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In 1857, David M. Read and W. B. Hall opened a dry goods and carpet store on Main Street in
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cost $ 14.1 million, and created "61 spacious live/work units on the upper floors and arts-friendly commercial space on the ground floor". Construction was carried out by A.P. Construction, under a contract worth $ 10,500,000. The new
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230:'s largest
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353:Transition
268:Downstairs
189:D. M. Read
141:Key people
135:, New York
406:Federated
343:New Haven
339:Fairfield
254:in 1954.
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622:July 11,
539:July 11,
464:See also
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359:Gimbel's
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154:Products
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