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D. H. Holmes was a New Orleans department store and later a New Orleans–based chain of department stores. The company was founded in 1842 by Daniel Henry Holmes, after whom it is named. [1] In 1849 he moved his headquarters to Canal Street, where he developed his first department store.
Maison Blanche (French pronunciation: [mɛzɔ̃ blɑ̃ʃ] ⓘ, White House) was a department store in New Orleans, Louisiana, and later also a chain of department stores.It was founded in 1897 by Isidore Newman, an immigrant from Germany.
D. H. Holmes (New Orleans), purchased by Dillard's in 1989; Krauss, 1903–1997; Maison Blanche (New Orleans), last operated under that name by Mercantile Stores Co. Remaining Maison Blanche stores converted to Dillard's in 1998. The Palace (Monroe) Palais Royal (Shreveport), purchased by Wellan's of Alexandria 1985. Rebranded and later closed.
Canal Street in the 1950s. For more than a century, Canal Street was the main shopping district of Greater New Orleans.Local or regional department stores Maison Blanche, D. H. Holmes, Godchaux's, Gus Mayer, Labiche's, Kreeger's, and Krauss anchored numerous well-known specialty retailers, such as Rubenstein Men's Store, Adler's Jewelry, Koslow's, Rapp's, and Werlein's Music, as well as ...
In 1903, Krauss Department Store was opened at 1201 Canal Street, New Orleans by Leon Fellman and his nephews, the Krauss brothers—Max, Alfred, Leopold, and Fritz. The building cost $25,000. Because of its location—right on the edge of Storyville—the store sold satin and lace to the ladies of the "District," as it was known.
The chain's next major project was in the Gentilly section of New Orleans, which was an area undergoing rapid population growth at the time that Schwegmann Brothers Giant Supermarkets opened a store there. This store was located at 5300 Old Gentilly Road and was within the city limits of New Orleans, rather than suburban. To finance ...