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Wanamaker's from South Penn Square The second Wanamaker's at 770 Broadway, NYC Innovation and "firsts" marked Wanamaker's. The store was the first department store with electrical illumination (1878), first store with a telephone (1879), and the first store to install pneumatic tubes to transport cash and documents (1880).
770 Broadway was built between 1903 and 1907 and was designed by Daniel Burnham as an annex to the original Wanamaker's department store in New York, which was across 9th Street to the north. [8] The two buildings were connected by a sky bridge, dubbed the "Bridge of Progress", as well as a tunnel under 9th Street.
Nancy Vincent McClelland (1877–1959) was the first female president of the first US national association of interior designers, the American Institute of Interior Decorators (A.I.D), which is now called the American Society of Interior Designers (A.S.I.D.) [1] and was one of an early group of female interior decorators practicing during the first decades of the 20th century.
The Iron Palace building was taken over in 1882 by Hilton, Hughes & Co. (who were associates of Stewart), then by Wanamaker's department store in 1896, ultimately burning down in 1956. [13] [14] Drawings of the interior from the Hilton, Hughes era.
Bouché curated an art gallery in Wanamaker's department store, from 1922 to 1926. Murals He ... Stewart Lee Udall Department of the Interior Building, ...
A city of Topeka building interior permit was issued to The HomeGoods chain of home furnishing stores at Wanamaker Square, 1900 S.W. Wanamaker Road.
The art deco tower, designed by architect John Torrey Windrim as an annex for Wanamaker's department store, was completed in 1932. Wanamaker's Men's Store opened in the first seven floors of the building, which is located a block from Wanamaker's main store, and was intended to rival European department stores with its size and selection.
A downtown Los Angeles building made famous as the setting of an album cover photo for the legendary rock band the Doors was heavily damaged after fire broke out Thursday morning. The building ...