Within thirty years of the Great Chicago Fire, the revitalized city was boasting some of America's grandest department stores. The retail corridor on State Street was a crowded canyon of innovation and inventory where you could buy anything from a paper clip to an airplane. Revisit a time when a trip downtown meant dressing up for lunch at Marshall Field's Walnut Room, strolling the aisles of Sears for Craftsman tools, or redeeming S&H Green Stamps at Wieboldt's. Whether your family favored The Fair, Carson Pirie Scott, Montgomery Ward, or Goldblatt's, you were guaranteed stunning architectural design, attentive customer service, and eye-popping holiday window displays. Lavishly illustrated with photographs, advertisements, catalogue images, and postcards, Leslie Goddard's narrative brings to life the Windy City's fabulous retail past. Format: Softcover Dimensions: 9 x 6 in. Pages: 176
