Mason's/Masons was the discount department store subsidiary of the M.H. Fishman Company, later also known as Fishman-Mason. In its heyday it spanned many mid-Atlantic states plus Alabama.
Mason's[]
1960-1962[]
The first Mason's store opened in Newport News, Virginia in August 1960.
1962-1963[]
1963-1967[]
Used in Akron, Ohio
Used in Altoona, Pennsylvania
Used in Asheville, North Carolina
Used in Burlington, North Carolina
Used in Hampton, Virginia
1967-1968[]
1968-1973[]
Masons[]
April-July 1973[]
Designer:
Jack Schecterson & Associates
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
April 19, 1973
1973-1980[]
Designer:
Jack Schecterson & Associates
Typography:
Custom
Launched:
July 1973
In 1979, the struggling parent company Fishman-Mason was acquired by Schottenstein Stores, Inc., owner of Value City. Plans were made to integrate the Mason's chain with Value City but this plan was aborted, with most stores either being shuttered and sold or remodeled to Value City outright.
