Richman’s Department Store
Clothier
1929 - c. 1962
19-21 W. Boyce Street
Manning, SC
FAMILIES: Clark, Leff, and Richman
Sam Richman (1895-1970) and his wife, Anna Leff (1898-1962) both immigrants from Wyszkow, Poland, moved to Manning by 1929, where they purchased this building for use as a department store and leased a stable on South Mill Street. According to Sylvia Clark, the Richmans shipped local furs to merchants in the north and in turn received second-hand shoes, which Sam repaired in house and sold. The store closed sometime in the 1960s.
Main Image:
Advertisement placed by Sam Richman seeking a skilled African American employee to help with shoe repair at Richman’s Department store, The State, January 18, 1930