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In 1983, Gimbels New York and Gimbels Philadelphia were combined into a single entity, Gimbels East, in an attempt to reduce corporate overhead. [15] Deciding that Gimbels was a marginal performer with little potential for increased profitability, BATUS in 1986 decided to close its Gimbels division and sell its store properties. [16]
Manhattan Mall was an indoor shopping mall at 33rd Street and Sixth Avenue in Midtown Manhattan, New York City. There are entrances to the New York City Subway 's 34th Street–Herald Square station and the PATH 's 33rd Street station on the second basement level. The mall replaced the former flagship store of the Gimbels department store chain ...
Branch locations were opened around the greater New York area. The store closed in 1965, citing poor layouts, no escalators, a confused identity, and outdated facade. [84] After Gimbels decided to close the division, the first floor of the building was used as a Christmas season annex for Gimbel's before being sold to the E. J. Korvettes chain.
Fate: Chain absorbed by Macy's in 1996; flagship store closed in 1993 and converted into law school (though once a year it's open to the public for tours). ... Gimbels. New York City.
The 34th Street–Herald Square station (also signed as 34th Street) is an underground station complex on the BMT Broadway Line and the IND Sixth Avenue Line of the New York City Subway. It is located at Herald Square in Midtown Manhattan where 34th Street, Broadway and Sixth Avenue (Avenue of the Americas) intersect, and is served by the D, F ...
Es de Velasco (High-end, department store, founded in 1939, acquired by González Padín, closed in 1995.) New York Department Stores (Founded in 1931, acquired by the Melville Corporation in 1994, most stores turned into Marshalls .) Pitusa (Discount, department store, founded in 1976, bankrupt in 2014.)
B. Altman and Company. B. Altman and Company was a luxury department store and chain, founded in 1865 in New York City, New York, by Benjamin Altman. Its flagship store, the B. Altman and Company Building at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street in Midtown Manhattan, operated from 1906 until the company closed the store at the end of 1989. [ 1] Branch ...
Kaufmann's. Kaufmann's was a department store that originated in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania . The store was owned in the early 20th century by Edgar J. Kaufmann, patron of the famous Fallingwater house. In the post-war years, the store became a regional chain in the eastern United States, and was last owned by Federated Department Stores.