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A final look inside Bradley's and the sweaters worn by greats including Babe Ruth
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A final look inside Bradley's and the sweaters worn by greats including Babe Ruth

  • Connor Carynski
  • Jan 29, 2021
  • Jan 29, 2021

Bradley's Department Store, a clothing store in Delavan founded in 1852, may have closed at the beginning of 2021 but will be reopening in March under the same name. Purchased by Fred Gahl, the owner of the 281 Sheridan Springs consignment shop in Lake Geneva, when Bradley's reopens it will sell resale furniture and home décor. 

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Bradley's 1

Fred Gahl, a Lake Geneva businessman, is the new owner of Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 2

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.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 3

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. 

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 4

The upstairs of Bradley's Department Store in Delavan, empty as its new owners transition the historic clothing store into a consignment store. 

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 5

\One of Bradley’s Department Store’s signature pieces, the Bradley’s sweater, displayed in the Delavan store.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 6

Classic dresses displayed in Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 7

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.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 8

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. 

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 9

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. 

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 10

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. 

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 11

Crews prepare Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan to reopen in mid-March as a consignment store selling furniture and home décor.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 12

A thank you sign made for Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan to honor the store which changed hands at the beginning of 2021.

Connor Carynski

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Bradley's 13

Bradley’s Department Store in Delavan has been sold and is slated to reopen as a consignment shop in mid-March.

Connor Carynski
Connor Carynski

Connor Carynski

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