian showmen, Martin and James Down which was when the name was changed to Cole Bros. Circus. [ 1 ]
Coles's father married Ann Cameron "Annie" Topp of Buninyong on 20 August 1902 [5] and sold his shop, measuring 20 by 18 feet (6.1 m × 5.5 m), [6] in the Victorian country town of St James to eldest son George in 1910 for £4500, [7] he then moved to Wilmot, Tasmania (around 30 km south of Ulverstone), where he opened yet another shop.
Otto Griebling (April 28, 1896 – April 19, 1972) was a German-born circus clown who performed for many years with the Cole Brothers and Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circuses. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] He was one of four clowns given the title Master Clown by Irvin Feld .
Coles Corner is the name given to the corner of Fargate and Church Street in Sheffield, England, in sight of the cathedral. It was the site of the old Cole Brothers department store until it moved to Barker's Pool in 1963.
A now-closed old-style Coles store at Bonnie Doon Shopping Centre in 2017 A Coles store in Vaughan Mills in November 2013. In 1940, two brothers, Carl Cole and Jack Cole, opened their first bookstore in Toronto, near to the University of Toronto on Bloor Street near Spadina Avenue. [2]
Freddy Cole was born to Rev. Edward J. Coles and Perlina (née Adams) Coles, and grew up in Chicago, Illinois.His brothers Nat "King" Cole (1919–1965), Eddie (1910–1970), and Ike (1927–2001) also each pursued careers in music.