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The '''Weatherby-Kayser Shoe Company''' was a chain of footwear retailers with origins in [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1900s. It was founded in 1884 by Bruce Weatherby and Emil Kayser (d. August 26, 1948).<ref>{{cite news |title=Children Get Bulk of Kayser Estate |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-childre/145862107/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |date=3 September 1948 |pages=2}}</ref>
The '''Weatherby-Kayser Shoe Company''' was a chain of footwear retailers with origins in [[Los Angeles]] in the early 1900s. It was founded in 1884 by Bruce Weatherby and Emil Kayser (d. August 26, 1948).<ref>{{cite news |title=Children Get Bulk of Kayser Estate |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-citizen-news-childre/145862107/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Citizen News |date=3 September 1948 |pages=2}}</ref>


The store moved to Broadway at 4th in 1911, following the other major upscale stores' move from Spring Street west and south. In 1924, the store had opened branches in Pasadena and Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wetherby(sic)-Kayser Co. Leases $500,000 Broadway Building |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-wetherbysic/145861504/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=16 June 1924 |pages=23}}</ref> By 1925, the main store was at 416-8 W. Seventh Street, between Olive and Hill, about {{cvt|17000|sqft|sqm}} in size, in addition to the 4th & Broadway store and a store at the [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]] on [[Wilshire Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Weatherby-Kayser Stores in Saturday Closing for Summer |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-weatherby-ka/145862877/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=8 July 1921 |pages=9}}</ref> In 1925 it opened a {{cvt|12000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} store at 715–7–9 S. Flower St., in the new upscale shopping area around [[J. W. Robinson's]] and [[Barker Brothers]]' new stores, which a newspaper at the time called the "Fifth Avenue of the West".<ref>{{cite news |title=New Business Area Develops: Seventh and Flower District Gets New Firm |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-new-business/145861740/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=12 September 1925 |pages=14}}</ref>
On December 1, 1902, the store moved to 215 S. Broadway in the [[B. F. Coulter Building]] ([[Potomac Block]]),<ref>{{cite news |title=Wetherby Kayser Shoe Company moving to 215 S. Broadway |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times-wetherby-kayser-sh/145872745/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=27 November 1902 |pages=13}}</ref> then in 1911 to the [[Grant Building (Los Angeles)|Grant Building]] at 4th and Broadway, following the gradual migration of upscale stores ever further south and west from the [[Los Angeles Plaza]] before suburbanization. In 1924, the store had opened branches in Pasadena and Hollywood.<ref>{{cite news |title=Wetherby(sic)-Kayser Co. Leases $500,000 Broadway Building |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-wetherbysic/145861504/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=16 June 1924 |pages=23}}</ref> By 1925, the main store was at 416-8 W. Seventh Street, between Olive and Hill, about {{cvt|17000|sqft|sqm}} in size, in addition to the 4th & Broadway store and a store at the [[Ambassador Hotel (Los Angeles)|Ambassador Hotel]] on [[Wilshire Boulevard]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Weatherby-Kayser Stores in Saturday Closing for Summer |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-weatherby-ka/145862877/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=8 July 1921 |pages=9}}</ref> In 1925 it opened a {{cvt|12000|sqft|sqm|adj=on}} store at 715–7–9 S. Flower St., in the new upscale shopping area around [[J. W. Robinson's]] and [[Barker Brothers]]' new stores, which a newspaper at the time called the "Fifth Avenue of the West".<ref>{{cite news |title=New Business Area Develops: Seventh and Flower District Gets New Firm |url=http://newspapers.com/article/los-angeles-evening-express-new-business/145861740/ |access-date=22 April 2024 |work=Los Angeles Evening Express |date=12 September 1925 |pages=14}}</ref>

The chain expanded across Southern California and into Arizona, Missouri and elsewhere, in suburban downtown district and then into shopping malls.

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By the 1920s there was a store in San Diego on 6th Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wetherby - Kayser Shoe Company - window display - 6th St - 1927 |url=https://photostore.sandiegohistory.org/product/wetherby-kayser-shoe-company-window-display-6th-st-1927/ |website=San Diego History Center |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> A store opened in [[Valley Plaza]] in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wetherby Kayser shoe store opening |url=https://calisphere.org/item/b98cbf7abd248b1f18da088281867ea4/ |website=Calisphere |access-date=22 April 2024 |date=1955}}</ref>

By 1963 the chain had opened four stores in the [[St. Louis]] area, including one in [[Richmond Heights, Missouri]] across from what was then the Westroads Shopping Center (now the [[Saint Louis Galleria]]).<ref>{{cite news |title=Richmond Heights Mayor cuts ribbon opening new Wetherby Kayser Shoes West 1026 S. Brentwood Bl. |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/st-louis-globe-democrat-wetherby-kayser/145873514/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=St. Louis Globe-Democrat |date=24 October 1963 |page=50}}</ref>

