COBLENTZ & LEVY, Portland, OR. (1889-1913)

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COBLENTZ & LEVY
Portland, OR.
1889-1913
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Thomas (WBO, p. 9) has a detailed history. The original partners were Lazard Coblentz, Levy, Alex Rosenwald, and Isaac Kohn and they were based in Plymouth CA. In 1890, Coblentz & Levy left for Portland and the partnership dissolved. Rosenwald and Kohn remained in Plymouth, the store later becoming G. & M. Roose, Inc. Coblentz & Levy orginally were at 128 Front St, moving to 166 2 nd in 1893. They were called "Coblentz & Levy" from then until 1910, at which point they became the Coblentz Co. The firm was headed by Lazard Coblentz while Julien Coblentz was secretary treasurer. In 1911 they moved to 104 5th St N and the company incorporated in 1912. It closed in 1913.

The company used the brand names:
"North Star Old Kentucky", and "Old Private Stock."

Business name timeline:
Coblentz & Levy (1889-1910), The Coblentz Co. (1911), The Coblentz Co. Inc. (1912-1913)

Address timeline:
166 2 nd (1889-1912), 105 5 th N (1913)

Business category timeline (abbreviations decoded below):
W

Years that company appeared in directories
Years directories were consulted
Portland directory notes

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Appearance in directories:
1889, 1901, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1907, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913

Directories consulted:
1865, 1871, 1872, 1875, 1880, 1881, 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1901-1902, 1903, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908-1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916

Portland directory notes:
W = Liquors, wholesale, W-R = Liquors, Retail. D = distillers. Directory copies include saloons for most years: they have not been included in the database. 1865: copy quality is poor and transciption mistakes are likely. 1883: no addresses. Some of the listings were researched in person in the Portland central library (5/2006).

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