The Higbee Company

Higbee's was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland. It almost went out of business during the Great Depression, but reorganized and became quite successful after World War II. In the 1950s and 1960s, suburban were locations were added at the new shopping malls dotting the Greater Cleveland landscape. Indeed, radio and TV commercials advised Higbee's wares were available "downtown and all suburban stores." The company was sold and the stores rebranded in 1992. The original downtown location is now a casino.