By Garland Pollard
Says Vaughan, “It has operated continuously in Downtown Lawrence, Kansas since 1857 – that’s correct 1-8-5-7! It has been passed down through one family and has been in its present four-story building since 1926.”
Vaughan says it “survived William Quantrill’s sacking (burning) of Downtown Lawrence in the Civii War. It is truly a retail gem!”
Vaughan comes from an entrepreneurial family; his grandfather owned a group of neighborhood theaters in the early part of the 20th Century in Kansas City, Kansas.
His father operated “Joe Vaughan Men’s Clothing” on Minnesota Avenue in Downtown
Kansas City, Kansas from 1928 to 1968, as well two savings and loans from the 1890s to the 1980s in Kansas City, Kansas.
If you are in Lawrence, please visit Weavers.
Who says you have to go to Walt Disney World to find Main Street USA?
Read our List of Surviving Downtown Department Stores.
2 responses so far ↓
1 Joe Vaughan // Aug 19, 2009 at 7:46 am
Hi Garland: Hope all is well with you and BrandlandUSA!
Just writing to let you know Weaver’s in Downtown Lawrence now has a Facebook
fans page: “Weaver’s”. If you find the photo of Joe Flannery, he is the current
owner/president/CEO. Joe and I were SAE fraternity brothers at Univ. of Kansas.
Thanks. Joe Vaughan
2 Garland Pollard // Oct 4, 2010 at 5:25 am
Great article on the store in the Lawrence newspaper. Thanks readers for bringing it to my attention.
http://www2.ljworld.com/news/2010/oct/03/weavers-president-key-stores-balance-between-old-f/
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