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On July 15, 1921 our firm was founded by recent University of Illinois graduate and Russian immigrant Abraham Epstein. Working out of a small one-story office building at 2011 Pershing Road on the west side of Chicago, A. Epstein – Structural Engineer provided engineering solutions for a modest mix of industrial and commercial clients throughout Chicago. These projects included buildings for City Furniture, J.S. Hoffman, Independent Casing Company and the Live Stock National Bank of Chicago. Positive reviews from our client on the Central Manufacturing District in Chicago enabled A. Epstein to be awarded our first contract outside of Chicago for the Central Manufacturing District of Los Angeles. This success was followed by another out of town assignment for the United State Cold Storage Corporation in Kansas City, Missouri. Prospects for the future were looking very bright. Unfortunately, when the roaring 20s came to a screeching halt with the collapse of the US Stock Market in October of 1929 A. Epstein, like most small businesses in the United States, faced an uncertain future.
Significant Epstein Events July 15, 1921 Our Founder - Abraham Epstein 1922 City Furniture Company 1922 J.S. Hoffman Company 1923 Independent Casing Company 1923 Strauss & Schram 1924 Central Manufacturing District 1924 The Live Stock National Bank of Chicago 1925 Klee Brothers Company 1926 Royal Blue Stores, Inc. 1926 Central Manufacturing District 1927 Maxwell House Coffee, Co. 1928 United States Cold Storage Corp. 1929 Chicago City Bank & Trust Company |
