September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
Hess’ operated the store until its closing on September 2, 1978....
Read More → Store Closes
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
The Harrisburg store celebrated its 50th Anniversary in 1968. Weeks later, the business was sold to Hess’...
Read More → 50th Anniversary and Sale to Hess
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
Mary Sachs died on June 24, 1960. She was 72. On the following day, the Mary Sachs Shop and the 212 Man’s...
Read More → Mary Sachs Dies
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
By 1954 the Harrisburg and Lancaster stores had a total of 175 employees, and the Harrisburg store boasted a...
Read More → Expansion Continues
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
By the 1950’s her shop had a doorman and valet parking....
Read More → Store Adds Amenities
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
In 1937 a two-story addition to the store added a nursery, children’s shoe shop, slipper shop, two...
Read More → Two Story Addition
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
Beginning in 1925, she traveled at least once a year to Europe with one of her sisters, Hannah or Yetta, to...
Read More → Mary Brings European and NYC Fashion to Harrisburg
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
Mary Sachs opens her Lancaster location in 1923. (We are seeking pictures of the Reading store, please...
Read More → Reading Store Opens
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
Mary Sachs opens her Lancaster location in 1921. (We are seeking pictures of the Lancaster store, please...
Read More → Lancaster Store Opens
September 21, 2021|
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Shane Gallagher
Mary Sachs enlisted the Harrisburg architectural firm of Lawrie and Green to design her new store which was...
Read More → New Store Opens
