Look to Lazarus (A History Speaks Event, Upper Arlington)

TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 2024
6:30 PM-7:30 PM

UPPER ARLINGTON TREMONT LIBRARY
2800 TREMONT ROAD
UPPER ARLINGTON, OH, 43221

For more than 150 years, F&R Lazarus & Company was the heart of downtown Columbus. Headed by the “first family of American retailing” with an eye for flair and a devotion to the customer, this uniquely midwestern institution won the hearts and minds of a community. Look to Lazarus draws on the memories of those who worked and shopped in this grand emporium to tell the unlikely story of a love affair between a city and a store. It was a love affair born of the solemn promise “You can always take it back to Lazarus, no questions asked.”

AUTHORS & PRESENTERS:
David Meyers–David spent 30 years in the field of adult and juvenile corrections, then another 18 in higher education. He worked at Lazarus one summer and during Christmas vacation.

Beverly Meyers–Besides stints as a teacher and event planner, Beverly was a professional puppeteer and handled publicity for the Big Apple Circus. During research for the book, she discovered the high regard in which the Lazarus women were held by the wives and daughters of employees.