Port-Said. The Simon Arzt Store

Port-Said. The Simon Arzt Store still image slide still image Photographic postcards. ua 1930 monographic approximately 1930. eng 1 photographic print (postcard) ; 14 x 9 cm Item. Postcard showing the iconic Simon Arzt department store. Built in the early 1920s, it is considered the "first mall in Egypt". Its building, a great example of Art Deco design, was a landmark in Port Said. The department store's namesake, Simon Artz, was one of the first members of the Jewish community to arrive in Port Said in 1869, having come from New York, and started producing and selling cigarettes under his name. No Known Copyright Title from item, date devised by Library staff. On the verso: "When in Port-Said Visit the Simon Artz Store" Main Heritage Compact General HC.HP.2016.0089-0062 2-D Graphic Item-ID: i26825855 BIB-ID: 2854704 Art deco (Architecture) Port Said (Egypt) Department stores Collection of postcards from Middle East and North Africa rda QAFCL 161219 Converted from MARCXML to MODS version 3.5 using MARC21slim2MODS3-5.xsl (Revision 1.111 2016/3/24) eng