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Traxler's Department Store

samstone
49 posts
Nov 17, 2009
6:02 PM
I have an old coin bank that says "The Big Department Store Traxler's Dayton, Ohio"
Has anyone ever heard of this store?
Curt Dalton
235 posts
Nov 18, 2009
1:25 PM
At the beginning of the 20th century, Louis Traxler owned the largest department store in Dayton. First located on the corner of Fifth and Main Streets, the company moved to 31-33 South Main Street in 1904, with the back extending into the Arcade. Traxler’s moved from the location in 1922. The building was razed around 1923. The site is located where McCrory’s is now.

Here is a picture of it: http://content.daytonmetrolibrary.org/cdm4/item_viewer.php?CISOROOT=/lutzenberge&CISOPTR=545&DMSCALE=12.5&DMWIDTH=600&DMHEIGHT=600&DMX=0&DMY=51&DMMODE=viewer&DMTEXT=%20traxler&REC=2&DMTHUMB=1&DMROTATE=0

Last Edited on 18-Nov-2009 1:47 PM

samstone
50 posts
Nov 18, 2009
7:20 PM
Thanks Curt. My bank must be older than I thought.