Chaney's was a chain of department stores in Southern California. Harold Oaks Chaney (b. Ohio) opened a dry goods store in

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, in 1924, then his first department store in

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. Chaney opened additional stores in the Los Angeles suburbs. By 1961, Chaney had sold his stores, and only two stores with the Chaney nameplate remained, Inglewood and Hawthorne. Also by this time Chaney had a partner in the business, Ted Revere. Chaney and his family had moved to

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in the far north of California and in that year Chaney took over management of Weed Mercantile, a local store in the town of Weed. Ted Revere took over management of the two remaining stores, which were renamed "Revere's".

Timeline of expansion

Map of stores

Harold Chaney

Harold Oaks Chaney (1903–1985) rose to prominence in the local business community in Hawthorne. He was head of the local Kiwanis International in 1942, then in 1950 lieutenant governor of its new 19th division. He helped built the Hawthorne Community Hospital, led community chest drives throughout the Centinela Valley and Greater Los Angeles, and volunteered for the Boy Scouts of America. In 1961, the Hawthorne Chamber of Commerce named Chaney Citizen of the Year.

External links

Photo of Chaney's FullertonPhoto of Chaney's FullertonPhoto of Chaney's Fullerton"Harold Oaks Chaney" page at ''FamilySearch''
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References

{{History of Retail in Southern California Defunct department stores based in the South Bay, Los Angeles County Hawthorne, California Gardena, California