The Edw. Malley Co. The Metropolitan Store of Connecticut
The Edw. Malley Co., often abbreviated Malley's, was a prestigious department store in Downtown New Haven, Connecticut, from 1852 to 1982.
In 1848, Edward Malley started displaying merchandise in the front room of his aunt Rhoda Mallory's house on North Front Street in Fair Haven.
The business started out as Malley & Co., a dry goods store, in 1852.
The store caught fire in 1875, and was completely destroyed by a second fire in 1882, with a loss estimated at $175,000.
The store was rebuilt, and in 1893, renamed Malley-Neeley Co.. The name was changed a final time to The Edw. Malley Co. in 1898, and enlarged in 1899 as a nine-story Beaux-Arts style building... wikipedia
Yale College American Scenery, by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1840
According to the early histories of Yale, a group of ten ministers led by the Reverend James Pierpont of New Haven met in nearby Branford in 1700 to found a college...
In 1718, when wealthy London merchant Elihu Yale—step grandson of Theophilus Eaton, co-founder of the New Haven colony—donated over 400 books, a portrait of King George I, and cloth goods that sold for 562 pounds, the college was named Yale College... guides.library.yale.edu
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
The Gothic Church American Scenery, by N.P. Willis, Illustrated by William Henry Bartlett, 1840
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
East Rock Park, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
East Rock Park was the first park in the municipal parks system of New Haven. It opened in 1880. newhavenmuseum.org
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Phelps Hall, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
Phelp’s Hall, designed to resemble a massive Tudor gatehouse, was built in 1895 as the grand entry to Yale’s Old Campus. historicbuildingsct.com
New Haven, Connecticut, USA (Westville)
Temple Street, 1898
Historic Towns of New England. (1898). United Kingdom: G. P. Putnam's sons.
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The Metropolitan Store of Connecticut
The Edw. Malley Co., often abbreviated Malley's, was a prestigious department store in Downtown New Haven, Connecticut, from 1852 to 1982.
In 1848, Edward Malley started displaying merchandise in the front room of his aunt Rhoda Mallory's house on North Front Street in Fair Haven.
The business started out as Malley & Co., a dry goods store, in 1852.
The store caught fire in 1875, and was completely destroyed by a second fire in 1882, with a loss estimated at $175,000.
The store was rebuilt, and in 1893, renamed Malley-Neeley Co.. The name was changed a final time to The Edw. Malley Co. in 1898, and enlarged in 1899 as a nine-story Beaux-Arts style building...
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