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34-454: The firm positioned itself between its popular priced rival, Bamberger's , and its more upscale competitor, Hahne & Company . Kresge was the last of Newark's department stores to remain independent, and its customer loyalty was fierce. During the Christmas selling season, Kresge's operated a monorail ride around its toy department, and its Breakfast With Santa sold out early each season. In

68-493: A large portion of his estate to the library upon his death in 2018. The collection includes Roth's personal correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, furniture, travel itineraries, typewriters, and over 7,000 books by various authors, many of which include notations in Roth's handwriting. Roth cited a "longstanding sense of gratitude to the city where I was born" as motivation for his bequest. The Philip Roth Personal Library opened to

102-553: A lead in many civic improvements and was active in the early planning of the Gateway Center (which opened long after the store's demise). The store also formed an alliance with Asbury Park -based Steinbach . In 1964, with it clear that his heirs had no desire to take over the department store business, the Kresge Foundation sold the stores to David Chase, and they were rebranded Chase-Newark. In 1967 Chase-Newark announced it

136-403: A museum, lecture hall, and a gallery. In 1902, John Cotton Dana succeeded Frank Pierce Hill to become the director of the library. John Cotton Dana greatly promoted the educational value of the library. For example, he established foreign language collections for immigrants and even developed a special collection for the business community. This "Business Branch" was the first of its kind in

170-453: A stained glass ceiling four stories high. As of August 2024: The Main Library has been renovated many times since its founding. In 1922 and 1931 additions was completed. In 1927, a mural was painted on the 2nd floor - The Fountain of Knowledge - this mural still exists today. In 1949 a 10,000 square foot maintenance building was added. In 1952, a $ 1,500,000 renovation project modernized

204-572: The Don Lee Network to form General Tire's broadcasting division. Strawbridge's added to division in 1996 Meier & Frank added to division in 2002 ; Zion's Cooperative Mercantile Institution (2001, to Meier & Frank) Newark Public Library The Newark Public Library (NPL) is a public library system in Newark, New Jersey . The library system offers numerous programs and events to its diverse population. With eight different locations,

238-680: The "largest collection of Spanish–language library resources in New Jersey. In 2002, The Newark Public Library partnered with a Latino community group, the Friends the Hispanic Research Information Center (HRIC), to create the New Jersey Hispanic Research and Information Center (NJHRIC). In 2018, the library launched a digital collection at http://digital.npl.org . Novelist Philip Roth bequeathed $ 2 million and

272-437: The 1940s the firm opened a multi-story parking garage , one block from its store. The garage located at the corner of Raymond Blvd.& University Avenue was the only structure of its type in downtown Newark that was run by a department store. Bamberger's and Hahne's offered small surface lots next to their stores. With the opening of the garage, Kresge-Newark used the motto, "easiest to reach, pleasantness to shop in". This motto

306-474: The Newark Library Association, a private organization that was chartered in 1847. In 1887, the people of Newark approved the founding of a Free Public Library. The first director of the library was Frank Pierce Hill . The Newark 'Free Public Library opened on West Park Street in the central ward of downtown Newark in 1889 and offered a collection of over 10,000 books which had been acquired from

340-534: The Newark Library Association. Over time, the influx of more books and an increasing population necessitated the construction of a new building at 5 Washington Street, the current location of the main branch of the Newark Public Library. An architectural marvel, the new building, designed by Rankin and Kellogg, was influenced by the 15th century Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy . The library also served as

374-458: The Newark Public Library serves as a Statewide Reference Center. The Newark Public Library is the public library system for the city of Newark , Essex County , New Jersey , United States. The library system boasts a collection of art and literature, art and history exhibits, a variety of programs for all ages. The library is home to author Philip Roth 's collections. Closed Branches The historic Newark Public Library traces its beginnings to

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408-476: The building including covering the 2nd floor mural. From 1987 to 1888 another renovation took place—restoring the mural. In 2006, renovations were carried out in the lobby, including new front doors. In 2010-2011 projects included new carpeting and painting. The Philip Roth Personal Library opened in 2021. After being selected by the Association of American College & Universities (AAC&U) to partake in

