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Higbee's was a department store founded in 1860 in Cleveland, Ohio. [1] In 1987, Higbee's was sold to the joint partnership of Dillard's department stores and Youngstown-based developer, Edward J. DeBartolo. [2]
James Edgar (1843 – 1909) was a businessman who has been credited with being the one who first came up with the idea of dressing up as Santa Claus for Christmas. [1] He started the tradition in 1890 in his Brockton, Massachusetts , department store.
On 6 March 2005, the Lazarus name was dropped and stores now operate under the Macy's brand name. The 1990 film A Mom for Christmas, was shot at the store representing the fictional Millimans department store set out in the film. The landmark Shillito's department store building has been converted into the Lofts at Shillito Place luxury ...
A Christmas Story is a 1983 Christmas comedy film directed by Bob Clark and based on the 1966 book In God We Trust: All Others Pay Cash by Jean Shepherd, with some elements from his 1971 book Wanda Hickey's Night of Golden Memories and Other Disasters.
Trains brought families from Boston and Providence to Edgar's to see Santa. In the early 1960s Edgar's was bought by Almy, Bigelow and Washburn, Inc. The corporation ran department stores under various names in eastern Mass. By the mid 70s, some of the stores were renamed "Almy's." The store sold clothing, home goods, jewelry, cosmetics and ...
Jean Parker "Shep" Shepherd Jr. (July 26, [1] 1921 – October 16, 1999) [2] was an American storyteller, humorist, radio and TV personality, writer, and actor.With a career that spanned decades, Shepherd is known for the film A Christmas Story (1983), which he narrated and co-scripted, based on his own semi-autobiographical stories.
The story is told in flashback by Livvy (played by Elizabeth Earl), a bright young girl who is in police custody on Christmas Day. As she is questioned, she reveals that for several days, she and her equally resourceful mother Geraldine (Dervla Kirwan) and younger sister Angeline have been living in a department store called "Scottley's" since their camper van blew up.
A Christmas Story, a 1983 comedy film based on the anecdotes of Jean Shepherd A Christmas Story: The Musical, a 2012 musical version of the 1983 film A Christmas Story; A Christmas Story Live!, a 2017 live musical television program inspired by the 1983 film A Christmas Story; A Christmas Story Christmas, a 2022 sequel to the 1983 film