DELAVAN — Bradley’s Department Store, the Delavan shop some consider the longest- running store in the United States, may have closed its doors, but the historic storefront is slated to open under new ownership as soon as mid-March.
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Fred Gahl, a Lake Geneva businessman, is the new owner of Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan.
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A historical marker mounted outside of Delavan’s Bradley’s Department Store, which was founded in 1852 and operated out of the same location since 1887 before it was sold on Jan. 22.
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The main floor of Bradley's Department Store in Delavan, historically decorated with clothing racks and displays, has been cleared out to make way for the consignment furniture and décor the shop will sell after opening in mid-March.
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The upstairs of Bradley's Department Store in Delavan, empty as its new owners transition the historic clothing store into a consignment store.
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\One of Bradley’s Department Store’s signature pieces, the Bradley’s sweater, displayed in the Delavan store.
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Classic dresses displayed in Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan.
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A classic muffler framed and displayed in Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan, paying homage to the clothing the store created closer to its founding in 1852.
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Old coupons and notes posted on a wall in the Bradley's Department Store in Delavan. The store was officially sold to Lake Geneva businessman Fred Gahl on Jan. 22.
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Bradley's Department Store in Delavan used to supply Girl Scout and Boy Scout uniforms before it closed at the end of 2020 after operating out of the same building since 1887.
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A historic advertisement from Bradley's Department Store in Delavan, which closed at the end of 2020 after more than 150 years of business in the city.
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Crews prepare Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan to reopen in mid-March as a consignment store selling furniture and home décor.
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A thank you sign made for Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan to honor the store which changed hands at the beginning of 2021.
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Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan has been sold and is slated to reopen as a consignment shop in mid-March.
