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2020.9.769Description
Advertisement, from the Holland Sentinel, 3-21-1956, for Kresge's.History
The S.S. Kresge Company was located at 12 East 8th Street. They opened their Holland location ca. 1929 (city directory). In those early years Kresge's advertised as a 5 & 10c store.Max L. Hunter (1901-1957) was the store manager in 1931. By 1934 Gilbert Laubscher (1902-1985) had taken over this position.
In 1954 Kresge's expanded their East 8th Street location. Elzinga and Volkers, Inc. received the contract for expansion, adding an addition of 47' wide x 125' deep, doubling the store's space. By 1956 a soda fountain had been added (Holland Sentinel, 1-18-1956).
By 1970, business at the Holland store had declined so much that on December 31 they closed their doors (Holland Sentinel, 11-16-1970).