page_title: Halle Brothers Co.
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Halle Brothers Co. / History
caption_attribution_description: English: A view of the building that was formerly Halle's Shaker Square at 13000 Shaker Boulevard, in Cleveland, Ohio. The structure, built in 1948, was designed by architect Robert A. Little. It is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. This photograph illustrates the structure as built. Note that the area to the left that is now glass block was open, that there was an awning, and that the glass block along the front was, at the time, plate glass windows.
context_page_description: Halle Brothers Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, commonly referred to as Halle's, is a defunct department store chain. During most of its 91-year history Halle's focused on higher-end merchandise which it combined with personal service. The company was the first major department store in Cleveland to open a suburban branch store.
context_section_description: The Halle Brothers Co. (1891–1982) was considered the leading department store company in Cleveland, Ohio. Founded on 7 February 1891, by brothers Samuel Horatio Halle and Salmon Portland Chase Halle, the very first store was located at 221 Superior Avenue near the city's Public Square where the brothers had bought out a hat and furrier shop owned by T.S. Paddock. Two years later, they moved to Euclid Avenue and East 4th Street and added ready-to-wear clothing to the merchandise mix. The firm was officially incorporated in 1902 as the Halle Bros. Co.
  On the fiftieth anniversary of the Halle Bros. Co. the employees presented to Mr. Samuel H. Halle several volumes holding page from each employee.  In the upper corner was a record of the name, department and years of employment. The rest of the page was the letter to Mr. Halle.
  By 1927, their new $5 million Huron-Prospect Building was opened, creating an emporium in what is now known as the city's Theater District.
  Halle's was well regarded as a high-end department store, receiving praise for opening stores beyond the usual shopping district of Public Square in downtown Cleveland. As of 1927, Halle's selling region included western New York, Pennsylvania, Northeast Ohio, and Indiana.
  Halle's devotion to personalized service was well known, and each new employee received the company's pledge to service upon their hiring:
  Many of us are confronted by the necessity of deciding on matters that arise in the daily routine of business, not covered by the "Rules and Regulations."  For helpful aid in such cases, remember one thing: This establishment puts no premium on clever tricks or cute business practice.  Be open, frank, above all, Honest.  Decide on the simple law of right or wrong-then you can't go wrong.
caption: The former Halle's Shaker Square building at 13000 Shaker Boulevard in Cleveland, Ohio. Built in 1948 on a design by architect Robert A. Little, son-in-law by marriage to Anne Murphy Halle Little, it is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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