State Street

2011-10-06

During my research in the 1980s, I came across the following poem. It is simply titled “The Story of Uncle Mistletoe,” by Helen McKenna. It was printed for the first time in my 2002 book, Christmas on State Street: The 1940s ...

Author: Robert P. Ledermann

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

ISBN: 9781625842084

Category: History

Page: 160

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Linger on the mezzanines of fantastic movie palaces like the Oriental, sample the confectionary delights of Krantz Candies or recklessly splurge on dress shields or mustache wax at dime stores like Kresge's or Woolworths. Allow yourself to be enchanted by the painstakingly prepared displays at Marshall Field's, but leave plenty of time to visit Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co., The Fair, Montgomery Ward, Goldblatts, Wieboldt's and the Boston Store. Above all, meet the people behind the glitter and glamour of State Street who poured so much heartfelt energy into making it the magical place that it was. From its first bricks to future projects, Robert P. Ledermann lovingly recounts the history of this unique thoroughfare.
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Lost Chicago Department Stores

2022

a masterpiece of understatement, the Chicago Tribune in 2017 opined, “Christmas hereabout has long meant a trip or two to State Street, which for many years was a veritable Department Store Row.”204 For most of Chicago's history, ...

Author: Leslie Goddard

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

ISBN: 9781467147712

Category: History

Page: 176

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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.
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My Chicago

2004-07-23

The Water Tower still reigns as Queen of Chicago's Magnificent Mile, Michigan Avenue north of the river, ... Like many Chicago parents, ours took us children to view the Christmas windows on State Street, and if we went during the day, ...

Author: Jane Byrne

Publisher: Northwestern University Press

ISBN: 9780810120877

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 388

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The two-fisted memoir of Chicago's first woman mayor.
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Directory of Museums

1975-06-18

OLD STATE CAPITOL 5th and Adams Streets, Springfield, Illinois 62706 Former Statehouse (1839-76). Original and period furnishings. Daily 9-5. Closed Christmas, New Year, Thanksgiving. VACHEL LINDSAY ASSOCIATION 502 S. State Street, ...

Author: Kenneth Hudson

Publisher: Springer

ISBN: 9781349014880

Category: Social Science

Page: 864

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Church Helper

1895

16 E. State Street , 64 E. State Street , Ithaca . ... Residence , 70 North Aurora Street . timuation of ih : series of recep.ions . ... State and Aurora Streets , ary Christmas offering ior the poor His year , Class - meeting , No.

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Christmas Magic and The Wicked Witch of Michigan Avenue

... at the window displays as we go,” Betty suggested, taking hold of his arm again as they moved west to find State Street. During the holiday season Will knew his mother loved to look at the Christmas lights and many scenes on display ...

Author: James Dedman

Publisher: Lulu.com

ISBN: 9781312749405

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Within the Warrior

2007

The lights, Christmas trees, decorations, gifts, shopping, State Street, holiday movies and shows, but especially the true meaning of Christmas, the birth of our Saviour, Jesus. We both loved going to Christmas shows, as we did every ...

Author: George Kakaletris

Publisher: Trafford Publishing

ISBN: 9781412093835

Category: Biography & Autobiography

Page: 536

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The book chronicles the events behind the breakdown of a marriage and how those events were based on a way of thinking founded on childhood tragedies and experiences. The work also chronicles the impact of those tragedies upon loved ones and friends, when the help necessary for liberation from a life of tragedy through proper counseling was not sought. Recorded within the book, is one man's struggle for redemption and reconciliation, of all that he lost or threw away, once the decision was reached and sought to bring an end to everything around him through a cycle of self-destruction. A cycle that was brought to a culminating point, on the modern day battlefields of Iraq.
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Traveling Michigan s Sunset Coast

2007

210 State Street, (269) 982-7025. Unique collection, of gifts and ... Items, 318 State Street, (269) 983-3081. A woman's boutique with a ... Christmas to Easter hours are reduced or closed so call first. Perennial Accents. 220 State ...

Author: Julie Albrecht Royce

Publisher: Dog Ear Publishing

ISBN: 9781598583212

Category: Michigan

Page: 478

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Carson s

2013-11-19

In any case, no matter what a child's heart desired, it could be found on State Street. There were more than a dozen ... And in 1934, December in Chicago became even more spectacular with the introduction of the first Christmas Parade.

Author: Gayle Soucek

Publisher: Arcadia Publishing

ISBN: 9781625849410

Category: History

Page: 128

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Carson Pirie Scott and Company always enjoyed a sterling reputation in Chicago, even among the merchant princes of State Street. For more than one hundred years, in architect Louis Sullivan's stunning commercial masterpiece, Carson's stood shoulder to shoulder with retail icon Marshall Field's, establishing itself as an anchor of contemporary style. It was a place that brought the world to the Midwest, from Parisian fashion to the authentic ambiance of the Mediterrenea dance numbers and the Santa's Village displays. Relive the friendly shopping experience that has kept the Carson's name alive for over a century and a half.
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Visiting Small town Florida

2011

Christmas Christmas Post Office United States Postal Service 23580 East Colonial Drive (State Road 50) Christmas, Florida 32709-9998 (407) 568-2941 Fort Christmas Historical Park 1300 Fort Christmas Road (SR 420) Christmas, ...

Author: Bruce Hunt

Publisher: Pineapple Press Inc

ISBN: 9781561644889

Category: Cities and towns

Page: 258

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This new edition of Bruce Hunt's popular guide reveals the real, old-time Florida still to be found on the back roads of the Sunshine state in little towns that lure you in with their quaintness and keep you there for a spell with their friendly occupants. The towns featured all have a population of less than 10,000. The author revisited all the towns in the book for this update. He chatted with the inhabitants to get the inside story on how things have changed--and how they haven't. He introduces each town's history, museums, galleries, antiques shops, local eateries, and anything else he could find, including fishing holes and unusual and endearing local characters. This travelogue and guidebook lets you experience the flavor of Florida's back-road burgs and provides directions, addresses, phone numbers, and websites. Illustrated with the authors photographs. Includes maps.
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