Mrs Polier Millinery, The Fashion Store

Type of Store: Women’s Clothing

Years of Operation: circa 1915 – circa 1933

Location: 137-145 Laurens St SW, Croft Building (currently 3 Monkeys)

Family: Polier (Augusta)

Augusta Harris Polier (1862-1929), the wife of MS Polier, ran this women's clothing store until her death in 1929, after which it was continued for a few years by her daughter Rebecca Polier Goodman. The store was in operation as early as 1915 and continued until at least 1933. The store started as Mrs Polier Millinery but was later renamed The Fashion Store. It was in the Croft Building, next door to her husband’s barber shop.