Gibbs-Louis, Inc. Clothing Label
Dublin Core
Title
Gibbs-Louis, Inc. Clothing Label
Alternative Title
Gibbs-Louis Label
Subject
Orlando (Fla.)
Clothing and dress--United States
Fashion--Florida
Description
A Gibbs-Louis, Inc. clothing label. Founded in 1945 by Irving Gibbs, Gibbs-Louis was one of the most popular women's apparel stores in Downtown Orlando in the 1940s and 1950s. Along with the downtown location at 131 North Orange Avenue, there were three more Gibbs-Louis stores in nearby malls. In 1984, part of the downtown store collapsed; a wall caved in due to construction of a 20-story building next door. A year later, the store was restored. In 1990, when nearly all retail stores located in Downtown Orlando had closed, Gibbs-Louis was one of the few remaining. In late 1991, Irving Gibbs retired and sold the business to former executives of Ivey's, a department store that was later bought out by Dillard's. Only a year later, Gibbs-Louis went out of business and was replaced by Behr's Shoe Center. In 1998, Behr's closed as well. Today, the location is home to Annie's Bar and Grill.
Creator
Gibbs-Louis, Inc.
Source
Original label: Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Date Created
ca. 1950
Contributor
Van Den Berg, Peggy Pound
Is Format Of
Original color digital image by Rachel Williams, 2014.
Is Part Of
Orlando Remembered Exhibit, Regions Bank, Orlando, Florida.
Orlando Remembered Collection, Orlando Collection, Orange County Collection. RICHES of Central Florida.
Format
image/jpg
Extent
106 KB
Medium
1 clothing label
Language
eng
Type
Still Image
Coverage
Gibbs-Louis, Inc., Downtown Orlando, Florida
Accrual Method
Donation
Mediator
History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Provenance
Donated to Orlando Remembered by Peggy Pounds Van Den Berg.
Rights Holder
Copyright to this resource is held by the Orange County Regional History Center and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.
Contributing Project
Curator
Williams, Rachel
Cepero, Laura
Digital Collection
Source Repository
Orlando Remembered
External Reference
Suris, Oscar. "Ex-ivey's Execs Buy Gibbs-Louis Owners Don't Plan To Change Stores' Upscale Clientele Base." The Orlando Sentinel, January 5, 1991, Business Section. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1991-01-05/business/9101050396_1_new-stores-ivey-wiley.
"Gibbs-Louis Store Restored." The Orlando Sentinel, November 4, 1985. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1985-11-04/business/0340220272_1_gibbs-south-wall-collapse.
Feigenbaum, Nancy. "Longtime Retailer May Take Space At Gibbs-Louis." The Orlando Sentinel, July 3, 1992. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-07-03/business/9207030381_1_behr-shoe-center-downtown-store.
Feigenbaum, Nancy. "Gibbs-Louis Will Ask To Liquidate." The Orlando Sentinel, August 19, 1992. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1992-08-19/business/9208190291_1_gibbs-bankruptcy-liquidate.
Transcript
Gibbs-Louis
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
ORLANDO, FLORIDA
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
1 clothing label
Collection
Citation
Gibbs-Louis, Inc., “Gibbs-Louis, Inc. Clothing Label,” RICHES, accessed April 20, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/4074.