Albert biography bloomingdale

corporate executive

Alfred S. Bloomingdale, American corporate executive. Decorated knight commander of Saint Gregory.

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1. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MRQC-HGR : Thu Oct 05 20:08:23 UTC 2023), Entry for James A Bloomingdale and Addie N Bloomingdale, 1910.

• 1870, 1880, 1910, 1930, US Census Stillwater, Saratoga Co NY.

• NY State Census 1875, 1905, 1915,
• New York, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1847-1849, 1907-1936 Marriage 30 Sep 1885 • McKownville, New York
• Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/66221847/addie_m-bloomingdale: accessed February 12, 2024), memorial page for Addie M. Vandenburgh Bloomingdale (–), Find a Grave Memorial ID 66221847, citing Stillwater Union Cemetery, Stillwater, Saratoga County, New York, USA; Maintained by Alice (contributor 47160081).

  She was the daughter of Evert Vandenburgh and Josephine Arnold. It was a risky location, situated in a working class district far from the main shopping district. The first day’s takings were $3.68.

  At that time, most shops were specialist boutiques, but the Bloomingdales’ concept was to sell a variety of women’s fashions behind one facade.

  The iconic 'Brown Bag' debuted a decade later in 1973.

  By the 1970's, everyone was stopping by 59th Street and Lexington Avenue for a look - including Queen Elizabeth.

  Connections

  Married Betty Lee Newling, September 14, 1946. Director Lyman G. Realty Company, B. Brothers, Realty Company, Beneficial Standard Corporation, Marina Bay Hotel, Fort Lauderdale.
  
  Board of directors International Rescue Committee.

  Addie and her husband, James Albert Bloomingdale, had 5 children.^[1]

  Children: Albert R 1890, Josephine V 1891, Anna L 1896, Harry W, 1898 Chester J 1903. The brothers recognised America’s growing love of imported European goods and they quickly set up a buying office in Paris.

  Their international collection was associated with the ‘beautiful people’ of American society, the image became self-perpetuating, and Bloomingdale's became an international shopping landmark, the Paris office becoming the seed of a global network.

  By 1929 the store covered an entire city block and was completely redesigned as a coherent store by architects Starret and Van Vleck in the Art Deco style.

  

  After his death in the early 1980s, his 12-year affair with Vicki Morgan, a young model and madam, was splashed all over the newspapers. April 15, 1916; d. Over 25,000 people came through the store on opening day.

  In 1961, the company started marketing itself with designer shopping bags to promote its 'Esprit de France' exhibit.

  Education

  Graduate, Brown University, 1938.

  Career

  Assistant merchandise manager Bloomingdale Brothers, New York City, 1938.

  She passed away in 1953. Club: Brown University (Los Angeles). Please don't go away!

  Login (free, instant) to comment or collaborate with our community of genealogists to make Addie (Vandenburgh) Bloomingdale's profile the best it can be. He was a close friend of Ronald Reagan and was appointed to the President's Foreign Intelligence Advisory Board and as a member of the United States Advisory Commission on Public Diplomacy.

  Trustee emeritus Brown U. Board regents Loyola/Marymount College, Saint John's Hospital.

  Achievements

  • Alfred S. Bloomingdale has been listed as a noteworthy corporate executive. Broadway and Hollywood producer, 1939-1949. Bloomingdale and his wife Betsy had homes on both US coasts, in New York, Los Angeles and at The Watergate Hotel, located at 2600 Virginia Avenue NW, in Washington, DC.

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