Martin's Hoodie / Sweatshirt

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From a Brooklyn coat and suit department to six stores across the New York region, Martin's reflected the changing shape of retail in the twentieth century. The family business entered the Offerman Building in 1924, expanded into suburban communities, and was sold in 1977 as profits declined. This hoodie or sweatshirt celebrates the story behind a remembered store name, connecting Fulton Street roots and mall-era growth with the enduring interest in local retail history.

Martin's grew from a coat and suit department opened by Hyman Zeitz in an existing blouse shop at Fulton and Bridge streets in Brooklyn, with a history dating to at least 1903. Zeitz eventually bought the shop, and in 1924 the business moved next door into the seven-story Offerman Building. After his death in 1930, his son Fred J. Zeitz became president. Architect Morris Lapidus designed a modernized entrance completed in 1947. Beginning in the 1950s, Martin's expanded into suburban New York, opening in Garden City in 1952, Babylon in 1956 and Huntington in 1962. Hyman Zeitz's grandson Levin became president in 1966; another grandson, Robert Rosenthal, took over in 1972. The chain opened at Smith Haven Mall in 1969 and at Riverside Square Mall in Hackensack, New Jersey, in 1977, reaching six stores. As profits declined, the family-held company was sold in October 1977 to Seedman Merchandising Group, which operated Times Square Stores. The Fulton Street store closed in 1979, and the remaining locations closed or changed names within a few years. The Offerman Building was designated a New York City Landmark in 2005.

	S	M	L	XL	2XL	3XL	4XL	5XL
Width, in	20.08	22.05	24.02	25.98	27.99	29.92	31.89	33.86
Length, in	27.17	27.95	29.13	29.92	31.10	31.89	33.07	33.86
Sleeve length from center back, in	33.50	34.50	35.50	36.50	37.50	38.50	39.50	40.50
Size tolerance, in	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50	1.50