Akchurin's Store

Among the numerous stationary retail outlets of Pishpek, the number of which exceeded 500, large trading establishments of merchants and industrialists stood out. In the shopping arcades of Bazarnaya Street there were shops of merchants A. Akchurin, I. Daulbaev, A. Pushnikov, N. Ivanov, A. Kveitman and others. The import of industrial products and goods was carried out from Russia through Tashkent and by caravan routes through the Karkarinsky fair from China, Persia and India. The shops of prominent merchants were built from baked bricks with characteristic patterned masonry. The cornices ended with figured pediments, turrets, and pedestals. The roofs were covered with iron. Large window and door openings were closed from the outside with forged metal shutters.