Mount Union borough
Shapiro Furniture Warehouse
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The Shapiro family built two businesses in Mount Union, a movie house that opened in 1915 and a furniture warehouse that served the town through decades. That's merchant instinct: see what a town needs, build it, grow it.
Sources
- catalog h33 facts
- Photograph credit: huntingdoncountyhistory.com
Checked 2026-08-14 · Historic Mount Union collection
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