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- 06 Feb 2010 12:12
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Ohrbach's Department Store
- Replies: 53
- Views: 68088
Re: Ohrbach's Department Store
IIRC, the mall was flanked by Robinson's, Sears, Nordstroms and The Broadway. Macy's was The Broadway store, and I believe the new Nordstroms site is the old Robinson's, and the current Nordstroms has been there since 1981. Los Cerritos Center never had a May Company store. Los Cerritos never had a...
- 11 Aug 2009 16:16
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Macy's Zipper Store In Stockton, California
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5871
Re: Macy's Zipper Store In Stockton, California
The last time I was at Eastridge in San Jose, Macy's still had the old logo. But it's been a couple of years now.http://www.flickr.com/photos/41424429@N08/?saved=1
- 28 Jul 2009 12:12
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Macy's Zipper Store In Stockton, California
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5871
Re: Macy's Zipper Store In Stockton, California
Here is a link to a photo. It's got the 'new' logo, and from the cars you can tell it's a recent photo. To the best of my knowledge, it's the only one designed like this. The other mid 60's Macy's CA stores in Sacramento (1963), Concord (67) and Daly City (68) all look similar to each other, but non...
- 09 Apr 2009 11:38
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Searstown shopping centers
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20197
Re: Searstown shopping centers
In the Google maps street view of 3286 N Roosevelt Blvd, Key West, you can see the sign still says 'Searstown' http://maps.google.com/maps?sourceid=navclient&rls=RNWO,RNWO:2008-21,RNWO:en&um=1&ie=UTF-8&q=searstown+key+west&fb=1&split=1&gl=us&ei=RxXeSZzDKszslQfauoFV&am...
- 09 Apr 2009 11:29
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Gottschalks
- Replies: 61
- Views: 36949
Re: Gottschalks
It would make sense that it's Fashion Fair, since it's in their hometown of Fresno. IIRC, Gottschalks and Macy's also swapped stores at the Fashion Faire Mall in Modesto, CA. When Macy's acquired Weinstock's, Gottschalks took the larger Weinstock's space and Macy's moved their men's department into ...
- 04 Mar 2009 01:40
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Britt's Department Store
- Replies: 18
- Views: 30942
Re: Britt's Department Store
I grew up in Millbrae (about 15 miles south of San Francisco) and remember Britts well. It was 2 levels, with clothing on the ground floor and home furnishings on the second floor. It was pretty much a full-line department store, selling everything except furniture. They had candy, notions, fabrics,...
- 06 Mar 2008 01:57
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Historical Department Store Mergers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 5835
Re: Historical Department Store Mergers
Liberty House never had any stores in Southern California. They had stores in Northern California, Reno, Portland, Tacoma, Phoenix, Albuquerque, El Paso, and San Antonio. Many of these stores were inherited from Rhodes when parent company Amfac merged the two chains in the early 1970s. Only a handfu...
- 06 Feb 2008 11:37
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Safeway International in San Francisco?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3148
Re: Safeway International in San Francisco?
IIRC, the Jackson Street store opened c 1965 as a Safeway. Then, much to the consternation of the residents who thought it would lead to higher prices, the store was rebranded 'Bon Appetit' sometime in the 1980s. I believe there were 2 of these pilot stores in the Bay Area, the other being in tony T...
- 25 Jul 2007 13:25
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Pleasant Hill, Calif.-Dying 1960s Mall
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25134
- 22 Jul 2007 11:25
- Forum: History: Shopping Centers
- Topic: Pleasant Hill, Calif.-Dying 1960s Mall
- Replies: 11
- Views: 25134
- 16 Jul 2007 00:26
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Gumps?
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4451
Gump's is a wonderful old San Francisco (since 1861) home furnishings store, specializing in Asian Art, furniture, china, crystal, and jewelry. For years, they had one store located at 250 Post Street, just off Union Square. When the store was sold in the late 1970's, the new owners decided to expan...
- 25 Jun 2007 00:56
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: BULLOCKS--Southern California
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19713
Main Place received a Bullock's-remodel in the mid 1980's, when Main Place was built, so it still has a lot of that Southern California look that Bullock's did so well. The Del Amo store was remodeled after Macy's took over and the store is dull and bland. The Pasadena store is still pretty much int...
- 05 Jun 2007 00:48
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Northern California Department Store Chains
- Replies: 0
- Views: 3943
Since you brought up defunt Northern California retail chains, I'll have a go at it: The Emporium (San Francisco and a dozen or so branches) Capwell's (Oakland and 5 branches) City of Paris (San Francisco and 3 branches) Kahn's (Oakland and Concord) became Rhodes in 1960 Rhodes (Oakland, Concord, Sa...
- 28 Mar 2007 19:02
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Old Department Store Restaurants
- Replies: 37
- Views: 27031
I am currently in Asia, and the department stores in Singapore, Taiwan and Japan put ours to shame. The restaurants are full-service, and quite elaborate. It is not uncommon to have an entire floor devoted to many unique restaurants, with different cuisines and styles. Plus the fact the stores thems...
- 21 Mar 2007 20:27
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: BULLOCKS--Southern California
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19713
Here is the history of the Stonestown store: 1952-1960 Butler Brothers http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAC-6534.jpg http://webbie1.sfpl.org/multimedia/sfphotos/AAC-0800.jpg 1960- 1971 City of Paris (operated by City of Paris) 1972-1973 City of Paris by Liberty House (operated by Liberty ...