Calp’s with Abe Calp
![Interior of a ladies' wear store with four female sales clerks and one man. Dresses and coats on racks are to the left.](https://www.communitystories.ca/v2/open-for-business_en-affaires/wp-content/uploads/sites/143/2021/03/063-CalpswithAbeCalp-scaled.jpg)
Louis Michelson Archives, Saint John Jewish Historical Museum
Abe Calp opened his first store in 1933. Calp’s became one of the most popular stores in Saint John selling women’s and men’s clothing, shoes and had departments for hats, makeup and wedding dresses. For budget conscious customers there was also a bargain basement.