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Nash's (F. C. Nash & Co.) was a Pasadena, California-based department store which grew into a small chain. Nash's was founded in 1889 by Hammond G. Nash, who developed his grocery on Colorado Street into a full department store. He continued to open locations in nearby towns:

• Alhambra, downtown at 36 West Main Street
• Pomona at Indian Hill Mall, later 450 Pomona Mall, the town's downtown pedestrian mall
• West Arcadia at the Arcadia Hub shopping center (1325 South Baldwin Avenue), current site of L. A. Fitness
• Whittier at Whittier Quad, 30,000 square feet (2,800 m), opened 1954
• Fullerton at intersection of Harbor Boulevard and Orangethorpe Avenue

The Pasadena flagship was located downtown 250 East Colorado Boulevard, but burned in a 1976 fire and was a total loss. The chain was unable to recover from the associated financial losses and closed entirely.

References

1. "Fourth Nash Store Opens in Whittier on Monday". November 7, 1954. p. 65. Retrieved 5 May 2019.
2. Ragus, Natalie (March 14, 2013). "Nash's Department Store". Patch. Retrieved 5 May 2019.

• Defunct department stores based in the San Gabriel Valley
• Companies based in Pasadena, California