O'Neil's Cotton Polo Shirt
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Celebrate the retail history of Akron with an O'Neil's Cotton Polo Shirt inspired by a name that began with a dry goods shop on East Market Street in 1877. Michael O'Neil and Isaac Dyas built a local business that grew into a regional department store chain, remembered for its downtown presence and lively holiday windows. The O'Neil's name was retired in 1989, giving this piece a meaningful connection to northeastern Ohio heritage and department store history. A thoughtful pick for collectors and local-history enthusiasts.
O'Neil's was an American department store chain founded in 1877, when Michael O'Neil and Isaac Dyas opened a dry goods store at 114 East Market Street in Akron, Ohio. After Dyas died in 1892, the business became the M. O'Neil Co. May Department Stores acquired it in 1912 for $1 million. A new downtown Akron store opened in 1927 and remained until the late 1980s. O'Neil's expanded across the Akron and Canton areas, with branches in nearby communities and malls. The downtown store was known for large display windows and elaborate animated holiday scenes. In 1989, the downtown store closed and the remaining O'Neil's locations merged with May Company Ohio; the O'Neil's name was retired. May Company Ohio was later merged into its Pittsburgh division, Kaufmann's, in 1993. The chain's history connects a local Akron dry goods shop with regional department-store growth and successive corporate consolidations.
O'Neil's Cotton Polo Shirt
$38.99
Sale price
$38.99
Regular price
Celebrate the retail history of Akron with an O'Neil's Cotton Polo Shirt inspired by a name that began with a dry goods shop on East Market Street in 1877. Michael O'Neil and Isaac Dyas built a local business that grew into a regional department store chain, remembered for its downtown presence and lively holiday windows. The O'Neil's name was retired in 1989, giving this piece a meaningful connection to northeastern Ohio heritage and department store history. A thoughtful pick for collectors and local-history enthusiasts.
O'Neil's was an American department store chain founded in 1877, when Michael O'Neil and Isaac Dyas opened a dry goods store at 114 East Market Street in Akron, Ohio. After Dyas died in 1892, the business became the M. O'Neil Co. May Department Stores acquired it in 1912 for $1 million. A new downtown Akron store opened in 1927 and remained until the late 1980s. O'Neil's expanded across the Akron and Canton areas, with branches in nearby communities and malls. The downtown store was known for large display windows and elaborate animated holiday scenes. In 1989, the downtown store closed and the remaining O'Neil's locations merged with May Company Ohio; the O'Neil's name was retired. May Company Ohio was later merged into its Pittsburgh division, Kaufmann's, in 1993. The chain's history connects a local Akron dry goods shop with regional department-store growth and successive corporate consolidations.
Product features - Durable double-pique fabric designed for crisp embroidery - Modern classic fit with side seams and vents for better shape - Contoured welt collar and cuffs with a clean, topstitched shoulder - Soft Sport Grey option (90/10 cotton/poly) and 100% ring-spun cotton varieties - Tear-away label, dyed-to-match buttons, and finished placket for polished comfort Care instructions