Kaufmann’s department store

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Kaufmann’s department store was a prominent Pittsburgh-based retail chain best known for its flagship downtown store and its association with the Kaufmann family, patrons of architect Frank Lloyd Wright.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf defunct company
department store chain
architecturalSignificance flagship building is a historic downtown Pittsburgh landmark
associatedWith Fallingwater NERFINISHED
Frank Lloyd Wright NERFINISHED
Kaufmann family NERFINISHED
basedIn Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
brandOf clothing
cosmetics
furniture
home goods
category Companies based in Pittsburgh
Defunct department stores of the United States
Retail companies of the United States
country United States of America
surface form: United States
culturalSignificance iconic holiday window displays in downtown Pittsburgh
traditional meeting place at the Kaufmann’s clock
flagshipStoreLocation Downtown Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
flagshipStoreType multi-story department store
hasFeature large outdoor clock on the corner of the flagship store
hasPart Kaufmann’s flagship store (Downtown Pittsburgh) NERFINISHED
hasReputation prominent regional department store chain
upscale image within its regional market
headquartersLocation Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
industry department store
retail
influenced downtown Pittsburgh commercial development
linkedTo patronage of Frank Lloyd Wright by the Kaufmann family
marketedTo middle-class consumers
urban shoppers
notableEmployee members of the Kaufmann family in executive roles
notableFor association with the Kaufmann family
flagship downtown Pittsburgh department store
regional prominence in western Pennsylvania
operatedIn Ohio NERFINISHED
Pittsburgh metropolitan area NERFINISHED
West Virginia NERFINISHED
western Pennsylvania NERFINISHED
ownedBy Kaufmann family NERFINISHED
regionServed Mid-Atlantic states
surface form: Mid-Atlantic United States

Midwestern United States
roleInCommunity destination for regional shoppers and visitors
major employer in Pittsburgh
status no longer operating under original name
successor Macy’s (rebranded stores) NERFINISHED
timePeriod 20th century

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Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. employer Kaufmann’s department store
Edgar J. Kaufmann Sr. associatedWith Kaufmann’s department store
Kaufmann family owns Kaufmann’s department store
Federated Department Stores operated Kaufmann’s department store
this entity surface form: Kaufmann’s
May Department Stores Company ownedBrand Kaufmann’s department store
this entity surface form: Kaufmann’s
May Department Stores Company notableSubsidiary Kaufmann’s department store
this entity surface form: Kaufmann’s