Research Catalog

Title

Gimbels has it! / Michael J. Lisicky ; foreword by David Sullivan with a word from Gene London.

Author

Lisicky, Michael J.

Publication

Charleston, SC : History Press, 2011.

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Details

Description

157 pages : illustrations; 23 cm

Summary

In the 1840s, Adam Gimbel opened a humble dry goods store in Vincennes, Indiana, that began a retail dynasty spanning 144 years. At its peak, the store offered warm service and affordable goods at over thirty locations in four "Gimbels cities." Former customers still wistfully recall the wonders of Toyland and Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade in Philadelphia, the New York City store's famous rivalry with Macy's, the decadent Annaclairs of the Pittsburgh candy department and Gertie the duck, whose brood captured the imagination of Milwaukee. With fond memories from family members and Gimbelites, a few classic recipes and celebrity interviews from the likes of Gene London and Dick Clark, the author celebrates the remarkable history of this beloved department store.

Subject

• Gimbel Brothers > History
• Gimbel Brothers
• Department stores > Indiana > Vincennes > History
• Department stores
• Vincennes (Ind.) > History
• Indiana > Vincennes

Genre/Form

History.

Bibliography (note)

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 151-157).

Contents

Foreword / by David Sullivan -- Foreword / by Gene London -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- Fair trade -- Milwaukee's best -- Eastward Ho -- Miracle on 33rd Street -- Everybody loves a parade -- Saks appeal -- "Steeling" some business -- It's smart to be thrifty -- Does Macy's tell Gimbels? -- Stiff competition -- Growing pains -- East Side story -- The British are coming -- Trying to make change -- All sales final -- For a limited time only -- Gift wrap -- In good taste -- Notes -- About the author.

ISBN

• 9781609493073
• 1609493079

LCCN

• 2011033504
• 99965378524

OCLC

• ocn745980021
• SCSB-9617201

Owning Institutions

Princeton University Library