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Scranton's bygone department stores : the Globe and the Dry / Daniel J. Packer, Jr., foreword by Keith Oppenheim.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Packer, Daniel J., author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Department stores--Pennsylvania--Scranton.
- Department stores.
- Scranton (Pa.)--History--19th century.
- Scranton (Pa.).
- Scranton (Pa.)--History--20th century.
- Scranton (Pa.)--Social life and customs.
- Scranton (Pa.)--Buildings, structures, etc.
- Physical Description:
- 217 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Charleston, South Carolina : The History Press, an imprint of Arcadia Publishing, 2025.
- Summary:
- For generations, Scranton's two big department stores, The Globe Store and Oppenheim's Scranton Dry Goods Company, affectionately known as "the Dry," dominated retail in the Electric City. Facing each other on Wyoming Avenue, they created special memories for those who walked their sales floors with attractive displays, special events, community service and elaborate Christmas decorations. Many fondly recall the steamship round of beef carved to order at The Globe's Charl-Mont Restaurant or waving to customers passing by on the escalator from the Dry's mezzanine Tea Room. Together, the two stores brought the best the world had to offer to Northeastern Pennsylvania. Join Scranton-area native Daniel J. Packer Jr. and step through the iconic revolving doors into a bygone era of shopping in grand style. -- Cover page 4.
- Contents:
- Foreword / by Keith Oppenheim
- Setting sale for new waters
- Escalating success
- Parking space
- The finest in cuisine. . . The most excellent in service. . . The ultimate in dining
- Holiday headquarters
- The ten commandments of good business
- Fashion floor
- A tree grows in Scranton
- Growing branches
- Going down
- The ladies vanish
- Grand reopening
- Epilogue: Priceless legacies
- Recipes from the Charl-Mont.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 211-217) and index.
- ISBN:
- 1467159506
- 9781467159500
- OCLC:
- 1520218126
- Publisher Number:
- 90103158100
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