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Shriver's Square is a historic building in the heart of downtown Sioux Falls, SD. At one time, Shriver's Square was South Dakota’s largest department store and is now a historical landmark in Sioux Falls’ retail history.

Shriver-Johnson department store got its start in 1914 when A.R. Shriver and J.H. Johnson purchased a store on Phillips Ave in downtown Sioux Falls. After four years of operating the business, Shriver and Johnson built the 89,900 square foot building which includes 6 floors and a basement. The new Shriver-Johnson department store was able to hire 139 new employees at the new store and it consisted of a retail store, a post office, and two cafes. The Shriver-Johnson building even had air conditioning, which was a rare commodity during this time.

Every floor in the Shriver's Square building was used to its full potential. The first floor was the retail hub consisting the most popular items sold during the time. The store was so large that the floor had tubes that customers and store employees would use to send cash and change back in forth. This technology is similar to what banks use in the drive ups. The second floor consisted of the mezzanine and was the inspiration behind Shriver-Johnson’s advertisement slogan “Meet me on the Mezzanine”. This slogan was used to get women into the store and offered a place for haircuts, lounging room, nursery, and more. The rest of the floors at Shriver's Square were not wasted either and consisted of a tea rooms, rugs, curtains, sheets, and ladies apparel. The basement was even used as a fallout during the cold war.

In 1979, Shriver-Johnson moved into another building in the retail center of Sioux Falls which ended the departments store 65 years at Shriver's Square. Fortunately, the residents of Sioux Falls and visitors can still experience Shriver's Square. Today, it is owned by Shriver's Square, LLC and Falls Real Estate, LLC and it houses retail companies, restaurants, technology companies, and law firms on the first 3 floors. The basement is a reception hall and the remaining top three floors have been renovated into loft apartments.