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Plaza Las Américas (Puerto Rico)
Plaza Las Américas is a shopping mall in Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico, located at the intersection of Routes PR-18, 18 and PR-22, 22. "''Plaza''", as it is known to many Puerto Rico, Puerto Ricans, was the first indoor shopping mall built in Puerto Rico. It is the largest shopping mall in the Caribbean and the second largest in Latin America. Anchor stores are JCPenney, Macy's, Sears, Old Navy, Caribbean Cinemas and Marshalls. Previously, there was a Kmart store near the mall and a Sears Brand Central at the mall. The mall is home to the world's largest Romano's Macaroni Grill restaurant. History Origins In 1918, siblings Jerónimo, Rosa, Gerardo, and Jaime Fonalledas acquired of land previously known as "Las Monjas". This land was property of Don Pablo Ubarri Capetillo, the Count of Santurce. By 1920, little by little cane harvesting was eliminated with the intention of using the land for the creation of a milk company, eventually known as "Tres Monjitas, Vaquería Tres ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hato Rey, San Juan, Puerto Rico
Hato Rey (Spanish language, Spanish for ''king’s cattle farm''), often considered the central business district of Puerto Rico, is a highly urbanized financial, commercial, and residential district in San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan, the capital Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of the Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island. Located in the center of the San Juan–Bayamón–Caguas metropolitan area#Conurbation, San Juan metropolitan area and divided into the Barrios of Puerto Rico, barrios of Hato Rey Norte, Hato Rey Central, and Hato Rey Sur, it is about from the Old San Juan historic quarter, Condado (Santurce), Condado and Isla Verde, Puerto Rico, Isla Verde resort areas, and Luis Muñoz Marín International Airport, SJU airport. Hato Rey is home to the Milla de Oro financial district, José Miguel Agrelot Coliseum, Hiram Bithorn Stadium, Hiram Bithrom Stadium, Telemundo Internacional, Telumundo International television network headquarters, and Plaza L ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Newark, New Jersey
Newark ( , ) is the List of municipalities in New Jersey, most populous City (New Jersey), city in the U.S. state of New Jersey, the county seat of Essex County, New Jersey, Essex County, and a principal city of the New York metropolitan area.Table1. New Jersey Counties and Most Populous Cities and Townships: 2020 and 2010 Censuses , New Jersey Department of Labor and Workforce Development. Accessed December 1, 2022.New Jersey County Map , New Jersey Department of State. Accessed December 27, 2022. As of the 2020 U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Puerto Ricans
Puerto Ricans (), most commonly known as Puerto Rico#Etymology, Boricuas, but also occasionally referred to as '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Borinqueños'', '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Borincanos'', or '':es:Anexo:Gentilicios de Puerto Rico#Lista general, Puertorros'', are an ethnic group native to the Caribbean Geography of Puerto Rico, archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, and a nation identified with the Commonwealth (U.S. insular area), Commonwealth of Puerto Rico through Genetics, ancestry, Culture of Puerto Rico, culture, or History of Puerto Rico, history. Puerto Ricans are predominately a Multiracial people, tri-racial, Hispanophone, Spanish-speaking, Christianity, Christian society, descending in varying degrees from Indigenous peoples of the Americas, Indigenous Taíno, Taíno natives, Southern Europe, Southwestern European Spanish colonization of the Americas, colonists, and West Africa, West and Central African Atlan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Equitable Life Insurance Company Of Iowa
ING Group N.V. () is a Dutch multinational banking and financial services corporation headquartered in Amsterdam. Its primary businesses are retail banking, direct banking, commercial banking, investment banking, wholesale banking, private banking, asset management, and insurance services. With total assets of US$967.8 billion, it is one of the biggest banks in the world, and consistently ranks among the largest banks globally. ING is the Dutch member of the Inter-Alpha Group of Banks, a co-operative consortium of 11 prominent European banks. Since in 2012, ING Bank is a member in the list of global systemically important banks. It has been designated as a Significant Institution since the entry into force of European Banking Supervision in late 2014, and as a consequence is directly supervised by the European Central Bank. In 2020, ING had 53.2 million clients in more than 40 countries. The company is a component of the Euro Stoxx 50 stock market index. The long-term debt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First National City Bank
Citibank, N.A. ("N. A." stands for " National Association"; stylized as citibank) is the primary U.S. banking subsidiary of Citigroup, a financial services multinational corporation. Citibank was founded in 1812 as City Bank of New York, and later became First National City Bank of New York. The bank has branches in 19 countries. The U.S. branches are concentrated in six metropolitan areas: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Miami. As of 2023, Citibank is the third-largest bank in the United States in terms of assets. History Founding 19th century The City Bank of New York was founded on June 16, 1812. The first president of the City Bank was the statesman and retired Colonel, Samuel Osgood. After Osgood's death in August 1813, William Few became President of the bank, staying until 1817, followed by Peter Stagg (1817–1825), Thomas Smith (1825–1827), Isaac Wright (1827–1832), and Thomas Bloodgood (1832–1843). After the Pan ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
González Padín
González Padín was a high-end department store based in San Juan, Puerto Rico. The chain which operated in Puerto Rico at its peak had 10 stores. The chain closed in 1995, and at the time of closure it was the biggest and oldest department store on the island. History Origins In October 1884, José González Padín, an enterprising merchant, Spanish by birth, opened a jewelry store in a location on Calle Fortaleza at Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. Ladies in crinoline skirts and men with curling mustaches came in horse-drawn carriages to visit this great new bazaar of novelties. Fortaleza Street was considered the commercial center of Old San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan. A few years later, Don Jose González Padín became associated with his brother, Don Anselmo González Padín, who joined the business with the Padin brothers' nephews. They were these, Don Anselmo Lores and Don Fernando Fernández, together with Don Manuel Alvarez Santos and Don Angel Rolan, who gave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Es De Velasco
