Gimbels

For Further Reading: 1937-1993

"Streamlined Escalators Dedicated:

Severing Ribbon Starts Costly New Escalators:

Business Leaders And City Officials Participate in Store Ceremony."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 1 October 1937, 8.

"Gimbels Buy Store Property Here for $5,000,000 in Cash:

Shows Faith in Future of Pittsburgh, Head of Company Says:

Above Recent High:

Recorder Says Price Is Best Paid Here in Years."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 3 July 1940.

"Suburb Trend to Stay--Gimbel:

He Also Stresses Downtown Value."

The Pittsburgh Press, 16 August 1963.

"Register That 'Think' at Gimbels."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 17 September 1968.

"Gimbels Opening in Beaver:

To Unveil 5th Branch Store Tuesday."

The Pittsburgh Press, 9 November 1969.

"Store Unfair to Blacks DAC [Direct Action Coalition] Says."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 22 September 1971.

"Gimbels Facility to Add 300 Jobs."

Beth Dunlop.

The Pittsburgh Press, 7 April 1973, 1.

"Gimbels' 'Dramatic Turnaround' Triggers New Era of Growth."

William H. Wylie.

The Pittsburgh Press, 7 December 1975, C12.

"Business Today:

Bullish Gimbels Names New Chief Here."

Jack Markowitz.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 21 October 1976, 16.

"Gimbels Renovates Its Mall Store."

Pittsburgh Courier, 26 November 1977, 24.

"Gimbels Begins $3 Million Face Lifting Downtown."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 2 February 1979, 26.

"Department Store Strike Possible."

The Pittsburgh Press, 23 March 1979.

"Tentative Pact Delays Retail Store Strike."

The Pittsburgh Press, 24 March 1979.

"Myriad of 'Shops' New Look at Gimbels."

Gloria LaRue.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 4 October 1979, 16.

"Teamsters Local Feels Sting of Union Rivalry."

Mike Pellegrini.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 28 March 1984, 1, 4.

"Gimbels Turns to Public in Bitter Labor Dispute."

Jim McKay.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 24 October 1985, 18.

"BATUS Reorganizes Gimbels Divisions."

Cynthia Piechowiak and Sam Spatter.

The Pittsburgh Press, 8 April 1986, D1, D8.

"Kaufmann's to Buy Three Gimbels Sites."

Wendy Zellner.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 17 May 1986.

"Gimbels' London-Based Parent Hunts for Bigger Game:

B. A. T.'s Retailing Business, London Analysts Say,

Will Revolve Increasingly Around Upscale And Specialty Stores."

Jeff Ferry.

The Pittsburgh Press, 18 May 1986, D18.

"Gimbels Workers Rally for Jobs."

Don Hopey.

The Pittsburgh Press, 28 May 1986, B8, B10.

"Gimbels Workers Try to Delay Sale."

Wendy Zellner.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 28 May 1986, 25.

"Gimbel Workers to Get Pay until Mid-June."

Wendy Zellner.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31 May 1986.

"Demise of Gimbels 'Ads' Up to Loss."

Cynthia Piechowiak.

The Pittsburgh Press, 15 June 1986, D16.

"Developer to Purchase Kaufmann's Locations."

Sam Spatter and Janet Williams.

The Pittsburgh Press, 17 June 1986, D1, D4.

"Gimbels Workers Getting Help in Job Search."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 19 June 1986, 13.

"So Long, Gimbels:

Downtown Store Closes Tomorrow."

Wendy Zellner.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 12 September 1986, 1, 14.

"A 'New' Gimbels:

Liquidators Reopen Unit As 'Off-Priced' Department Store."

Wendy Zellner.

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 15 October 1986.

"Gimbels' Loss Is Other Retailers' Gain, Ex-Chairman Says."

Cynthia Piechowiak.

The Pittsburgh Press, 7 December 1986.

"Boarded-Up Gimbels Smudge on Downtown."

Jon Schmitz.

The Pittsburgh Press, 22 August 1988, A1, A3.

"City Developer Mulling Purchase of Gimbels Store."

Sam Spatter.

The Pittsburgh Press, 19 January 1989, B8.

"Is Gimbels Building Ready to Be Sold?

Terra Enterprises Believed Buyer of Landmark."

Pittsburgh Business Times Journal, 21 August 1989, 1.

"'Real People' Mural Unveiling."

Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 31 May 1993, B7.

"Notice to the Public:

Gimbels Dept. Store (British Owned):

Unfair to Gimbels Terminated Employees."

[Flyer.]

Pittsburgh: [Teamsters], n.d.

Last updated: 15 June 1999.