Herbst Department Store
By: Trista Raezer and John Hallberg
Contributors: Hallberg, John R., author
Series: Images of America; Images of America
Publisher: Arcadia Publilshing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: Charleston, South Carolina
Language: eng
Number of pages: 127
ISBN-13: 9781467114479
Subjects: Department stores; Herbst Department Store; Pictorial works; Family; History
Description: "Herbst Department Store held sway on Fargo's Broadway for nearly 90 years. In 1887, a young merchant named Isaac Herbst came to Fargo to seek his fortune. He proved to be a dynamic salesman, and by 1892 he had founded Herbst Department Store. The business was destroyed a year later in the Great Fire of 1893, which wiped out most of downtown. Isaac rebuilt his business and expanded it until his death in 1910. The department store was continued by his widow, sons, grandsons, and a large group of loyal employees. The Herbst family took great pride in the community and was active in civic affairs. In the 1970s and 1980s, many customers abandoned downtown Fargo for West Acres Shopping Center and other large retail chains. Herbst was the last large department store remaining downtown until it closed in 1982. Images of America: Herbst Department Store shines a light on a business that had a great impact on Fargos vibrant downtown and community"--Page 4 of cover.
Table of contents: title: The Herbst family; title: The Herbst building; title: The store's departments; title: Herbst employees; title: Store events; title: The window displays.