Discover
the fascinating history
the fascinating history
of Michigan's own specialty
department store
Jacobsons: I miss it so!
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to the welcome page for details)
Founded in Reed City, Michigan, in 1868,
Jacobson's expanded to Jackson, Michigan
in 1904, and in 1920 inaugurated a new
store on Main Street (now Michigan Avenue).
Jacobson's expanded to Jackson, Michigan
in 1904, and in 1920 inaugurated a new
store on Main Street (now Michigan Avenue).
The store expanded to Ann Arbor, and Battle Creek,
and was purchased in 1939 by Nathan Rosenfeld,
a retail and finance specialist who set out to turn
it into one of Michigan's finest stores.
later house the 1961 store building
The main store was modernized in 1955.
several blocks to the west of the original store.
Jacobson Stores, Inc. (Jacobson's)
3333 West Sargent Road
Jackson, MI (Corporate Office &
Distribution Center)
JACOBSON STORES (through 1978)
Jacobson's Jackson (1904/1943/1955/1961)
255 West Michigan Avenue
The Cortland Room
The Cortland Room
Jacobson's store in its home town was situated on the Progress
Place Mall in downtown Jackson (The administrative
headquarters were located at 1200 North West Street).
Place Mall in downtown Jackson (The administrative
headquarters were located at 1200 North West Street).
A new Store for the Home was opened on Cortland
Street in 1969, in quarters formerly occupied by a
downtown Sears store, and renovated in
Jacobson's tradional style.
Jacobson's Ann Arbor (Oct.1, 1924/1941)
612 E. Liberty Street
116,000 sq. ft.
116,000 sq. ft.
Jacobson's was a fixture on Ann Arbor's Liberty street
since its opening in 1924. The store was often enlarged
and remodeled over the years, and was connected to the
adjacent Maynard Street parking garage.
Jacobson's Battle Creek (1937/1951)
The original Jacobson's store was a narrow shop
next to a Kresge store in Battle Creek. After the
1939 change in ownership, this larger store
was occupied, but it remained one of Jake's
smaller stores, and competed with
the larger Kalamazoo store to the west.
Jacobson's East Lansing (1941/1951/1970)
333 E. Grand River Avenue
The East Room
Jacobson's East Lansing Store served faculty and students of
Michigan State University,as well as Mid-Michigan residents.
This beautiful contemporary facility replaced a store opened in 1940.
After the relocation, Jacobson's expanded and renovated its old
store into a new Store for the Home.
store into a new Store for the Home.
Jacobson's Grand Rapids (1943/1954)
Fulton Street at Sheldon Avenue
Before moving to its own building in 1954, Jacobson's
occupied a 2-story space in the Pantlind Hotel, today's
Amway Grand Plaza; the space currently houses the
Hotel's "1913 Room" gourmet restaurant.
In 1954, Jake's remodeled the Watson Building
at the corner of Fulton and Sheldon Avenues,
and vacated the Pantlind Hotel for a larger,
free-standing space.
at the corner of Fulton and Sheldon Avenues,
and vacated the Pantlind Hotel for a larger,
free-standing space.
Jacobson's Saginaw (1944/1975)
200,000 s.f.
Jacobson's large Saginaw store was part of a "superblock" proposal
meant to revitalize the downtown core and attract customers from
all over northern Michigan.
Jacobson's Grosse Pointe (1944/1952/1974)
17030 Kercheval Avenue
22375 Kercheval Avenue (Store for the Home)
The St. Clair Room
The St. Clair Room
Jacobson's, after slowly expanding since 1944, occupied a renovated,
Colonial Williamsburg style structure in
The Village shopping district in Grosse Pointe in 1974.
The Home Decorative Shop, later the Store for the Home, opened on the
other side of Kercheval Avenue in 1953.
