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{{Distinguish|Edison Brothers Stores|text=[[Edison Brothers Stores|Baker Shoes]], a brand of the Edison Bros. and Leeds shoe stores.}} |
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'''C. H. Baker''' was a chain of shoe stores that operated in Greater Los Angeles<ref>{{cite news |title=C H Baker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-herald-c-h-baker/33797068/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=6 September 1908 |pages=5}}</ref> and elsewhere on the West Coast from 1904 through about 1991. In about 1898, Baker started as an employee in |
'''C. H. Baker''' was a chain of shoe stores that operated in Greater Los Angeles<ref>{{cite news |title=C H Baker |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-herald-c-h-baker/33797068/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Herald |date=6 September 1908 |pages=5}}</ref> and elsewhere on the West Coast from 1904 through about 1991. |
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==Charles Harris Baker (1969–1939)== |
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The stores were founded by '''Charles Harris Baker'''<ref>{{cite news |title=Charles Harris Baker (Obituary) |url=http://newspapers.com/image/385395410 |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Times |date=23 August 1939 |page=20 |language=en}}</ref> (b. Dec. 23, 1869, [[Martin County, Indiana]], moved to Los Angeles in 1880 and Pasadena in 1889, died in an auto accident August 22, 1939, [[Pasadena, California]])<ref name=death>{{cite news |title=Head of Shoe Company Dies (1/1) |url=http://newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-head-of-shoe-compa/145843996/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=23 August 1939 |pages=21}}</ref> In about 1898, Baker started as an employee in Hamilton's shoe store in Los Angeles at a salary of $12 per week. He started his own shoe business around 1900,<ref name=anniv/> either originally or at some point as a partnership, Hamilton & Baker. |
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==C. H. Baker stores== |
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In 1904, the partnership with Hamilton was dissolved and C. H. Baker took over the business, then located at 239 S. Spring St.,<ref>{{cite news |title=Hamilton & Baker, 239 S. Spring St., dissolved partnership. C. H. Baker will continue the business. |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-post-record-hamilton/145842423/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Post-Record |date=26 February 1904 |pages=6}}</ref> the main shopping district of Los Angeles. |
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By 1928 C. H. Baker had 13 stores: 4 in central Los Angeles, 1 each in Hollywood and Pasadena, 4 in San Francisco, and 3 in Portland, Oregon. Their stores were located in most major malls in Southern California until about 1991. |
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In 1939, Harris died in a car crash and his son John Harris Baker managed the chain which at that time had stores in 10 communities.<ref name=death/> |
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==Hollywood store== |
==Hollywood store== |
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In 1923, C. H. Baker opened a store at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard, at that time the second most-important shopping district in Los Angeles after [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]] and [[Seventh Street (Los Angeles)|Seventh Street]]s in Downtown Los Angeles]]. That store had more demand for the latest fashions, and its sales were about $100,000 the first year, and $400,000 per year in 1928.<ref name=anniv>{{cite news |title=C. H. Baker Anniversary Section: Celebrated Fifth Anniversary in Hollywood |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-c-h-b/145842504/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |date=28 September 1928 |pages=13}}</ref> |
In 1923, C. H. Baker opened a store at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard, at that time the second most-important shopping district in Los Angeles after [[Broadway (Los Angeles)|Broadway]] and [[Seventh Street (Los Angeles)|Seventh Street]]s in Downtown Los Angeles]]. That store had more demand for the latest fashions, and its sales were about $100,000 the first year, and $400,000 per year in 1928.<ref name=anniv>{{cite news |title=C. H. Baker Anniversary Section: Celebrated Fifth Anniversary in Hollywood |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-c-h-b/145842504/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |date=28 September 1928 |pages=13}}</ref> |
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Revision as of 14:51, 22 April 2024
C. H. Baker was a chain of shoe stores that operated in Greater Los Angeles[1] and elsewhere on the West Coast from 1904 through about 1991.
Charles Harris Baker (1969–1939)
The stores were founded by Charles Harris Baker[2] (b. Dec. 23, 1869, Martin County, Indiana, moved to Los Angeles in 1880 and Pasadena in 1889, died in an auto accident August 22, 1939, Pasadena, California)[3] In about 1898, Baker started as an employee in Hamilton's shoe store in Los Angeles at a salary of $12 per week. He started his own shoe business around 1900,[4] either originally or at some point as a partnership, Hamilton & Baker.
C. H. Baker stores
In 1904, the partnership with Hamilton was dissolved and C. H. Baker took over the business, then located at 239 S. Spring St.,[5] the main shopping district of Los Angeles.
By 1928 C. H. Baker had 13 stores: 4 in central Los Angeles, 1 each in Hollywood and Pasadena, 4 in San Francisco, and 3 in Portland, Oregon. Their stores were located in most major malls in Southern California until about 1991.
In 1939, Harris died in a car crash and his son John Harris Baker managed the chain which at that time had stores in 10 communities.[3]
Hollywood store
In 1923, C. H. Baker opened a store at 6664 Hollywood Boulevard, at that time the second most-important shopping district in Los Angeles after Broadway and Seventh Streets in Downtown Los Angeles]]. That store had more demand for the latest fashions, and its sales were about $100,000 the first year, and $400,000 per year in 1928.[4]
References
- ^ "C H Baker". Los Angeles Herald. 6 September 1908. p. 5. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Charles Harris Baker (Obituary)". Los Angeles Times. 23 August 1939. p. 20. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "Head of Shoe Company Dies (1/1)". The Los Angeles Times. 23 August 1939. p. 21. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ a b "C. H. Baker Anniversary Section: Celebrated Fifth Anniversary in Hollywood". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 28 September 1928. p. 13. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
- ^ "Hamilton & Baker, 239 S. Spring St., dissolved partnership. C. H. Baker will continue the business". Los Angeles Evening Post-Record. 26 February 1904. p. 6. Retrieved 22 April 2024.