442-414: The corner of Halsey Street in Newark, New Jersey , taking over the location of a bankrupt store Hill & Craig. Fuld and Frank were Bamberger's brothers-in-law. On October 16, 1912, the company opened its flagship store, designed by Jarvis Hunt , at 131 Market Street in downtown Newark. The historic building once ranked among the nation's largest department stores; after an expansion in 1929 it

476-547: The fourth-basement level. Two massive elevators carried fully loaded 33 ft trucks from Washington Street down to the loading docks. The store had over 200 departments over 9 floors, and 2 basement floors. There was a restaurant on the 10th floor. The layout of the store changed over time but one layout of floor departments can be seen here. Bamberger's had its own Newark Public Library branch and US Post Office branch. It sold customized linens, engraved jewelry, furs and other speciality items. In June 1929, Bamberger's

510-485: The implementation of a Truth, Racial Healing, and Transformation (TRHT) campus centers, Rutgers University-Newark partnered with the Newark Public Library to aid in the development of the program. The AAC&U selected 10 universities to implement these programs and provided each a grant of $ 30,000. The goal is to bring to light the issues regarding racial inequality in diverse cities like Newark. Though selected in August 2017,

544-673: The last of the New York metropolitan area VHF television stations to begin operations; in the same year, Bamberger was re-incorporated to General Teleradio, in part due to General Tire and Rubber 's increased investment in the station. Transmission was from the WOR TV Tower in North Bergen, New Jersey , until 1953, and from the Empire State Building thereafter. In 1952, General Tire acquired General Teleradio from Macy's, merging it with

578-488: The library was threatened with closure for the second time in 1969, a social movement of concerned citizens were able to put enough political pressure on the government in order to secure more funding. In 1989, the library opened what is now the James Brown African American Room to "generate and maintain an appreciation of African American history and culture". Also in 1989, La Sala was established with

612-451: The library's New Jersey Collection was founded, which later became The Charles F. Cummings New Jersey Information Center. The CFCNJIC became a separate Library department in 1951. In 1963 the library became a Federal Regional Depository. The Newark Public Library claims to have negotiated its first international interlibrary loan in 1955 with the German government. According to researchers on

646-650: The lower-level eatery was remodeled into a formal restaurant named the Garden State Tea Room. The 1960s and 1970s saw expansion throughout the state of New Jersey and into the Greater Philadelphia metropolitan area, and by the 1980s there were branches opened in the Baltimore, Maryland metropolitan area. On October 5, 1986, the Bamberger's stores adopted the name Macy's New Jersey, and in 1988 Macy's New Jersey

680-511: The nation. John Cotton Dana was employed at the Newark Public Library in Newark, New Jersey , until his death in 1929. John Cotton Dana also founded the Newark Museum in 1909, inside the library, directing it until his death. After the death of Dana in 1929, Beatrice Winser took over as director of the library and Newark Museum until 1942. In 1930, the library had a book truck which brought books to children throughout Newark. In 1929,

714-527: The post-World War II population shift towards the suburbs of major cities, Bamberger's built additional stores in locations such as East Brunswick , Garden State Plaza , Livingston Mall , Monmouth Mall , Nanuet Mall , Ocean County Mall , and Menlo Park Mall . In 1970, the East Brunswick location became an anchor store for the Brunswick Square Mall ". Sales volume at the downtown Newark store

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748-609: The public in 2021. The four–story Italian Renaissance-inspired Main Library building was designed by John Hall Rankin and Thomas M. Kellogg, drawing inspiration from the 15th century Palazzo Strozzi in Florence, Italy. Their intentions were to have the building not only serve as a library, but also as a museum, lecture hall, and gallery, that would provide cultural, as well as educational experiences in an aesthetically pleasing environment. The building structure includes an open center court/foyer with arches and mosaics that extended upward to

782-432: The subject of international interlibrary loans, this is not exactly on the cutting edge of international interlibrary loan history, due to the fact that international interlibrary loans have been occurring in different forms throughout the ages. However, "The United States... was slow to resume international lending [after World War II]. Although some individual U.S. libraries reluctantly began to loan materials to Europe after

