The American department store transformed, 1920-1960 / Richard Longstreth.
Record details
- ISBN: 9780300149388 (cloth : alk. paper)
- ISBN: 0300149387 (cloth : alk. paper)
- Physical Description: xi, 323 p. : ill. (some col.), map ; 29 cm.
- Publisher: New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, c2010.
Content descriptions
General Note: | "In association with the Center for American Places at Columbia College, Chicago." |
Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
Formatted Contents Note: | Bigger and bigger stores -- Modernizing stores -- Service beyond the stores -- Parking for stores -- Branch stores -- Station wagon stores -- Stores in shopping centers -- Stores make the mall -- Stores and the city. |
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Subject: | Department stores > United States > History > 20th century. |
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- 1 of 1 copy available at Kirtland Community College.
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Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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Kirtland Community College Library | HF 5465 .U5 L66 2010 | 30540843 | General Collection | Available | - |
The American Department Store Transformed, 1920-1960
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The American Department Store Transformed, 1920-1960
After attaining classic stature with palaces erected in the early 20th century, the American department store continued to evolve in ways that were influenced by changes in business practices, shopping patterns, design approaches, and urban structure. This masterful and innovative history of a celebrated building type focuses on many of the nation's greatest retail companies--Marshall Fields, Lord and Taylor, Gimbel's, Wanamaker's, and Bullock's, among others--and the role they played in defining America's cities. Author Richard Longstreth traces the development and evolution of department stores from local, urban institutions to suburban entities in the nation's sixty largest cities, showing how the stores underwent changes to adapt to dramatic economic and urban developments, including the decentralization from metropolitan areas, increased popularity of the automobile, and challenges from retail competitors on a national level. Extensively illustrated, this fascinating book offers a fundamental understanding of the transformation of Main Streets nationwide.