Kuluva’s
Kuluva’s
Kuluva’s
In 1912, Joe and Sadie Kuluva opened Kuluva’s Department Store in the Armourdale district of Kansas City, KS. They sold clothing and shoes to the hard working people in the meat packing houses and the stockyards of Kansas City. Their goal was to enable working families to buy and wear durable yet stylish clothing with a payment plan that fit their budget. Loyal customers made weekly or monthly payments and enjoyed wearing fine quality clothes to work, school and church.
LUMI is fortunate to have two Kuluva’s signs. Their cursive 1930’s neon hung outside their Armourdale store until the Great Flood of 1951. After the flood, the Kuluva family moved their store to higher ground at 833 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, KS and reopened as Kuluva’s Furniture and Appliances, expanding their inventory to include furniture, followed by electrical appliances, radios and television sets. Built in 1952, their new sign reads: Kuluva’s Way is Easy to Pay.
For three generations spanning more than 100 years, the Kuluva family provided clothing, furniture and electronics to friends and neighbors throughout Greater Kansas City. Kuluva’s is now known as Rental City.
1930s Kuluva’s:
Type: Wall mount channel letters
Size: 36 in H, 12 ft W, 12.5 in D
Weight: 500 lbs
Electrical: 10 amps @ 120 v
Donated by: The Kuluva family
Rescued by: Premier Outdoor
Restored by: Jason Walker
Neon tube bender: Greg Gamett
1952 Kuluva’s Way is Easy to Pay:
Type: Flag Mount, Double Faced
Size: 4 ft H, 8 ft W, 12 in D
Weight: 900 lbs
Electrical: 20 amps @ 120 v
Donated by: The Kuluva Family
Rescued by: Premier Outdoor
Restored by: Jason Walker
Neon tube bender: Greg Gamett
Kuluva’s
In 1912, Joe and Sadie Kuluva opened Kuluva’s Department Store in the Armourdale district of Kansas City, KS. They sold clothing and shoes to the hard working people in the meat packing houses and the stockyards of Kansas City. Their goal was to enable working families to buy and wear durable yet stylish clothing with a payment plan that fit their budget. Loyal customers made weekly or monthly payments and enjoyed wearing fine quality clothes to work, school and church.
LUMI is fortunate to have two Kuluva’s signs. Their cursive 1930’s neon hung outside their Armourdale store until the Great Flood of 1951. After the flood, the Kuluva family moved their store to higher ground at 833 Minnesota Avenue in Kansas City, KS and reopened as Kuluva’s Furniture and Appliances, expanding their inventory to include furniture, followed by electrical appliances, radios and television sets. Built in 1952, their new sign reads: Kuluva’s Way is Easy to Pay.
For three generations spanning more than 100 years, the Kuluva family provided clothing, furniture and electronics to friends and neighbors throughout Greater Kansas City. Kuluva’s is now known as Rental City.
1930s Kuluva’s:
Type: Wall mount channel letters
Size: 36 in H, 12 ft W, 12.5 in D
Weight: 500 lbs
Electrical: 10 amps @ 120 v
Donated by: The Kuluva family
Rescued by: Premier Outdoor
Restored by: Jason Walker
Neon tube bender: Greg Gamett
1952 Kuluva’s Way is Easy to Pay:
Type: Flag Mount, Double Faced
Size: 4 ft H, 8 ft W, 12 in D
Weight: 900 lbs
Electrical: 20 amps @ 120 v
Donated by: The Kuluva Family
Rescued by: Premier Outdoor
Restored by: Jason Walker
Neon tube bender: Greg Gamett