1836
1836
Frederick Bromberg
Bromberg’s founder, Frederick Bromberg, moves to Mobile, AL from Bromberg, Prussia to open his first store.
1839
1839
“The Great Fire of 1839”
Hit Mobile and destroyed the original building and Bromberg moved to Dauphin Street. In this same year, Mobile was hit with a yellow fever epidemic and Frederick’s wife contracted the disease.
1861
1861-1865
Civil War
The American Civil War began with the attack of Fort Sumter.
1871
1871-72 & 1900
Birmingham
Birmingham was founded and the First National Bank opened in Linn’s Folly building on the corner of 1st Avenue and 20th Street.
1900: A Third Generation Bromberg moves to Birmingham to open a store in Linn’s Folly.
1901
1901
The Woodward Building
Birmingham’s first skyscraper, the Woodward Building, was being built on the opposite corner of Linn’s Folly, beginning the construction of “The Heaviest Corner on Earth” as three more skyscrapers followed on the corner of 1st Avenue and 20th Street.
1902
1902 & 1910
The Farley Building
The Farley Building was built on the corner of 3rd Avenue and 20th Street North.
1910: Bromberg’s moved into the Farley Building.
1914
1914-1918
The World At War
World War I wages on for four long years and three months.
1925
1925
218 North 20th Street
Bromberg’s moved from the Farley Building to 218 North 20th Street, which was just next door.
1929
1929
Ups and Downs
Bromberg’s became the first Kodak franchise in the South. The Stock Market Crashed which began the Great Depression.
1939
1939-1945
World War II
The world again falls into the trenches of a World War. The fight between the Allies and the Axis forces waged on for over six long years.
1946
1946
Rebuilding
The Fourth Generation of Bromberg’s rebuild the building on the corner of 2nd Avenue and North 20th Street. This building was designed by architect J. Gordon Carr, who was famous for designing the Tiffany building on 5th Avenue in New York City.
1958
1958
The Crown of the Andes
The Crown of the Andes is displayed at Bromberg’s. The crown was made from 18-22 karat gold with 450 emeralds and weighs over 100 pounds.
1959
1959
Mountain Brook Village
The Fifth Generation Bromberg’s open an additional store on the circle of Mountain Brook Village. The architect on the project was Henry Sprott Long and the interior was designed by Gordon Carr. This opening began many years of growth and expansion for Bromberg’s.
2002
2002
The Summit
The Sixth Generation Bromberg’s open an additional store at the Summit.
2007
2007
Mountain Brook Renovations
The Mountain Brook location gets renovated just before the 50th Anniversary.
