#san-jose-history

#san-jose-history

For more than 105 years, Hammer & Lewis Clothiers has existed in an indefinable place in culture and time. Its two San Jose locations offer Cary Grant-worthy suits, the shiniest of dress shoes, classic flannel Pendletons and jackets flamboyant enough for Burning Man celebrants. It is de rigueur for zoot-suited pachucos and aficionados of fine headwear and can count ZZ Top guitarist Billy Gibbons among its sharp-dressed men.

The intersection of Almaden and Auzerais in San Jose has vanished, replaced by the convention center and parking garage. Auzerais used to extend to Market Street.