| Additional Information: | 2023: In 1973, a fire destroyed the 1906 Frankel building and the 1927 A & P store that previously stood at this location. The following year, the subject building was built and housed Spiess Sporting Goods Store, which had been located in the Frankel Building. DeByle's clothing store, which was previously located across the street at the southeast corner of E. Wall & Railroad streets, moved into the building circa 1980. DeByle's, which began in Rhinelander in 1926, had been located in Eagle River since at least the 1940s. In 2002, Illinois-based Glik's purchased DeByle's in both Eagle RIver and Rhinelander, making them the first two Glik's locations in the state of Wisconsin. |
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| Bibliographic References: | “Architecture/History Survey: Replacement Of The Eagle River Bridge; USH 45, City Of Eagle River.” WHS project number 94-0099/VI. April 1999. Prepared by Joyce McKay.
“Frankel Store Sold to Spiess,” The Rhinelander Daily News, 8 January 1954, 3.
Advertisement (re: Spiess Grand Opening), Vilas County News-Review, 21 January 1954, 6.
“Eagle River Stores Burn, Damage Set at $250,000,” Wausau Daily Record-Herald, 29 January 1973, 2
“Spiess Sporting Goods to Open in Larger Store,” Vilas County News-Review, 29 March 1973, 1
“Charlie Spiess, 68, Community Leader, Businessman 35 Years, Dies July 12,” Vilas County News-Review, 16 July 1980, 1.
Chern Yeh Kwok, "Glik's Keeps Expanding, This time Entering Wisconsin," St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 4 January 2002, 25. |
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