191:
250:
34:
1190:
823:
1202:
211:, began in 1917 and continued to 1919. Originally five stories in height, the building was later expanded to seven. In 1949 the Crescent purchased the Alexander Building, adjacent to the south, so that it extended half a city block. The final expansion was made in 1973 to include the NW corner of the block.
206:
destroyed most of downtown
Spokane. As the town’s only remaining dry goods store, its entire stock sold out on the first day of business. Owners Robert B. Paterson and James M. Comstock supported the post-fire effort and did not raise prices in order to take advantage of the disaster, which began
227:, the Chicago store that had owned Seattle's Frederick & Nelson since 1929, purchased The Crescent in 1962, and the company logo was changed to the Marshall Field's script. A second suburban Crescent was built in the Spokane Valley at University City shopping center in 1969.
176:
division, in 1988. Frederick and Nelson eventually filed for bankruptcy and liquidated in 1992. At its peak, The
Crescent operated seven department stores in Washington and Oregon, including three in Spokane.
198:
The
Crescent, originally the Spokane Dry Goods Company, was Spokane's leading department store for decades. The original Crescent was located on West Riverside Avenue next to the
1228:
1233:
1263:
496:
1258:
580:
1253:
1243:
1164:
1248:
383:
190:
1206:
831:
573:
491:
220:
610:
506:
486:
1194:
566:
418:
376:
345:
269:
on the southeast corner of Main and Wall is now known as
Crescent Court, which houses retail stores and offices.
207:
the tradition, “be fair to everyone.” Construction of the
Crescent building, designed by noted Spokane architect
615:
230:
In 1987, four of the six
Frederick & Nelson locations in Oregon were sold to The Crescent. One location at
20:
1238:
1142:
996:
369:
532:
305:
231:
249:
1117:
730:
649:
589:
1036:
846:
784:
764:
644:
261:
in 1982. BATUS sold The
Crescent and Frederick & Nelson in 1986, and the stores were renamed
1021:
991:
891:
774:
738:
722:
628:
1001:
986:
951:
931:
916:
861:
789:
714:
444:
262:
169:
120:
1061:
936:
779:
8:
1122:
1082:
1051:
981:
906:
901:
896:
851:
804:
392:
224:
173:
161:
157:
132:
84:
1132:
1011:
946:
866:
856:
537:
413:
203:
1092:
1087:
1056:
1041:
1031:
886:
662:
351:
341:
1137:
1097:
1077:
1016:
966:
956:
941:
921:
527:
322:
266:
52:
1183:
Integrated into other
British American Tobacco subsidiaries or business entities.
1127:
1026:
926:
636:
423:
199:
147:
Clothing, footwear, bedding, furniture, jewelry, beauty products, and housewares.
1147:
976:
911:
881:
522:
235:
303:"Lamonts Buys 4 Stores From F&N's Owners; Move Is Part Of Big Expansion".
1222:
759:
620:
501:
288:
239:
208:
361:
355:
1170:
961:
871:
654:
558:
257:
The
Crescent, along with parent company Marshall Field's, was purchased by
33:
678:
470:
465:
706:
670:
408:
258:
165:
799:
449:
1006:
876:
547:
971:
794:
243:
542:
62:
1046:
202:
and opened for business on August 5, 1889, the day after the
156:
was a small chain of department stores founded and based in
338:
Under the Clock: The Story of the
Crescent Department Store
265:
in 1988, briefly, and closed in 1992. Its former store in
219:
The first suburban Crescent store was built in 1959 at
1229:
Defunct department stores based in Washington State
238:remained as Frederick & Nelson and another in
318:"R.L.Polk's Spokane City Directory for 1950-1985"
1220:
1234:Defunct companies based in Spokane, Washington
1165:British Columbia v Imperial Tobacco Canada Ltd
242:was shut down. These four stores were sold to
194:The former University City store, still vacant
574:
391:
377:
1264:1988 disestablishments in Washington (state)
588:
286:"Frederick & Nelson Stores Taken Over".
223:, Spokane's first regional shopping center.
581:
567:
384:
370:
1259:1889 establishments in Washington (state)
340:. Spokane, WA: Apple Blossom Publishing.
248:
189:
1254:Retail companies disestablished in 1988
424:Federated Department Stores/Macy's Inc.
16:Defunct American department store chain
1244:American companies established in 1889
1221:
562:
365:
1249:Retail companies established in 1889
1201:
13:
330:
168:in 1982. BATUS renamed the stores
14:
1275:
419:The May Department Stores Company
1200:
1189:
1188:
821:
414:Dayton-Hudson/Target Corporation
32:
296:
279:
1:
272:
185:
1143:Sir Joseph Hood, 1st Baronet
225:Marshall Field & Company
214:
162:Marshall Field & Company
7:
336:Johnson, Donald R. (2004).
