Your City's Leading Department Store

[DetroitSky]

Detroit's would have to be J.L. Hudson's:





Second would have to be Kern's:

Both have since been demolished.

What was your city's leading department store in the heyday of your downtown?

[MarkDaMan]

Portland's was Meier and Frank, which is now, like most of 'em, a Macys. However there is an uber luxury Starwood Luxury Collection Hotel being built in the gutted upper floors.


http://www.pdxhistory.com/html/meier___frank.html


http://www.portlandfunds.com/images/lvl2/meier.jpg

[sprtsluvr8]

An interesting site "Remembering Great American Department Stores"
http://www.dshistory.com/


Atlanta's Grand Department Stores


Davison's...1860-1986; became Macy's, then this location closed in 2003.

Past the Roxy on the right...

http://www.atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/pch180b.htm

Built in 1925, it is now known as 180 Peachtree and still in use.

http://atlantatimemachine.com/downtown/pch180a.htm



Rich's...1967-1975; purchased by Federated in 1975, the Rich's name disappeared in 2005.

The 1925 building is now part of the Sam Nunn Federal Center.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:D...nrichs2006.jpg

[Aleks]

At first I thought about Macy's but Nordstroms was founded here so it has to be it:

[DetroitSky]

Thanks for replying everyone!

[ethereal_reality]

No one from Chicago has replied because we're too heart sick
that Marshall Field's is now a fucking Macy's.

[Aleks]

Same Thing with Bon Marche. I liked it better before.

[STERNyc]

Since Macy's is harboring a lot of resentment I thought I'd post a picture of the world's largest store.

[Scruffy]

I was sad that Philly lost Strawberry Fields

[Matty]

Originally Posted by ethereal_reality

No one from Chicago has replied because we're too heart sick
that Marshall Field's is now a fucking Macy's.

Ah, wonderful.