In 1985 the firm advertised 13 locations in Greater Los Angeles:<ref>{{cite news |title=Advertisement for Wetherby-Kayser |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-los-angeles-times/145891455/ |access-date=23 April 2024 |work=The Los Angeles Times |date=17 February 1985 |pages=112}}</ref>
* [[Westside (Los Angeles County)|Westside]]: Westwood, [[Century City]], and Culver City–[[Fox Hills Mall]]
* [[San Fernando Valley]]: [[Topanga Plaza]], and [[Sherman Oaks Fashion Square]]
* [[South Bay (Los Angeles County)|South Bay]]: Palos Verdes–[[Peninsula Center]] and Torrance-[[Del Amo Fashion Center]]
* [[San Gabriel Valley]]: Puente Hills, Arcadia–[[Santa Anita Fashion Park]], and [[West Covina Fashion Plaza]]
* [[Southeast Los Angeles County]]: Cerritos
* [[Orange County, California|Orange County]]: [[Santa Ana Fashion Square]] and Westminster


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The chain expanded across Southern California and beyond, in suburban downtown district and then into shopping malls. By the 1920s there was a store in San Diego on 6th Street.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wetherby - Kayser Shoe Company - window display - 6th St - 1927 |url=https://photostore.sandiegohistory.org/product/wetherby-kayser-shoe-company-window-display-6th-st-1927/ |website=San Diego History Center |access-date=22 April 2024}}</ref> A store opened in [[Valley Plaza]] in 1955.<ref>{{cite web |title=Wetherby Kayser shoe store opening |url=https://calisphere.org/item/b98cbf7abd248b1f18da088281867ea4/ |website=Calisphere |access-date=22 April 2024 |date=1955}}</ref>
==External links==
==External links==
*[https://calisphere.org/item/96e8e56c5014dcd28ab8844bad4b8e9e/ Photo of Downtown Los Angeles store 1904]
*[https://calisphere.org/item/96e8e56c5014dcd28ab8844bad4b8e9e/ Photo of Downtown Los Angeles store 1904]

Revision as of 07:30, 23 April 2024

The Weatherby-Kayser Shoe Company was a chain of footwear retailers with origins in Los Angeles in the early 1900s. It was founded in 1884 by Bruce Weatherby and Emil Kayser (d. August 26, 1948).[1]

On December 1, 1902, the store moved to 215 S. Broadway in the B. F. Coulter Building (Potomac Block),[2] then in 1911 to the Grant Building at 4th and Broadway, following the gradual migration of upscale stores ever further south and west from the Los Angeles Plaza before suburbanization. In 1924, the store had opened branches in Pasadena and Hollywood.[3] By 1925, the main store was at 416-8 W. Seventh Street, between Olive and Hill, about 17,000 sq ft (1,600 m2) in size, in addition to the 4th & Broadway store and a store at the Ambassador Hotel on Wilshire Boulevard.[4] In 1925 it opened a 12,000 sq ft (1,100 m2) store at 715–7–9 S. Flower St., in the new upscale shopping area around J. W. Robinson's and Barker Brothers' new stores, which a newspaper at the time called the "Fifth Avenue of the West".[5]

The chain expanded across Southern California and into Arizona, Missouri and elsewhere, in suburban downtown district and then into shopping malls.

By the 1920s there was a store in San Diego on 6th Street.[6] A store opened in Valley Plaza in 1955.[7]

By 1963 the chain had opened four stores in the St. Louis area, including one in Richmond Heights, Missouri across from what was then the Westroads Shopping Center (now the Saint Louis Galleria).[8]

In 1985 the firm advertised 13 locations in Greater Los Angeles:[9]

External links

References

  1. ^ "Children Get Bulk of Kayser Estate". Los Angeles Evening Citizen News. 3 September 1948. p. 2. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  2. ^ "Wetherby Kayser Shoe Company moving to 215 S. Broadway". The Los Angeles Times. 27 November 1902. p. 13. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  3. ^ "Wetherby(sic)-Kayser Co. Leases $500,000 Broadway Building". Los Angeles Evening Express. 16 June 1924. p. 23. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  4. ^ "Weatherby-Kayser Stores in Saturday Closing for Summer". Los Angeles Evening Express. 8 July 1921. p. 9. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  5. ^ "New Business Area Develops: Seventh and Flower District Gets New Firm". Los Angeles Evening Express. 12 September 1925. p. 14. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  6. ^ "Wetherby - Kayser Shoe Company - window display - 6th St - 1927". San Diego History Center. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  7. ^ "Wetherby Kayser shoe store opening". Calisphere. 1955. Retrieved 22 April 2024.
  8. ^ "Richmond Heights Mayor cuts ribbon opening new Wetherby Kayser Shoes West 1026 S. Brentwood Bl". St. Louis Globe-Democrat. 24 October 1963. p. 50. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  9. ^ "Advertisement for Wetherby-Kayser". The Los Angeles Times. 17 February 1985. p. 112. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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