From the skilled painters and decorators of the late 19th and early 20th century, the story continues in 1905 with clothiers who would sell their wares for the next 65 or so years. The first of these was the Toggery Shop, located at the corner of High and Suffolk at 302 High Street.
Brother-in-laws Frank Cordes and Robert Johannis went their separate ways shortly after the construction of the addition to 302-304 High Street was completed in 1895. Mr. Cordes moved to 462-464 High Street to operate his business, while Mr. Johannis remained at 302 High Street into 1905.
In September 1905, Edward H. Rugg & Company announced that it would be moving from 339 High Street to 302 High Street. This company, which sold menswear, was a partnership of Edward H. Rugg and Charles R. Dunbar. The partnership was dissolved in November 1906, and Mr. Dunbar then became the sole owner of the business. He renamed his company, the Toggery Shop.
Mr. Dunbar was quite an entrepreneur. He and his wife operated the Franklin Hotel and restaurant on Maple Street. After this was sold, it became the home of the Y. W. C. A. He also owned the Franklin Restaurant in the Rackliffe Building on Suffolk Street and Dunbar & Mansir Motors at 490 Dwight Street, exclusive distributors of the Elmore automobile.
Mr. Dunbar continued to operate the Toggery Shop into the mid-1910s. The story continues when he partners with others in a renamed business at this location.
Citations:
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(Opening photos) Illustrated and Descriptive Holyoke, Wm. S. Kline & Company, 1910
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