- Kleinhans
Infobox Defunct Company
company_name = The Kleinhans Company
company_
fate = Liquidation
foundation =1893
defunct =1992
location =Buffalo, New York
industry =Retail
key_people =
products = Mens clothing
num_employees =
parent = Hartmarx
subsid =Kleinhans, formally The Kleinhans Company, was a high-end mens clothing store located in
Buffalo, New York . Edward Kleinhans and his brother Horace opened the store in 1893, and shortly after located in the Brisbane Building at Main and Clinton Streets in Downtown Buffalo. The store would eventually grow to be 54,000 square feet, and was said to be the largest mens clothing store in the country. Edward Kleinhans died in 1934, and left his estate to the city to build theKleinhans Music Hall . The company was purchased in 1967, byHart Schaffner & Marx (laterHartmarx ). The chain closed December 30, 1992.Former locations
*Buffalo: Downtown Flagship Store, Brisbane Building
*Amherst:Boulevard Mall
*Cheektowaga:Walden Galleria
*Clarence:Eastern Hills Mall
*Hamburg:McKinley Mall
*West Seneca:Seneca Mall References
*Rizzo, Michael F. (2007) "Nine Nine Eight: The Glory Days of Buffalo Shopping" Lulu Enterprises, Inc.; Morrisville, North Carolina. ISBN 978-1-4303-1386-1.
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