Cars are parked on 11th Avenue in Altoona outside of the S.H. Kress & Co in 1952. Renovation work on the century-old building began recently, with the projected scheduled to be finished in 2024.

Officials will celebrate the grand reopening of the Kress Building, 1406 11th Ave. in downtown Altoona at 5 p.m. Oct. 9. The Kress Building, originally designed in the early 20th century with Art Deco ...

SAN ANTONIO – The San Antonio African American Community Archive and Museum (SAAACAM) has received a $50,000 donation to help fund renovations for the museum’s move to the Kress Building downtown.

Over the last few years of researching this areas history, we’ve come across several old photos of the S. H. Kress & Co. building at the Northwest Louisiana Archives at LSUS and in the Thurman C.