Department stores were a midwest institution, none more prominent in
downtown Columbus Ohio than F&R Laazarus & Company.
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.