816-452: The war, it was not until 1959… that the majority of U.S. libraries willingly resumed lending their materials across the Atlantic". Newark Public Library was a part of the vanguard to reactivate international interlibrary loans after the events of World War II, reconnecting the library systems of North America to the rest of the world. According to the Newark Public Library, the library itself

850-497: Was affected by the Newark civil unrest of 1967—sales space was decreased and Newark became a "value oriented" store. Evening hours were eliminated downtown by 1979. In 1986, all Bamberger's stores were renamed Macy's , and the Newark store operated as Macy's until it was closed in 1992. The flagship store in Newark became 165 Halsey Street and serves the telecommunication, colocation , and computer support industries. WOR radio

884-578: Was closing, and four selling floors of the Newark flagship were leased to the Two Guys chain. The two branch stores were closed at this time and the downtown Newark location reopened as a Two Guys unit in the fall of 1967. Bamberger%27s Bamberger's was a department store chain with branches primarily in New Jersey and other locations in Delaware , Maryland , New York , and Pennsylvania . The chain

918-408: Was consolidated with sister division Macy's New York to form Macy's Northeast (now Macy's, Inc. ). As North Jersey 's population grew, Bamberger's followed the suburban population aggressively. Suburban branch stores of L. Bamberger & Co. were built in other New Jersey locations: downtown Morristown , Plainfield , and at Princeton, New Jersey . According to Greg Hatala, for nj.com, "With

952-460: Was established by Bamberger Broadcasting Service in 1922. The broadcast studio was located on the sixth floor of its downtown headquarters It was the first radio station on the East Coast to broadcast opera and a morning gym class in the 1920s. Its FM station, W2XOR (then W71NY, now WEPN-FM ) began broadcasting in 1940 or 1941. On October 11, 1949, WOR-TV (channel 9) signed on the air, becoming

986-437: Was headquartered in Newark, New Jersey . Newark was known for manufacturing in the last half of the 19th century. By 1892, Newark was the fourth largest American city and it manufactured products from leather to jewelry along with it being a rail hub. It also had a large Jewish population. It was these factors that led Felix Fuld , Louis M. Frank, and Louis Bamberger to found the store on Dec 13, 1892 on Market Street on

1020-506: Was marketed under this name) initially offered home furnishings, appliances and the like, but was enlarged in the 1950s to carry a full line of merchandise. Kresge also saw the type of business lines that discount stores were fast becoming dominant in (lawn supplies, hardware, and the like), and in turn leased the top two floors of its flagship store to the Western Electric Company for use as office space. Kresge-Newark also took

1054-422: Was purchased by R.H. Macy Co , but the name remained Bamberger's. In the years immediately following World War II, the store was reorganized to become more "mainstream". In 1955, the tenth-floor restaurant complex was leased to the private Downtown Club. Dining service for customers continued at The Dinette, a counter style room on the first basement level and snack bars on the first and fourth floors. Eventually

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1088-514: Was related to not only the parking garage, but the store's underground streetcar platform entrance, and numerous bus lines that ran along Broad Street. Kresge changed with the times by opening a branch in Summit in 1946, and in 1959 when B. Altman & Company moved its store from East Orange to Short Hills , Kresge-Newark took over the East Orange store as its location. The Summit Branch (and it

1122-414: Was the nation's sixth largest. The massive building covered an entire city block, bounded by Market, Washington, Bank and Halsey Streets, encompassing 1.2 million square feet. The phone exchange, 565, was devoted solely to Bamberger's, with local direct-dial numbers for most of New Jersey's suburbs for telephone orders, known as "TeleService". The building's loading dock was located well below ground on

1156-403: Was threatened with closure 2 times officially within a decade, one of these people responsible for the potential closure being the mayor of the city, Hugh Joseph Addonizio between 1964 and 1969. This was also taking place during the general time frame of the 1967 Newark riots , or rebellion as many would call it. The library was able to remain open through the help of federal aid funding. When

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