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  • Category: Preservation
  • Founded: Nov 7, 2002
  • Language: English
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Everyone knows names like Wal-Mart, Kmart, Target, Kroger, and such.....but let's take a trip before they ever became dominant, before they ever existed, to the chains they squashed. The chains that went bankrupt, the chains with corporate mismanagement. This is the place to remember the past, and to save what's left for the future before it becomes an entire "big-box" universe.

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Re: River Oaks Center
Seems that I heard the name of that department store before. I'm sure it was discussed somewhere on Remembering Retail in the past.  Check out this
Posted - Wed Jul 8, 2009 4:21 am
 Edina Nikovic
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Re: River Oaks Center
The 7-8 theaters were originally 3/4 of a Jewel (a now-closed McDonald's takes up the other 1/4). Looking at the mall map, it's very obvious that the 7-8
Posted - Tue Jul 7, 2009 4:54 am
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Re: River Oaks Center
... WOW! Never knew there was such a thing as "Edward C. Minas."
Posted - Tue Jul 7, 2009 12:39 am
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Re: River Oaks Center
The "Carson Pirie Scott" store opened as Edward C. Minas, which was one of 3 anchors stores, along with Marshall Field's (now Macy's) and Sears. Carson's took
Posted - Mon Jul 6, 2009 7:32 pm
 Michael R Rambo Jr.
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Re: River Oaks Center
... This Carson's was originally a branch of Edward C. Minas, which also had a store in Hammond. I think it became Carson's in 1987. It's also a fairly small
Posted - Sun Jul 5, 2009 8:01 pm
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