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'''Yeilding's Inc.''' was founded in [[1876]] by [[William Hood]], making it Birmingham's first department store. | '''Yeilding's Inc.''' was founded in [[1876]] by [[William Hood]], making it [[Birmingham]]'s first department store. Hood and his brother-in-law [[Frank Yeilding]] worked together at the first store, named '''Hood-Yeilding and Company''', located on [[2nd Avenue North]] between [[19th Street North]] and [[20th Street North]], which was then moved in [[1890]] to the corner of [[3rd Avenue North]] and 20th Street. | ||
Frank Yeilding and his brother, [[William Yeilding]], bought the store from Hood in [[1910]] and changed the name to '''Yeilding Brothers Company''' and moved the company to a building built by architects [[Miller, Martin and Lewis]], at 2129 [[2nd Avenue North]], in [[1911]]. The three story building had merchandise on the first, and third floor, and used the second floor as a boarding house. | Frank Yeilding and his brother, [[William Yeilding]], bought the store from Hood in [[1910]] and changed the name to '''Yeilding Brothers Company''' and moved the company to a building built by architects [[Miller, Martin and Lewis]], at 2129 [[2nd Avenue North]], in [[1911]]. The three story building had merchandise on the first, and third floor, and used the second floor as a boarding house. | ||
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* Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) "Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama" Jefferson County Historical Commission | * Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) "Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama" Jefferson County Historical Commission | ||
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Revision as of 00:02, 19 December 2013
Yeilding's Inc. was founded in 1876 by William Hood, making it Birmingham's first department store. Hood and his brother-in-law Frank Yeilding worked together at the first store, named Hood-Yeilding and Company, located on 2nd Avenue North between 19th Street North and 20th Street North, which was then moved in 1890 to the corner of 3rd Avenue North and 20th Street.
Frank Yeilding and his brother, William Yeilding, bought the store from Hood in 1910 and changed the name to Yeilding Brothers Company and moved the company to a building built by architects Miller, Martin and Lewis, at 2129 2nd Avenue North, in 1911. The three story building had merchandise on the first, and third floor, and used the second floor as a boarding house.
References
- Satterfield, Carolyn Green (1976) "Historic Sites of Jefferson County, Alabama" Jefferson County Historical Commission