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Carson's : the history of a Chicago shopping landmark
- Title
- Carson's : the history of a Chicago shopping landmark / Gayle Soucek.
- Author
- Soucek, Gayle.
- Publication
- Charleston, SC : The History Press, 2013.
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Details
- Description
- 125 pages : illustrations; 23 cm.
- Summary
- "Carson Pirie Scott and Company always enjoyed a sterling reputation in Chicago, evenamong the merchant princes of State Street. For more than one hundred years, in architect Louis Sullivan's stunning commercial masterpiece, Carson's stoodshoulder to shoulder with retail icon Marshall Field's, establishing itself asan anchor of contemporary style. It was a place that brought the world to theMidwest, from Parisian fashion to the authentic ambiance of the Mediterreneadance numbers and the Santa's Village displays. Relive the friendly shoppingexperience that has kept the Carson's name alive for over a century and a half"--
- "A history of Chicago-based department store Carson's"--
- Series Statement
- Landmark department stores
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- History.
- Contents
- From Northern Ireland to Northern Illinois -- The early years in Chicago -- The great conflagration -- Sullivan's vision -- The golden years on State -- Christmas at Carson's -- World War II and beyond -- Winds of change -- Carson's celebrity walk of fame.
- ISBN
- 9781609497347
- 1609497341
- LCCN
- 2013043028
- OCLC
- ocn863695375
- 863695375
- SCSB-9614348
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library