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the vogel's & foster's tradition
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Vogel's & Foster's has been a family owned clothing store in downtown Chelsea MI (just a twenty minute drive from Jackson and only ten minutes from Ann Arbor) since 1910. V & F is located in a turn of the century building with original hardwood floors and wonderful antique fixtures, including several unique glass cases.
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H.S. Holmes, one of the founders of Chelsea Milling, better known as Jiffy Mix, built the building in the 1880's. The back room still has an old safe that looks like it came from stagecoach days!
The store originally sold everything from soup to nuts to yard goods.
Helen Vogel took over in 1910 and began selling fabric, clothing and accessories.
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Helen stored a lot of merchandise in boxes and would pick out your clothing for you (you did not get to pick it yourself). Helen also was known to have merchandise for local customers but if you were from out of town she may not have anything available for you! Today we welcome shoppers from across the country.
The men's side was run by Dell Wurster until around World War Two. Bob Foster then took over the men's side and was known for his kind manner for many years.
Jack and Friedelle Winans took over after Helen Vogel died and ran the store for 22 years until they retired at the end of 1993.
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My name is Mike Jackson and since 1994 I have constantly strived to continue the reputation of friendly customer service and top quality clothing. Though we feature in style fashions and unique accessories we have retained the creaky wooden floors and several turn of the century fixtures to highlight our old fashioned and very personalized shopping assistance.
Believe it or not, we steam every garment that our customers purchase, and yes — we still gift wrap for FREE.
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Vogel’s & Foster’s is at the heart of Chelsea’s thriving historic and artistic downtown—the envy of most cities as we retain the shopping experiences strived for by the newly built life style malls that are popping up all around the country. They are trying hard to be like us.
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