D. H. Holmes

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Front of D. H. Holmes decorated for Mardi Gras 1906
Front of D. H. Holmes decorated for Mardi Gras 1906

D. H. Holmes was a New Orleans department store and later a New Orleans based chain of department stores. The company was founded in 1842 by Daniel Henry Holmes, after whom it is named. [1] In 1849 he moved his headquarters to Canal Street. [1] [2]

D.H. Holmes' main building on Canal Street was long considered a landmark, partly because of a clock on the front of the building. [2] When Canal Street was a major shopping area, "Under the clock at D.H. Holmes" was a proverbial place to meet someone. At the beginning of the novel A Confederacy of Dunces, [3] Ignatius Reilly agrees to meet his mother there.

The statue of Ignatius J. Reilly stands under the clock at the former location of D.H. Holmes Department Store in New Orleans.
The statue of Ignatius J. Reilly stands under the clock at the former location of D.H. Holmes Department Store in New Orleans.

In 1989 D.H. Holmes was purchased by Dillard's. [2] [4] The former main store of D.H. Holmes is now a hotel. [2]

[edit] Notes

  1. ^ a b Holmes High School history page Retrieved December 20, 2006.
  2. ^ a b c d Sonesta Hotel's History page Retrieved September 22, 2006.
  3. ^ John Kennedy Toole. A Confederacy of Dunces. 
  4. ^ Dillard to Buy D. H. Holmes AP Retrieved September 22, 2006.

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