Brown's Department Store

Brown's Department Store
Industry	Retail Department store
Fate	Defunct
Founded	1912
Founder	Louis Brown
Headquarters	Florida, Dania Beach , U.S.

Last updated March 16, 2019

Brown's Department Store was a chain of department stores in the United States, based in Dania Beach, Florida.^[1]^[2]

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The store's founder, Louis Brown was born in Grodno, Russia in 1886, Louis Brown immigrated to the United States in 1907 and went to work for an uncle in Chicago. From 1909-1910, Louis lived in Jacksonville, Florida working for Charles Blum and Company, a wholesale and retail liquor dealer. In 1910, he headed off to Miami with $250 in his pocket. While at the train stop in Dania Beach, Louis decided to get off because he thought his money would go further there. He started tomato farming before opening a department store in 1912. His first store was located on Main Street, which is now known as Federal Highway or U.S.-1.^[3] Louis is thought to be the first known Jewish settler in Broward County. In 1915, he married Sarah Sokolow of New York. Sarah's brother, David, joined them in Dania Beach and partnered with Louis to open additional stores in Hollywood (1925) and Pompano Beach (1927).^[4]^[5]<^[6]

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References

↑ "A history of Dania". Florida Center for Library Automation: 12. Retrieved 2 June 2015.
↑ "Welcome - Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU".
↑ Cavaioli, Frank J. (2007). Pompano Beach: A History. The History Press. ISBN 9781596292802.
↑ "Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County, Inc. - Local History". jgsbc.org. Retrieved 2015-05-31.
↑ Greenbaum, Andrea (2005). Jews of South Florida. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781584653097.
↑ Norwood, Stephen Harlan (2008). Encyclopedia of American Jewish History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851096381.

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[1] "A history of Dania". Florida Center for Library Automation: 12. Retrieved 2 June 2015.

[2] "Welcome - Jewish Museum of Florida - FIU".

[3] Cavaioli, Frank J. (2007). Pompano Beach: A History. The History Press. ISBN 9781596292802.

[4] "Jewish Genealogical Society of Broward County, Inc. - Local History". jgsbc.org. Retrieved 2015-05-31.

[5] Greenbaum, Andrea (2005). Jews of South Florida. Brandeis University Press. ISBN 9781584653097.

[6] Norwood, Stephen Harlan (2008). Encyclopedia of American Jewish History. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 9781851096381.