'Heaven' or the old-style department store...

Found this while looking for something else:

http://pdxhistory.com.tripod.com/marshallfield/meierfrank/meierfrank.html

 

Very interesting, Lizzie!

 

Wow, that's a good site.

Those impressive views of the new department stores 'standing alone' always make me think of liners...

 

another one bites the dust

Dickins and Jones

which was actually still likable and elegant...

 

Here's a label from an Adele Simpson 60s dress I will be posting here soon.

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It is Harzfeld's of Kansas City which finally closed in 1984. And I found this info about it.

 

sorry i haven't resized this, can't make photoshop shudder into life for me at the mo (darn laptop) but here is one of many lables i just photographed, hopefully i picked a relevant thread..



from a silk velvet strapless and boned wiggle dress and bolero, side metal zipper. early 50's? i think the westwood store opened in 1951 but i may be wrong!