On This Site Stood Metro Clothes Marker

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Cumberland in Allegany County, Maryland — The American Northeast (Mid-Atlantic)

On This Site Stood Metro Clothes

By J. J. Prats, July 27, 2012

1. On This Site Stood Metro Clothes Marker

Inscription. Owned and managed by Joseph Feldstein, Metro Clothes was established in 1932 and originally located across the street. The business relocated to this site after the 1936 flood. Metro Clothes was a leading outfitter in men’s and boys’ clothing and uniforms for over fifty years until its closing in 1984. The Metro Clothes building was razed in 1990.

Erected 1991 by members of the Joseph Feldstein family, in August.

Location. 39° 39.063′ N, 78° 45.793′ W. Marker is in Cumberland, Maryland, in Allegany County. Marker is at the intersection of South Mechanic Street and Baltimore Street, on the left when traveling north on South Mechanic Street. Click for map. It is in the parklet (very small park) on the southwest corner of the intersection. Marker is at or near this postal address: 19 Baltimore St, Cumberland MD 21502, United States of America.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker. Military Hospital (about 300 feet away, in a direct line); This Tablet Marks the Site of Old Fort Cumberland (about 400 feet away); Site of Fort Cumberland (about 400 feet away); Western Maryland Railway Station (about 500 feet away); Alteration of the Site (about 500 feet away); The First National Bank and Trust Company of Western Maryland (about 500 feet away); Abandonment of Ft. Cumberland (about 500 feet away); Trenches and Tunnels / Army Discipline (about 500 feet away). Click for a list of all markers in Cumberland.

Metro Clothes Marker on Planter in Park Photo, Click for full size

By J. J. Prats, July 27, 2012

2. Metro Clothes Marker on Planter in Park

Credits. This page originally submitted on August 12, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia. This page has been viewed 97 times since then. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on August 12, 2012, by J. J. Prats of Springfield, Virginia.

Editor’s want-list for this marker. Old Photo of the Metro Clothes building. • Can you help?