HISTORY

Back in 1880, the Conklin brothers, Frank and Joe, opened a carpet cleaning business on Golden Gate Avenue called "The Pacific Steam Carpet Cleaning and Renovation Works." In those days carpeting was made in 3-foot widths and was used in hallways and hand-sewn together to fit room sizes. Pick-up and delivery of carpet to be cleaned was done by wagon with a matched set of mules. As the carpet industry progressed so did Conklin Bros., keeping pace with the floor-covering needs of the constantly growing San Francisco Bay Area.

After the death and retirement of the Conklin brothers, Joseph Emmons and his son Jack built the multi-store operation that now serves all of Northern California.