Elder-Beerman purchased what were then six Mabley & Carew stores in Cincinnati, Hamilton and Middletown and eventually converted them to the Elder-Beerman nameplate. Wren's Department Store in Springfield was not included in the sale and became part of Allied's William H. Block Co. Department Store division based in Indianapolis, Indiana. The old Rollman's building was eventually closed and torn down in 1991 to make way for a proposed, but not ever built, new tallest building in Cincinnati, Fountain Square West. This site is now occupied by a vacant New York-based Macy's store slated for mixed-use redevelopment as of 2021. References Defunct department stores based in Cincinnati American companies established in 1877 Companies based in Cincinnati Defunct companies based in Ohio 1877 establishments in Ohio 1978 disestablishments in Ohio