1910 The Arcade Co. Row of Shops New Bremen Ohio Vintage Postcard RPPC

In 1902, The Arcade Department Store Company was formed through a mer­ger of four of New Bremen's oldest mercantile houses.

Firms represented in the mer­ger were:

• Speckman & Nieter, dry goods and groceries, started by Fred Speckman Sr. and F. H. L. Nieter in 1852.
• Faehl & Nieter's Furniture Store, owned by August Faehl and Ferd Nieter.
• Rabe's Cheap Store, Theo. Rabe owner.
• Wiemeyer's Cash Clothing Store, Fred Wiemeyer owner.
• In 1933 the officers of The Arcade Department Store Company are A. H. Rabe, president and manager; George Thiesing Sr., vice president; Leo Huenke, secretary and Gustave Greiwe, treasurer.

The Arcade had eight departments and was the largest store between Cincinnati and Toledo at the time.  A dance hall was located on the second floor.




The Arcade buildings are now the corporate headquarters for Crown Equipment. [Check out Street view / google maps]

Read more New Bremen history in the the New Bremen Centennial Book - 1933 and here, New Bremen Tour – Bremenfest 2008.

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