Russeks

Russeks was a department store at 390 Fifth Avenue, at the intersection with West 36th Street in Midtown Manhattan, New York City.

390 Fifth Avenue, later Russeks, in 2009
390 Fifth Avenue (at left) in 1911 - the lower floors were changed after Russeks moved out

The company was co-founded by brothers Frank Russek and Isidore H. Russek, and became Russeks Fifth Avenue, Inc.[1]

Russeks started as a furrier in New York City during the early 1900s, and expanded into luxury clothing and accessories.[2] In 1924, they opened a department store on 390 Fifth Avenue and West 36th Street.[3][4] This was 390 Fifth Avenue, designed by Stanford White of McKim, Mead & White, and completed in 1904-1905 for the Gorham Manufacturing Company.[5]

In the 1940s (at least), they had a department store in Detroit.[6][7]

In February 1959, they announced the closure of their Fifth Avenue store, after five years of losses, but would continue to operate in hotel and suburban locations.[4] In 1960, the new owner, Spear Securities, remodelled the exterior of the lower floors.[5]

References
  1. "ESTATE OF RUSSEK v. COMMI - 20 T.C.M. 123 (1961) - btcm1231116 - Leagle.com". Leagle. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  2. "Faded Beauty: Russeks Department Store the Little History Left". serstyle.com. September 5, 2017. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  3. "Data". www.metmuseum.org. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
  4. "RUSSEKS TO CLOSE FIFTH AVE. STORE; 5 Years' Losses Reported -Shops Will Continue in Hotel and Suburbs". New York Times. February 26, 1959. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  5. Gray, Christopher (October 22, 2000). "Streetscapes/The 1905 Gorham Building, at Fifth Avenue and 36th Street; Recreating a Stanford White Design -- Using Paint". New York Times. Retrieved May 3, 2019.
  6. "1982.144.097 - Print, Photographic". detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com.
  7. "Russeks". detroithistorical.pastperfectonline.com.
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