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Garfield Schwartz
Garfield Schwartz (1880-1956) was the founder and president the Garfield Schwartz & Co. Builders (est. 1909), which became the largest construction firm in southern Minnesota in the first half of the 20th century. His construction firm was especially active in Rochester, Minnesota, where it constructed every Mayo Clinic building from 1914-1948, including the iconic Plummer Building. G. Schwartz & Co. constructed over 500 buildings with over $30,000,000 in total business in southeastern Minnesota. The firm was also known for having built the majority of homes in the Pill Hill Residential Historic District in Rochester, a neighborhood now recognized on the National Register of Historic Places for its significant architecture. Schwartz & Co. constructed works by prominent architects Harold Crawford and Ellerbe and Associates in Pill Hill and throughout Rochester. Garfield Schwarz worked closely with prominent figures in the history of Rochester, including William J. Mayo, Charles ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Garfield Schwartz & Co
''Garfield'' is an American comic strip created by Jim Davis (cartoonist), Jim Davis. Originally published locally as ''Jon'' in 1976 (later changed to ''Garfield'' in 1977), then in nationwide Print syndication, syndication from 1978, it chronicles the life of the title character Garfield (character), Garfield the cat, Odie the dog, and their owner Jon Arbuckle. As of 2013, it was syndicated in roughly 2,580 newspapers and Magazine, journals; the comic held the Guinness World Record for being the world's most widely Print syndication, syndicated comic strip. Though its setting is rarely mentioned in print, ''Garfield'' takes place in Davis's hometown of Muncie, Indiana, according to the television special ''Happy Birthday, Garfield''. Common themes in the strip include Garfield's laziness, obsessive eating, love of coffee and lasagna, disdain of Mondays, and dieting. Garfield is also shown to manipulate people to get whatever he wants. The strip's focus is mostly on the intera ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
