John T. Shayne & Company
John T. Shayne & Company, a Chicago-based woman’s clothier, was founded on November 6, 1884 by John Thomas Shayne (born August 26, 1852) an importer/manufacturer of furs, civic leader and Democratic politician. The firm was formally incorporated on May 23, 1899 and held the distinction of being "the largest business of its kind outside of New York City.". The store was first located at 187-189 State Street in the Chicago Loop (the city of Chicago’s central business and shopping district) and later moved to the John Crerar Library building at 150 N. Michigan Avenue where it remained until the department store ceased operations in 1979.
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