The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1872-10-28
f.EvY's DRY GOODS PALACE.
1 SFiEHDfD yEu STORE oH.rA1v STREET

I.
DESCRIPTION OF THE BUILDING.
History or Levy Brothers Business.
III" Slrtciou> ami elegant new lnrildn~ on
the c"rn"r or Min sud Eleventh streets,
Witiri III itH various STAGES oi advancement
tn%1iu coiupC'ior hls - often been i sub
Ject oi comment III the newspapers, will to-
day he thrown open 10 the public under the
auspices Of the popular firm Of Levy Broth
eTs aS
DRY GOODS PALACE AND TEMPLE OF FASHION.
This is IN event frauGht with interest to so
many persons. and so important rs indicative
ri the progress and prosperity of Richmond.
hat we cannot allow it to pass with a SEN
tciicc Of mere announcement. The ladies
particularly would call Us to account were
we to neglect their wishes to the extent of
failing 10 give them a detailed description of
the building, for indeed in such an extensive
establishment as tic Lcvys now have, il
directory seems really Il necessity for The
visitor. BY way Of preface, however, 4
sketch of the
TlST0EY OF THE BUSINESS
will lac found interesting. The business was
established in I&lS hy Abraham Levy, grand
father Of the present proprictors, and for It
number of years under the firm name Ahra-
ham Levy d SOILS. The old gentleman having
aS>oci3'cd lis two sons. Jacob and Isaac,
with him in the business, enjoyed Il reputa.
tion second to none in this State. In iSi0,
hr senior retiring. the business was con-
tinuci under the name OF j. \. Levy & Bro
thcr. lii 1916 this firm was dissolved hv
mutual consent, each partner continuing in
business. nr. !. \. Levy opened lit No. l5i7
Main street, and occupied this Stind until the
close cf the War. In June succeeding Hir.
Abr. II M Levy and Mr.. E.J. Levy, SOILS OF ilr.
j. \. Levy. formed Il co-prtnership under
tia. style Of Levy Brothers. and opened at
the old stand With very small capital,
iuu with energy. enterprise, and belief in
the virtue uI Irin.ri 5 ink. lie namc Of Levy
nrotners .oon nccam" familiar throughout
the state, aiid thci business increased So
al,ialy That 1t lie end oi' the first wear thcy
found ,hcn.cly"s compelled 10 add new
building: to tI!cii' store, making il sixty feet
loa.cr Duit even this did not suffice tor their
dsilv-itIcrcasiu~ trade, and in October, 1865,
thew inospl u Nos. 1913 and l2iI Mriu
street. which WIS used by them until III"
ma.nIr"n' luiiD@ thoy n'w ocrtql "as
r:r,t,'lt.
THG NEw Gu,i nI:;"
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bear, 81 thc city. Il fronts )! lrct Oh Main
street atG runs "',h H." i'tN Oh rAc'ti'h
I;,(, ,';,, ,n.;I,s l,,.ln ,ni cn,,,tnrl9h,r
i,t-,.,,cn, T,,r iron. !. ,ni.had in :, masti,.
imitation Of Nova Scotia free stone: it
i II hc beautifully ornancnlrd with
ih','> 81 >'''''''hH !'t' y,
ana ~ '';" ""''n> Nv "'''s''"> ',,', ,,'
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'''' ana 'i> '''',S - 'li' h''' va '''' '",'
~'"!h' ana "''' t""' anu ,'n i:'''',> 80 '''
upper >!"I'',, liz t1l"I'c y r'''>u :,'
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fnE MAIN r>rrA>cE
is uc course Oil ilain street. II 3 very wide
ana hi"D. ana on either >iti" Il il j, Al cl,-
,-;,fli >!uU.ri,,.};r ni ilrHcil =! i:.S. Tic
cost oi "ii;h ,Yiu hafdiE llaN. OcCu les, liau
.J"n. 'Ei;c.c Nin;t"W> oc,til'y the wllol"
front u; tlfy-niic feet, except Of coirsr tie
>lllr,. allotted 10 tn" doorway ana Waii-.
'lIi"y aic - c,tI~' rEctcl - 10 display dress
Goods IL the stllr ci til" great temples ot
fashion IN broadway, Nc" York, and ri!ir"
r them null!d apparently ac,ulnmndatc the
~;urk 0. az ordinary dry good, store.
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Passing III from ne street tllfon"h Nc>'i-
,l'1 i"' 'i'" "S '"' I'",'''o'' ~ ,It .;t'il
n,,.,;,. t;... ;i,I. y;-it,r t;,ds tl,r vrurrahIr
.,rurriutyu,i,,,t iAir. ,yycog, \. Lcvy) or his
ol.Ijyi,.r assistant Ciaor Alexander IIart)
rra,ly io Usher him or Ecr into tic grand
r,taiI >,,lr,rooin. This is Il n!agniticent apart
,r,,I ,.;uhfrnn feet in t;,r clear from floor to
,n',u. yin,y nf ,l,n whnl,. room from any
,,,,, ,g il Thr ei,rIyin~ and rouuicrs oyc
,nS, nt ,i,o ,,,..t H.;,,,;m;, n;no nnd orp in.
,,,I t;mi.i.,.1 ,';t,, ,,.,l,,,, Or,,imcnt,I
,,,,,I - ;rta,,l, lnn,r fLn
','.r, i:, - tln ,.no,,, and otlnrd sI,Innrt
49,. ''", ,.,;,, n;,.Inr nr t,,n ,,n,,n,. noor
W. W., ''.e ,'''',n ANNA Va I:,E,. =! ,,,,'. -
:. -, ,tD,, ,,.( ;,II. ,,,,i,ll ,.o,,,j soot.
~ 49, 80 > -. p ..-
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,,;,,o -, o,,o o,;.,. w.. find
va ~ '(,,,f III ,,d hl, .nnd.
i,u,t',,,,i j., e.. ,.o,,irn nniiIu. rii,nus
u .'> ~ ~ ,,d ,.l,;,, ,,nn,;;. .nl on
io,',tai 7.n,..;' ''' r,nno, ,;no, rn.hs
,.,ssi,,,rr: and rcuiIc,ncIls furnishing goods.
Forty >ulyslIpli, with their assistants, are
blI-;iv cn.a~td in .cliiEg good =, and eight
caslt-hovs aod:c about in the crowd in rum
ming with money IL the cashiers dcrk or re-
turning 10 the statesmen with change.