THE ROMANCE OF A GREAT STORE
THE NEW YORK TO WHICH MACY CAME—IN 1858
Looking south from 42d Street—The old Reservoir and the Crystal Palace in the foreground
The Romance of a
Great Store
by Edward Hungerford
Author of
"The Personality of American Cities," "The Modern Railroad," etc.
Illustrated by
Vernon Howe Bailey
New York
Robert M. McBride & Company
1922
COPYRIGHT, 1922, BY
ROBERT M. MCBRIDE & CO.
Printed in the United States of America
Published, 1922
To
the Men and Women
of
The Great Macy Family
Whose Fidelity and Interest,
Whose Enthusiasm and Ability
Have Upbuilded
A Lasting Institution of Worth
in
The Heart of a Vast City
This Book is Affectionately Dedicated
by its Author.
E. H.
CONTENTS
| CHAPTER | PAGE | |
| Introduction | ix | |
| Yesterday | ||
| I. | The Ancestral Beginnings of Macy's | 3 |
| II. | The New York That Macy First Saw | 7 |
| III. | Fourteenth Street Days | 31 |
| IV. | The Coming of Isidor and Nathan Straus | 47 |
| V. | The Store Treks Uptown | 63 |
| Today | ||
| I. | A Day in a Great Store | 87 |
| II. | Organization in a Modern Store | 109 |
| III. | Buying to Sell | 145 |
| IV. | Displaying and Selling the Goods | 163 |
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