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Category:Judds, Allentown, Pennsylvania

Judd's was a men's clothing store, primarily located at the Sixth and Hamilton Street corner of the Americus Hotel in Allentown. The store featured high quality business clothing, hand tailored to fit the customer. It closed for the last time in 2001.

The store was established in October 1941 as "Wayside Clothiers" by Irving Judd and Fred Household at 622 Union Boulevard. Judd had moved to Allentown from Scranton in 1929 as manager of Stein's Clothing Store. He later went to the Men's Department at the Hess Brother's Department store as a buyer.

Judd took over the partnership in 1944, changing the name to "Judd's" and in December 1944, he moved the business from its Union Boulevard location to the Americus Hotel, where he rented retail space on the ground floor. Over the years, the store prospered and was reputed to do the largest volume business per square foot of any men's store in the United States. Judd also operated a men's store in Easton with his brother Monroe. In 1963 Irwing Judd retired, selling the business to Ira Leonard, who retained the name "Judds". Leonard had retired in 1961 as the head of the Charis Corporation but wanted to get back into the business community. Judd later moved to North Miami Beach, Florida and passed in April 1981.

By 1971 the fortunes of the store declined and in January 1972, after poor Christmas sales, It was announced that the business would shut its doors, which it did at the end of March, 1972. In December 1988, the rights to the name were purchased by Jack Leon and the store re-opened at the same location in the Americus Hotel. The store was purchased in November 1991 by Sandy Strauss. Strauss closed Judds in April 2001 when she retired and also cited both the deteriorating condition of the Americus along with an adverse business climate in the downtown shopping district.

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