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It’s been nearly 20 years since anyone bought anything at a Marshall Field’s store, but the retailer still lives large in the Chicago area conscience. The department store founded in the late 1800s ...
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The American department stores that completely disappeared — and the specific factors that killed each one
Various American department stores that defined post-war American shopping have completely disappeared from current ...
In the 1970s I visited Chicago for the first time and was surprised to find a 38-story office building called the Pittsfield Building. I was even more surprised to learn that the building had a ...
Author and historian Leslie Goddard’s fascination with department stores runs in the family. Her grandfather was a department store lifer, working first for Marshall Field’s then Carson Pirie Scott.
Our travels took us to the Windy City recently to celebrate a milestone event in our marriage. To better understand one of America’s great cities and its origin, we took a walking tour of the city. I ...
A visit to the Walnut Room is a long-standing holiday tradition for many Chicagoans. It first started in the Marshall Field’s department store on State Street. The store is now known as Macy’s, but ...
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