May 5, 1841 – Iowa City retailer – William P. Coast – is born in Youngstown, Ohio.
In the spring of 1854, the Coast family rolled into Iowa City from Youngstown, Ohio, and soon Pappa Coast was buying and selling land with the best of them. His son, William P., was one of SUI’s first students, and by 1890 had financed a new building, opening a new clothing store on Clinton Street – right across from Old Capitol. When William P’s two sons joined in around the turn of the century, Coast & Sons Clothiers was born and over the next 35 years, the Coast family offered Iowa Citians one of the finest men’s clothing stores in the country.
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When I was living in Iowa City, the Coast name was still spelled out in the tiled entrance to what had been their store. I believe it was the building occupied by Townes’s.
Hmmm- worth exploring to see if that tile floor is still there.
Interesting to know if you find it. I note that “r” got lost from Towner’s.
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