Department stores are, in may ways, at the end of the line. However, before the days of online shopping, they thrived. These are several once prominent department stores only Baby Boomers will ...

As with department store commercials (especially that “Light the Lights” one — shoot us now), sometimes the promise that you’ve never seen a play before is sufficient. Add the fact that it’s presented ...

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Before the nationwide influx of suburban malls and the convenience of online shopping, there was a golden age of American department stores. More than merely local shopping hubs, these ostentatious ...

A crowd gathers outside Herbst Department Store on May 23, 1922, for the retailer's "Dollar Day" sale. The store at 16 Broadway was a bustling center of activity for 90 years before it closed. Now, ...