GROSSE POINTE STORE DIRECTORY
Lower Level
Miss J Shop • Miss J Shoes • Customer Service
Street Floor
Stationery • Adult Game Gallery • Jacobson's Book Shop • Pantry and Sweet Shop • Fine Jewelry Salon • St. Clair Room Restaurant • Cosmetics • Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Belts • Scarves • Accessories • Hosiery • Shoe Salon
Store for Men Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Mr. J Shop • Men's Clothing • Men's Shoes • Men's Hats
Second Floor
Infants' Shop • Children's Shop • Boys' Shop • Girls' Shop • Cannon Shop • Toys • Children's Shoes • Intimate Apparel • Foundations • Patio Fashions • Sportswear • Little Separates • Pin Money Shop • Custom Sizes • Dress Salon • Coat and Suit Salon • After 5 Dresses • Signature Collections • International Collections • Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique • Collection Sportswear • Designer Salon • Bridal Salon • Fur Salon • Styling Salon
Store for the Home 17141 Kercheval Avenue
China • Silver • Glass • Linen Shop • Collector's Gallery • Gift Shop • Kitchen Shop • Lamps • Bedroom Fashions • Bath Shop • Draperies • Closet Shop • Fine Furniture Gallery • Design Studio • Floor Coverings • Area Rug Center
Jacobson's Birmingham (1950/1953/1962/1972)
336 W. Maple Road
325 Old North Woodward (Store for the Home)
Store for Fashions
Store for the Home
Children's Shops and Men's Store
Jacobson's occupied several buildings since it opened in
Jacobson's occupied several buildings since it opened in
Birmingham in 1950, later adding a
Store for the Home, Men's Store, Children's Shop,
as well as an expanded main fashion store.
Jacobson's Kalamazoo (1961/1970/1979)
359 South Burdick
209 South Burdick (Store for the Home)(1970)
Jacobson's Kalamazoo store opened in 1961 on Burdick treet,
also known as Kalamazoo Mall - one of the nation's first
downtown pedestrian malls.
A separate Store for the Home was
opened on the mall in the early 1970s.
Jacobson's Dearborn (Oct. 8, 1964)
22201 West Michigan Avenue
22375 West Michigan Avenue (Store for the Home)
The Top of the Fountain
The Top of the Fountain
Jacobson's Dearborn store, in the West Dearborn
shopping district, opened to great fanfare in October of 1964
Jacobson's eneterd the furniture business by purchasing
the Daly Brothers furniture store, which was remodeled into
the Daly Brothers furniture store, which was remodeled into
Jacobson's Store for the Home in 1974
DEARBORN STORE DIRECTORY
Lower Level
Kitchen Shop • Lamps • Bedroom Fashions • Bath Shop • Draperies • Closet Shop • Fabric Shop • Yarn Shop
Street Floor
Stationery • Adult Game Gallery • Jacobson's Book Shop • Sweets and Treats Shop • Fine Jewelry Salon • Cosmetics • Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Belts • Scarves • Accessories • Little Separates • Hosiery • Shoe Salon • China • Silver • Glass • Linen Shop • Collector's Gallery • Gift Shop
Store for Men Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportswear • Mr. J Shop • Men's Clothing • Men's Shoes • Men's Hats
Second FloorTop of the Fountain Restaurant • Infants' Shop • Children's Shop • Boys' Shop • Girls' Shop • Cannon Shop • Toys • Children's Shoes • Miss J Shop • Miss J Shoes • Intimate Apparel • Foundations • Patio Fashions • Sportswear • Little Separates • Pin Money Shop • Custom Sizes • Dress Salon • Coat and Suit Salon • After 5 Dresses • Signature Collections • International Collections • Givenchy Nouvelle Boutique • Collection Sportswear • Designer Salon • Bridal Salon • Fur Salon • Styling Salon • Customer Service
Store for Homes 22375 West Michigan Avenue
Fine Furniture Gallery • Design Studio • Floor Coverings
Jacobson's East Grand Rapids (1966)
2255 E. Wealthy Street
store was built of brick
Jacobson's Sarasota, FL (1969)
443 St. Armand's Circle
Sarasota, Florida
Sarasota, Florida
Jacobson's began its Florida run by purchasing a shop
called "Yankee Traveler" on St. Armand's Circle in
Sarasota. The store was enlarged and expanded many
times and eventually became simply "Jacobson's"
339 N. Park Avenue
Jacobson's purchased The Proctor Shop in exclusive
Winter Park, a suburb of Orlando. Later, the Proctor
name was dropped and the store became known simply
as Jacobson's
Jacobson's Longwood (1975)
Longwood Village
1855 St. Rd. 434
1855 St. Rd. 434
Jacobson's North Palm Beach (1977)
Oakbrook Fashion Square
Jacobson's in Rochester was the anchor of a small upscale mall
The Walton Blvd. facade of the split-level store is shown.
The Great Oaks store occupied land bought by Jacobson's 11 years earlier in
in anticipation of the grow of this upscale community.
Jacobson's Great Oaks Mall (1978)
Rochester, Michigan
1220 Walton Blvd.
70,000 sq. ft.
70,000 sq. ft.
In the 1980s and 1990s, Jacobson's expanded in Florida, and later opened stores in Indianapolis, Columbus, Louisville, and Kansas. Jacobson's also gained a store in Toledo, Ohio, by buying Lamson's Franklin Park branch in 1974.
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