Montgomery Avenue - Business District

Montgomery Avenue - Business District

Most of the earliest merchants in Sheffield, Alabama were of Jewish descent and came to the area in the mid 1880's. The earliest Jewish families were the Spielbergers who owned a dry goods and clothing store, Speilbergers and Sons at 217-219 Montgomery Avenue. Other Jewish owned businesses...

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Main Author: Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Format: Electronic
Published: Auburn University Libraries
Subjects:
Cultural resources
Online Access:https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1868
format Electronic
collection Alabama Cultural Resource Survey Collection
building Auburn University
publisher Auburn University Libraries
topic Cultural resources
spellingShingle Cultural resources
Montgomery Avenue - Business District
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
fulltopic Cultural resources
Montgomery Avenue; Sheffield, Alabama; Colbert County; Jewish Owned Businesses
description Most of the earliest merchants in Sheffield, Alabama were of Jewish descent and came to the area in the mid 1880's. The earliest Jewish families were the Spielbergers who owned a dry goods and clothing store, Speilbergers and Sons at 217-219 Montgomery Avenue. Other Jewish owned businesses included: Philip Olin who sold boots, shoes, and clothing, H. Goodman and A. E. Goodman who sold furniture and general merchandise, and Cohen Mercantile, which was located at the intersection of Montgomery and Cohen.
spelling Montgomery Avenue - Business District Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama Montgomery Avenue; Sheffield, Alabama; Colbert County; Jewish Owned Businesses Most of the earliest merchants in Sheffield, Alabama were of Jewish descent and came to the area in the mid 1880's. The earliest Jewish families were the Spielbergers who owned a dry goods and clothing store, Speilbergers and Sons at 217-219 Montgomery Avenue. Other Jewish owned businesses included: Philip Olin who sold boots, shoes, and clothing, H. Goodman and A. E. Goodman who sold furniture and general merchandise, and Cohen Mercantile, which was located at the intersection of Montgomery and Cohen. Alabama Cultural Resource Survey circa 1885 Text and photograph. https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1868Sheffield Historical Society Special Collection, Sadie Schrader Collection, Collier Library, University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama.
title Montgomery Avenue - Business District
titleStr Montgomery Avenue - Business District
author Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
author_facet Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
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url https://omeka.lib.auburn.edu/items/show/1868
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