Bradburn's Parent Teacher Stores are St. Louis's premier stores for the creative educator and the involved parent! Bradburn's offers a tremendous variety of educator resource materials-including books, bulletin board aids, organizational materials, charts, stickers and more! Educators recommend our products to parents who want to stimulate, support and enhance their child's learning. Parents and children find many wonderful products to aid and delight in learning. There is a wonderful selection of products, from craft kits to craft supplies, to stimulate the creative development and enjoyment for everyone! Bradburn's Parent Teacher Stores are family owned and locally operated and have two retail stores in St. Louis, Missouri, for your convenience. William Bradburn grew up in St. Louis, Missouri, where he and his brother were star basketball players for St. Louis University-and were recently inducted into their Hall of Fame. In 1946, he began selling school supplies from his home in St. Louis, Missouri, as Bradburn School Supply Company. Mr. Bradburn's wife, Elvera, was a very important part of the success of the company. She served as the receptionist, secretary, clerk, customer service-and anything else that was needed. As soon as they were old enough, even the Bradburn's two daughters helped out with the family business. Though Mr. Bradburn was very involved in starting a new business, the neighborhood boys asked him to be their basketball coach and because of his love of basketball and children he did not disappoint. Mr. Bradburn continued to serve as a basketball coach for neighborhood teams for many years. A decade latter, Bradburn's moved into their first location on Hampton Avenue and by 1968 the company expanded again to Watson Avenue. Bradburn's opened to the public and in both 1970 and 1980 the retail stores and warehouse expanded. To provide greater ease of access to its customers, Bradburn's opened an additional retail store on N. New Ballas Road in the 1980's. Both the wholesale/catalog and the retail business continued to grow. In April, 2002, the wholesale and catalog portion (not the retail stores) of Bradburn School Supply, Inc, as well as the name Bradburn School Supply, Inc, were sold to School Specialty, Inc The company name was changed to Bradburn Parent Teacher Store, Inc, and William Bradburn's daughter and family continue to own and operate the three premier retail stores. Bradburn Parent Teacher Stores continue the tradition of serving the educational needs of the community by providing state of the art quality merchandise and outstanding service. Please visit our stores and experience it for yourself!