Phoenix Bakery, Phoenix
- Address: 455 N Galvin Pkwy
- Vicinity: Inside the Phoenix Zoo
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1881/00/00 | Edward Eisele, from Saulgau, Germany, is hired at the Phoenix Bakery, who's owner is also a German, at 7 Washington Street and Center streets. | |||||
| 1884/00/00 | Edward Eisele buys the Phoenix Bakery for $300. The family business will operate for three generations. | |||||
| 1887/00/00 | Ed Eisele convinces his best friend, pharmacist Alfred Becker, to partner with him in Phoenix Bakery. | |||||
| 1894/00/00 | Ed Eisele bakes bread, cakes, cookies and pies in the morning and in the afternoon, he sells them door to door. Delivering first on foot, then by bicycle, Eisele has a fleet of seven horse-drawn carriages by 1894. | |||||
| 1910/00/00 | The Phoenix Bakery begins using Model T cars to make deliveries. | Introduction of the Ford Model T | ||||
| 1927/00/00 | After the death of Edward Eisele, the Phoenix Bakery passes to his son, Lloyd, and Becker's son, Charles who both attended the University of Michigan. | |||||
| 1929/00/00 | Lloyd Eisele and Charles Becker end retail production at to focus on wholesale, move operations to a larger building at Washington and 7th streets and buy statewide rights to the Holsum brand, becoming part of a nationwide independent bakery cooperative. | |||||
| 1931/00/00 | The Phoenix Bakery begins producing Holsum sliced bread in their new facility at Washington and 7th streets. | Invention of Sliced Bread | ||||
| 2019/00/00 | Donated by Ed Eisele Jr, the grandson of the founder and a former president of the bakery, the Phoenix Bakery is reassembled at the Phoenix Zoo to be used as an event center. |
| Particulars for Phoenix Bakery, Phoenix: | |
|---|---|
| Area of Significance | Architecture |
| Sight Category | Building |
| Area of Significance | Commerce |
| Attribute | Moved property |
| Owner | Private |
| Historic Use | Specialty Store |
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