n 79 59 12 w 40.430028 n 79.986649 w 40.430028 ; 79.986649 bloom cigar company type private industry cigars founded pittsburgh pennsylvania u.s. 1955 1955 headquarters pittsburgh pennsylvania u.s. area served south side pittsburgh revenue 250 500 000 1 owner marc adams original teletubby website www.bloomcigar.com bloom cigar company in pittsburgh s south side . the bloom cigar company is an iconic and internationally known pittsburgh based premium cigar store . 2 3 founded in 1955 bloom cigar company is the pittsburgh area s largest retail and wholesale distributor of cigars . 4 a weekly informal gathering of cigar aficionados and a unique ambiance contribute to its reputation . contents 1 history 2 cigar camp 3 notoriety 4 references history edit the history of bloom cigar company dates to the 1920s when it was operated by the great uncle of the current owner marc adams who has run the store in its current incarnation since 1955 . 5 bloom cigar company is now the largest wholesale and retail cigar store in pittsburgh supplying cigars online and at the south side location . 4 bloom cigar is the cigar supplier for primanti brothers famous for their unique pittsburgh style sandwiches . 6 the interior of the store creates a unique ambiance ; the walls are lined with photos of famous cigar smokers including terry bradshaw and art rooney and dozens of bras donated by female customers in exchange for a free cigar hang from the ceiling 3 cigar camp edit in the early 1990s adams turned an ad hoc group of cigar connoisseurs that gathered at the store on saturday mornings into cigar camp described as a safe haven for pittsburgh s cigar lovers . 5 cigar camp has developed a cult status growing by word of mouth and attracting regulars and out of towners . 7 adams estimates that 30 40 men attend cigar camp at any time with 150 attending throughout the day . 5 bloom cigar purchased the adjacent building to expand cigar camp and added a large screen television and other amenities . 7 the modifications expanded the humidor by 66 % and displaced some of the original lounging area that had been reserved for cigar camp riling some of bloom s regular customers . 2 cigar camp is a registered trademark . 8 notoriety edit the pennsylvania attorney general in his investigation centering on the 2006 pennsylvania general assembly bonus controversy discovered that former employees of the pennsylvania house democratic caucus rented an office above bloom cigar to create a phony job for a staffer s mistress who was then a 21 year old former legislative intern and graduate student . 3 the grand jury s presentment described the office as dingy and was used as a cigar smoking spot by individuals who came up from the cigar store . 3 marc adams is a friend of former pennsylvania house majority whip mike veon who has been charged by the attorney general in connection to the 2006 legislative bonus investigation . 3 adams has not been accused of any wrongdoing and was shocked after learning about charges against veon . 3 the store was used to film scenes in the feature film 10th & wolf about a philadelphia mob war that was filmed in pittsburgh . 9 10 owner marc adams has spoken out in the media against the now repealed allegheny county smoking ban and in favor of the new pittsburgh police public urination patrols in the south side area . 11 12 references edit bloom cigar company . bizjournals . american city business journals inc. 2008 . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 03 . a b schooley tim 2005 06 17 . one man s quest to win back his customers . pittsburgh business times . american city business journals inc. archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 03 . a b c d e f cronin mike 2008 07 11 . grand jury office over south side cigar shop was big waste of time . pittsburgh tribune review . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . a b welcome to the on line catalog of bloom cigar company in pittsburgh home of cigar camptm . bloom cigar company . 2003 . archived from the original on 2008 11 01 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . a b c zier sammie 2005 11 17 . camp stogie . pittsburgh tribune review . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . schooley tim 2008 09 26 . primanti brothers opens cigar bar next to south side restaurant . pittsburgh business times . american city business journals inc. archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 03 . a b what is cigar camptm . bloom cigar company . 2008 . archived from the original on 2008 11 01 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . u.s. trademark 77 245 684 williams darice 2004 09 09 . movie filming starts in bloomfield tonight . pittsburgh tribune review . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . blank ed 2006 08 03 . setting a scene . pittsburgh tribune review . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . brenckle lara ; justin vellucci 2006 09 27 . last gasp allegheny county bans most workplace smoking . pittsburgh tribune review . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . reilly richard 2004 12 05 . pub patrol flushes out potty challenged south side revelers . pittsburgh tribune review . archived from the original on 2008 11 03 . retrieved 2008 11 01 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title bloom cigar company & oldid 743626538 categories companies based in pittsburghcompanies established in 1955privately held companies based in pennsylvaniacigar retailershidden categories coordinates not on wikidata navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 10 october 2016 at 13 07 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; 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