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Title	Weinstock, Lubin and Company Department Store at Twelfth and K Streets
Date	1940
Description	Resting in splendor at the southwest corner of Twelfth and K Streets in this November 19, 1940, photograph is the Weinstock, Lubin and Company department store. It was built in 1924 for 1,250,000 dollars and opened on June 2 to tremendous fanfare. It was modeled after the prominent Paris department store, Printemps, while the Cahill Brothers of San Francisco were responsible for construction. With its stately marble and terra cotta finish, the four story structure was a vision of convenience with its four elevators, drinking fountains, child’s playroom, barber shop, and hair dressing salon. Another trademark feature of Weinstock’s was its display windows, running 240 feet down K Street and 180 down Twelfth and beguiling passersby with artisan grade merchandising techniques. The store was sold in 1995 to Federated Department Stores, Incorporated, effectively ending a 121-year love affair between Weinstock’s and the Capital City.
Format	7.5 x 9.5 in.; b&w
Holding Institution	Sacramento Room, Sacramento Public Library
Rights	This image may be protected by Copyright Law (Title 17 U.S.C.). Copyright restrictions applying to the reproduction and use of this image are available from the Sacramento Public Library.
Street/Neighborhood	1120 K Street; Downtown
City/County	Sacramento
Subjects	Business Enterprises Department Stores Street Scenes Window Displays
Collection	Sacramento Room Photograph Collection
Identifying Number	466