10:
1280:
533:Fieldale Historic District
306:Seattle Post-Intelligencer
180:
18:
1179:
1156:
1110:
1070:
839:
830:
819:
750:
697:
690:
603:
596:
515:
479:
458:
432:
401:
200:Spokesman-Review Building
143:
126:
115:
100:
90:
68:
58:
48:
44:Spokane Dry Goods Company
40:
31:
731:Murray, Sons and Company
590:British American Tobacco
164:, the chain was sold to
785:Farmers Insurance Group
765:British American Racing
645:Imperial Tobacco Canada
160:. Once a subsidiary of
74:; 135 years ago
790:Frederick & Nelson
775:Cunliffe-Owen Aircraft
739:Rothmans International
723:Ente Tabacchi Italiani
715:Brown & Williamson
445:Frederick & Nelson
263:Frederick & Nelson
254:
253:Downtown Spokane store
195:
170:Frederick & Nelson
121:Frederick & Nelson
252:
193:
780:Eagle Star Insurance
19:For other uses, see
1123:James Buchanan Duke
857:Benson & Hedges
174:Seattle, Washington
158:Spokane, Washington
133:Spokane, Washington
85:Spokane, Washington
72:August 5, 1889
28:
1133:Hugo Cunliffe-Owen
538:Fieldale, Virginia
292:. August 28, 1987.
259:BATUS Retail Group
255:
196:
166:BATUS Retail Group
94:Robert B. Paterson
26:
1216:
1215:
1106:
1105:
1032:State Express 555
817:
816:
813:
812:
663:Reynolds American
556:
555:
459:Store conversions
433:Associated chains
309:. April 14, 1988.
232:Washington Square
151:
150:
130:707 W. Main Ave,
96:James M. Comstock
1271:
1239:Marshall Field's
1204:
1203:
1192:
1191:
1138:Nicandro Durante
997:Peter Stuyvesant
837:
836:
825:
824:
805:Marshall Field's
753:
743:
735:
727:
719:
711:
700:
695:
694:
683:
675:
667:
659:
650:Pakistan Tobacco
641:
633:
625:
601:
600:
583:
576:
569:
560:
559:
528:Fieldcrest Mills
487:Chicago Flagship
402:Parent companies
395:
394:Marshall Field's
386:
379:
372:
363:
362:
359:
323:Spokesman-Review
311:
310:
300:
294:
293:
283:
267:Downtown Spokane
172:, the company's
111:
109:
82:
80:
75:
53:Department store
36:
29:
25:
1279:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1272:
1270:
1269:
1268:
1219:
1218:
1217:
1212:
1175:
1152:
1128:Richard Burrows
1102:
1066:
826:
822:
809:
751:
746:
741:
733:
725:
717:
709:
698:
686:
681:
673:
665:
657:
639:
637:House of Prince
631:
623:
592:
587:
557:
552:
511:
507:Wholesale Store
475:
454:
428:
397:
393:
390:
348:
335:
333:
331:Further reading
315:
314:
302:
301:
297:
285:
284:
280:
275:
217:
188:
183:
139:
135:
107:
105:
95:
78:
76:
73:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1277:
1267:
1266:
1261:
1256:
1251:
1246:
1241:
1236:
1231:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1198:
1185:
1184:
1180:
1177:
1176:
1174:
1173:
1168:
1160:
1158:
1154:
1153:
1151:
1150:
1148:Jan du Plessis
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1114:
1112:
1108:
1107:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1085:
1080:
1074:
1072:
1068:
1067:
1065:
1064:
1059:
1054:
1049:
1044:
1039:
1034:
1029:
1024:
1019:
1014:
1009:
1004:
999:
994:
989:
984:
979:
974:
969:
964:
959:
954:
949:
944:
939:
934:
929:
924:
919:
914:
909:
904:
899:
894:
889:
884:
882:Cutters Choice
879:
874:
869:
864:
859:
854:
849:
843:
841:
834:
828:
827:
820:
818:
815:
814:
811:
810:
808:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
756:
754:
748:
747:
745:
744:
736:
728:
720:
712:
703:
701:
692:
688:
687:
685:
684:
676:
668:
660:
652:
647:
642:
634:
629:Ceylon Tobacco
626:
618:
613:
611:BAT Bangladesh
607:
605:
598:
594:
593:
586:
585:
578:
571:
563:
554:
553:
551:
550:
545:
540:
535:
530:
525:
523:Marshall Field
519:
517:
513:
512:
510:
509:
504:
499:
497:Oak Park Store
494:
489:
483:
481:
477:
476:
474:
473:
468:
462:
460:
456:
455:
453:
452:
447:
442:
436:
434:
430:
429:
427:
426:
421:
416:
411:
405:
403:
399:
398:
389:
388:
381:
374:
366:
346:
332:
329:
328:
327:
319:
313:
312:
295:
277:
276:
274:
271:
221:Northtown Mall
216:
213:
187:
184:
182:
179:
149:
148:
145:
141:
140:
137:
131:
128:
124:
123:
119:Store renamed
117:
113:
112:
102:
98:
97:
92:
88:
87:
70:
66:
