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Wednesday, May 04, 2005

Retail Wasteland

I grew up in an area that had both Baltimore and Philadelphia as it's "metropolitan" influence. So when I stumbled upon a link to Baltimore's Lost Department Stores, it got me thinking about the tremendous changes in the retail environment that have taken place. Of all the stores listed at this site, only one name remains, and that probably not for much longer. A little stroll down retail memory lane:
Evolution of the Department Store
Shopping Innovations
Wikipedia: Wanamaker's History
Wanamaker's Organ (No, NOT a pr0n site!)
Wanamaker Images
A&S's Cash Baskets
Isador and Ida Straus
History of Pneumatic Tubes
Some Big Store and it's history
AND their Urinals
Lit Brothers
E. J. Korvette Myth
Discount Stores Of The '60s
Two Guys from Harrison
Bridal Registry Woes

|| JM, 10:15 AM

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