Loeb's

Loeb's Department Store is a historic specialty boutique department store in Meridian, Mississippi that has remained in the same family for four generations, beginning with Alexander M. Loeb, a merchant from the city. After marrying Mollie Threefoot and moving to Meridian from Columbus, Mississippi in 1887, Loeb opened the store on Johnson Street, and later moved to a new location on 5th Street. Beginning as a mens' apparel store, Loeb's later added ladies' and children's clothing. Today, Loeb's is located on Front Street in Downtown Meridian, MS. Alexander M. Loeb, was a leading merchant in Meridian in the late 19th century, and a graduate of The Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Loeb, an Ashkenazi Jewish immigrant from Germany,...