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Title
Montgomery Avenue - Business District
Subject
Montgomery Avenue; Sheffield, Alabama; Colbert County; Jewish Owned Businesses
Description
Most of the earliest merchants in Sheffield, Alabama were of Jewish descent and came to the area in the mid 1880's. The earliest Jewish families were the Spielbergers who owned a dry goods and clothing store, Speilbergers and Sons at 217-219 Montgomery Avenue.
Other Jewish owned businesses included: Philip Olin who sold boots, shoes, and clothing, H. Goodman and A. E. Goodman who sold furniture and general merchandise, and Cohen Mercantile, which was located at the intersection of Montgomery and Cohen.
Other Jewish owned businesses included: Philip Olin who sold boots, shoes, and clothing, H. Goodman and A. E. Goodman who sold furniture and general merchandise, and Cohen Mercantile, which was located at the intersection of Montgomery and Cohen.
Creator
Pam Kingsbury, University of North Alabama
Source
Sheffield Historical Society
Publisher
Alabama Cultural Resource Survey
Date
circa 1885
Rights
Special Collection, Sadie Schrader Collection, Collier Library, University of North Alabama, Florence, Alabama.
Type
Text and photograph.