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Fairville Department Store

Flyer entitled “The Fairville Department Store’s Shopping News” – with letter from Maurice Koven describing buying trip and columns on left and right sides listing men’s and women’s clothing for sale.

Louis Michelson Archives, Saint John Jewish Historical Museum

Maurice Koven opened The Fairville Department Store on Main Street West in the 1930s. The store was open for more than 60 years and closed in 1994 when his son, Jerry Koven retired. It was the last example of an old- time store.