Description: El Paso, TEXAS - Kress Building - 1957 - ARCHITECTURE: S. H. Kress & Co. was the trading name of a chain of "five and dime" retail department stores in the United States, established by Samuel Henry Kress, which operated from 1896 to 1981. In the first half of the twentieth century, there were Kress stores with ornamented architecture on "Main Street" in hundreds of cities and towns. The Kress chain was known for the architecture of its buildings. "Samuel H. Kress… envisioned his stores as works of public art that would contribute to the cityscape." A number of former Kress stores are recognized as architectural landmarks and many are listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the 1913 building on Canal Street in New Orleans (now the New Orleans Ritz-Carlton) and the 1929 neoclassical store in Asheville, North Carolina. Notable Kress architects include Seymour Burrell, who studied in New York with architect Emmanuel Louis Masqueray, and Edward Sibbert, who designed more than fifty Art Deco S. H. Kress & Co. stores between 1929 and 1944. This Linen Era (1930-45) postcard, mailed in 1948, is in good condition, but shows some franking on the image. E.C. Kropp Co. Milwaukee, Wis. No. 5592N.
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City/Region: El Paso
Type: Printed (Lithograph)
Postage Condition: Posted
Era: Linen (c. 1930-1945)
Features: Architecture
Modified Item: No
Building: Kress
5¢ & 10¢: Five & Dime Stores
Store: Department
Architect: Seymour Burrell
Style: Art Deco
Region: Texas
Country: USA
