Trask's

Trask's was a Erie-based department store founded in 1886 as Trask, Prescott & Richardson Co. Trask's opened their landmark downtown location at 827 State Street in 1889. In April 1955, Trask's opened their first suburban location in Northwest Erie near Millcreek Township. In October 1955, Trask's would open their first store located in a shopping center. In 1967, Trask's relocated their main Downtown store to 806 Peach Street. In January 1969, it was announced that the Trask's chain was acquired by the Ashtabula, Ohio-based Carlisle-Allen Company, it wasn't until a few months later that Trask's had slowly vanished and started to be known as Carlisle's.