Lost Chicago department stores / Leslie Goddard.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Goddard, Leslie, author.

Series:

Landmarks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Department stores--Illinois--Chicago--History.

Department stores.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (161 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2022.

Summary:

Within thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America's grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation and inventory where you could buy anything from a paper clip to an airplane. Revisit a time when a trip downtown meant dressing up for lunch at Marshall Field's Walnut Room, strolling the aisles of Sears for Craftsman tools or redeeming S&H Green Stamps at Wieboldt's. Whether your family favored The Fair, Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward or Goldblatt's, you were guaranteed stunning architectural design, attentive customer service and eye-popping holiday window displays. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, advertisements, catalogue images and postcards, Leslie Goddard's narrative brings to life the Windy City's fabulous retail past.

Contents:

Intro

Title Page

Copyright

Contents

Acknowledgements

Introduction

1. Marshall Field's: Give the Lady What She Wants

2. Carson Pirie Scott: Carson's Is for Me

3. The Fair: Everything for Everybody Under One Roof

4. Montgomery Ward: Satisfaction Guaranteed or Your Money Back

5. Goldblatt's: The Incredible Bargain Centers

6. Wieboldt's: Where You Buy with Confidence

7. Sears, Roebuck: Cheapest Supply House on Earth

8. The Competition: Specialty and Neighborhood Department Stores

9. Christmas on State Street

Epilogue

Notes

About the Author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

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Description based on print record.

Other Format:

Print version: Goddard, Leslie Lost Chicago Department Stores

ISBN:

9781439674505

OCLC:

1296432443