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Macy*s on Fourteenth – West 14th b/w 5th & 6th Avenues – NYC

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

© Vincenzo Aiosa

February 1997 © Frank H. Jump

West 148th Street & Frederick Douglass Boulevard (taken March 1997). Originally posted @ Fading Ad Campaign Website © Frank H. Jump

See Kevin Walsh’s Forgotten-NY for more in-depth historical context of Macy*s early ventures.

Kisken in Springfield & Trinidad, CO & McCook, NE

Southern Colorado Plains & Silos - © Bob Kisken

Southern Colorado Plains & Silos – © Bob Kisken

Springfield Colorado - © Bob Kisken

Springfield Colorado – © Bob Kisken

Trinidad, Colorado - © Bob Kisken

Trinidad, Colorado – © Bob Kisken

Trinidads Leading Department Store - © Bob Kisken

Trinidad’s Leading Department Store – © Bob Kisken

© Bob Kisken

© Bob Kisken

Fine Shoes - © Bob Kisken

Fine Shoes – © Bob Kisken

Near McCook Nebraska - © Bob Kisken

Near McCook Nebraska – © Bob Kisken

Boscov Mannikins – Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA

Boscov Mannikins - Scranton, PA
© Frank H. Jump

Some Boscov history:

Established in Reading, PA in 1911, Boscov claims to be “one of the last remaining full-service department stores, featuring men’s, women’s, and children’s apparel; shoes; jewelry; cosmetics; housewares; appliances; toys; stationery; and sporting goods.”

R.H. Macy & Co. Warehouse (former) – Glenwood Road – East Flatbush, Brooklyn

Glenwood Macys
© Frank H. Jump

Harry's Department Store – Greenpoint, Brooklyn – August 1997

Harry's Dept Store
© Frank H. Jump

S. Klein’s – Newark, NJ

S. Klein's - Newark, NJ

S. Klein's - Newark, NJ
© Frank H. Jump

S. Klein's - Newark, NJ

Bamberger's – Newark, NJ

Bamberger's - Newark, NJ

Bamberger's - Newark, NJ

Bamberger's - Newark, NJ
© Frank H. Jump

Driving through Newark’s “Department Store Graveyard,” I found Bamberger’s, a defunct Newark based department store with locations formerly in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Delaware & Maryland.

Hahne & Company – Newark, NJ

Hahne & Company - Newark, NJ
© Frank H. Jump

Hahne & Company - Newark, NJ
Old Newark Website – Hahne & Company – Montclair Times

Clarke Brothers Department Store – Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA

Clark Brothers Department Store - Pittston Avenue, Moosic PA
© Frank H. Jump

S & H Green Stamps – Clarke Bros. Dept. Store – Pittston Ave., Moosic PA

S&H Green Stamps - Clark Bros. Dept. Store - Pittston Ave., Moosic PA

S&H Green Stamps - Clark Bros. Dept. Store - Pittston Ave., Moosic PA

S&H Green Stamps - Clark Bros. Dept. Store - Pittston Ave., Moosic PA
© Frank H. Jump