Es de Velasco, or mostly just known as "Velasco", was a chain of high-end department stores operating in Puerto Rico. The chain was later bought out by its main competitor González Padín in 1991 and closed in 1995. History Origins The US for thousands of immigrants was something more than a continent: the New World was an almost dream place to conquer fame and fortune. For many This ideal was no more than a pipe dream, but for Domingo Velasco Alonso, a young Spaniard of incredible dynamism, the American myth became an exciting reality. Domingo Velasco Alonso arrived at the beaches of Puerto Rico in 1905 and begun to work in the city of Ponce, Puerto Rico, Ponce. In 1908 he moved to the city of Arecibo, Puerto Rico, Arecibo and began working with a company of wholesalers and retailers named "La Puertorriqueña" owned by successors of Lezcano y Co. But Domingo Velasco did not venture across the Atlantic Ocean and abandon his homeland to support himself as a wage earner. For th ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Singer Corporation
Singer Corporation is an American manufacturer of consumer sewing machines, first established as I. M. Singer & Co. in 1851 by Isaac Singer, Isaac M. Singer with New York lawyer Edward Cabot Clark, Edward C. Clark. Best known for its sewing machines, it was renamed Singer Manufacturing Company in 1865, then the Singer Company in 1963. The global headquarters are based in Nashville, Tennessee. Its first large factory for mass production was built in 1863 in Elizabeth, New Jersey. History Singer's original design was the first practical sewing machine for general domestic use. It incorporated the basic eye-pointed needle and Lockstitch, lock stitch, developed by Elias Howe, who won a patent-infringement suit against Singer in 1854. Singer obtained in August 1851 for an improved sewing machine that included a circular feed wheel, thread controller, and power transmitted by gear wheels and shafting. Singer consolidated enough patents in the field to enable him to engage in ma ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thom McAn
Thom McAn is an American brand of shoes and was formerly a retail chain. Its shoes have been sold in Kmart and Sears stores. It consists of leather-dress, casual, and athletic shoes (under its Tm Sport label). Until the 1990s, Thom McAn had hundreds of retail stores in the US, and was one of the oldest and best-known shoe retailers in the country. As of late 2008, the brand was controlled by Sears Brands, LLC. History Ward Melville created the Thom McAn brand with J. Franklin McElwain, a New Hampshire shoe manufacturer. The name was inspired by Scottish golfer Thomas McCann. The first Thom McAn retail store opened in New York in 1922, selling a few simple styles at a low fixed price. Within five years, 300 stores were open, and by 1939 there were over 650 stores. In 1952, the Melville Corporation acquired the 151-outlet Miles Shoes chain; by 1955, the company operated 850 stores and 12 factories. In 1960, Melville created Meldisco, which was dedicated to leasing and suppl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Commonwealth Theaters
Commonwealth Theaters, Inc. was a movie theater chain based in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. History In 1936, Commonwealth purchased its headquarters in downtown Kansas City, part of a "film row" that hosted several regional film distribution companies. In 1983, Commonwealth went private through a merger with CMN Capital Corp. By 1984, Commonwealth was reported to be one of the largest movie theater chains in the country, with over 400 screens in 14 states. Cannon and United Artists Film production company Cannon Group announced in 1986 that it had agreed to purchase Commonwealth for $25 million in cash plus the assumption of $50 to $60 million in debt. At this time, Commonwealth was the sixth-largest theater chain in the country, comprising 425 screens in 12 states, with plans to open 70 more screens that year. Within six months, Cannon ran into serious financial problems. These problems led to Renta Immobiliarla S.A., a Spanish-based group controlled by Italian financier Giancarl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
First Federal Savings And Loan Association Building
The First Federal Savings and Loan Association Building is a historic building located in Downtown Davenport, Iowa, United States. It was individually listed on the Davenport Register of Historic Properties and on the National Register of Historic Places in 2016. (Click on "Historic Preservation Commission" and then click on "Davenport Register of Historic Properties and Local Landmarks.") In 2020 it was included as a contributing property in the Davenport Downtown Commercial Historic District. History First Federal Savings and Loan Association was incorporated in December 1933, and it was one of the financial institutions in the city that survived the Great Depression. They began leasing the Lane Building in 1936 and purchased it three years later. Their operating budget grew from $5,487 in 1935 to $287,776 in 1941, and its assets from $14.8 million in 1947 to $53.5 million in 1959. They were primarily focused on financing new home construction and purchases, as well as capital ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pueblo Supermarkets
Pueblo is a Puerto Rican supermarkets chain. It has been one of Puerto Rico's major supermarket chains since 1955. Pueblo operates supermarkets in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. History The brainchild of brothers Harold Toppel and George Toppel, sons of Russian immigrant parents, Pueblo began as a single store operation on Roosevelt Avenue in the Puerto Nuevo section of San Juan, Puerto Rico. The success of the first store led the Toppels to open 43 other Pueblo Supermarkets around the Island and, by 1960, to convert the enterprise into a public company that began trading on the New York Stock Exchange. In 1963, Pueblo expanded beyond Puerto Rico's shores to the US Virgin Islands. Pueblo opened stores in St. Thomas and St. Croix. The company also introduced the trademark ''Pueblo'' which included items from paper towels to rice. In 1983, Pueblo launched the ''Xtra Super Food Centers'' concept, a discount warehouse supermarket which allowed the customer to shop f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