65:
60:
56:
55:
50:
46:
45:
42:
38:
37:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1276:
1265:
1262:
1260:
1257:
1255:
1252:
1250:
1247:
1245:
1242:
1240:
1237:
1235:
1232:
1230:
1227:
1226:
1224:
1209:
1208:
1199:
1197:
1196:
1187:
1186:
1182:
1181:
1178:
1172:
1169:
1167:
1166:
1162:
1161:
1159:
1155:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1116:
1115:
1113:
1109:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1086:
1084:
1081:
1079:
1076:
1075:
1073:
1069:
1063:
1060:
1058:
1055:
1053:
1050:
1048:
1045:
1043:
1040:
1038:
1035:
1033:
1030:
1028:
1025:
1023:
1020:
1018:
1015:
1013:
1010:
1008:
1005:
1003:
1000:
998:
995:
993:
990:
988:
985:
983:
980:
978:
975:
973:
970:
968:
965:
963:
960:
958:
955:
953:
950:
948:
945:
943:
940:
938:
935:
933:
930:
928:
925:
923:
920:
918:
915:
913:
910:
908:
905:
903:
900:
898:
895:
893:
890:
888:
885:
883:
880:
878:
875:
873:
870:
868:
865:
863:
860:
858:
855:
853:
850:
848:
845:
844:
842:
838:
835:
833:
829:
806:
803:
801:
798:
796:
793:
791:
788:
786:
783:
781:
778:
776:
773:
771:
768:
766:
763:
761:
760:Allied Dunbar
758:
757:
755:
749:
740:
737:
732:
729:
724:
721:
716:
713:
708:
705:
704:
702:
696:
693:
689:
680:
677:
672:
669:
664:
661:
656:
653:
651:
648:
646:
643:
640:(Netherlands)
638:
635:
630:
627:
622:
621:Bentoel Group
619:
617:
614:
612:
609:
608:
606:
602:
599:
595:
591:
584:
579:
577:
572:
570:
565:
564:
561:
549:
546:
544:
541:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
526:
524:
521:
520:
518:
514:
508:
505:
503:
502:Virginia Home
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
484:
482:
478:
472:
469:
467:
464:
463:
461:
457:
451:
448:
446:
443:
441:
438:
437:
435:
431:
425:
422:
420:
417:
415:
412:
410:
407:
406:
404:
400:
396:
387:
382:
380:
375:
373:
368:
367:
364:
360:
357:
353:
349:
347:9780970822741
343:
339:
325:
324:
320:
317:
316:
308:
307:
299:
291:
290:
289:The Oregonian
282:
278:
270:
268:
264:
260:
251:
247:
245:
241:
237:
233:
228:
226:
222:
212:
210:
209:Loren L. Rand
205:
201:
192:
178:
175:
171:
167:
163:
159:
155:
146:
142:
134:
129:
125:
122:
118:
114:
103:
99:
93:
89:
86:
71:
67:
64:
61:
57:
54:
51:
47:
43:
39:
35:
30:
22:
1205:
1193:
1171:Export House
1163:
962:Lucky Strike
770:The Crescent
769:
655:P.J. Carroll
597:Subsidiaries
440:The Crescent
439:
337:
334:
321:
304:
298:
287:
281:
256:
229:
218:
197:
154:The Crescent
153:
152:
127:Headquarters
49:Company type
27:The Crescent
21:The Crescent
1118:Jack Bowles
1037:Sweet Afton
847:Alain Delon
679:Ten Motives
632:(Sri Lanka)
624:(Indonesia)
1223:Categories
992:Parisienne
892:du Maurier
707:Batus Inc.
699:Integrated
671:Souza Cruz
409:Batus Inc.
273:References
204:Great Fire
186:Beginnings
79:1889-08-05
987:Pall Mall
952:Lexington
917:Hollywood
872:Carroll's
862:Caballero
658:(Ireland)
616:BAT Ghana
492:Clubhouse
480:Buildings
246:in 1988.
215:Expansion
1195:Category
1062:Winfield
1022:Rothmans
1007:Jin Ling
1002:Player's
937:Kingsway
877:Craven A
674:(Brazil)
548:Karastan
471:Hudson's
466:Dayton's
356:56947752
326:archives
144:Products
91:Founders
59:Industry
41:Formerly
1207:Commons
1083:Barclay
1052:Viceroy
982:Newmore
972:Mantano
907:Gunston
902:Everest
897:Dunhill
852:Belinda
840:Current
795:Gimbels
604:Current
516:Related
244:Lamonts
181:History
106: (
101:Defunct
77: (
69:Founded
1111:People
1071:Former
1012:Prince
947:Jadran
932:King's
867:Caines
832:Brands
800:Kohl's
691:Former
543:Frango
450:Ivey's
354:
344:
236:Tigard
63:Retail
1157:Other
1093:Elita
1088:Belga
1057:Vogue
1047:Tekel
1042:Teddy
887:Derby
742:(USA)
726:Italy
718:(USA)
710:(USA)
666:(USA)
240:Salem
1098:Free
1078:Alfa
1017:Ritz
967:Main
957:Look
942:Kool
922:Kent
752:Sold
734:(UK)
682:(UK)
352:OCLC
342:ISBN
138:U.S.
116:Fate
108:1988
104:1988
1027:Sax
927:Kim
234:in
83:in
1225::
977:MS
912:HB
350:.
136:,
582:e
575:t
568:v
385:e
378:t
371:v
358:.
110:)
81:)
23:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
