Strawbridge's - The Last of the Great Philadelphia Department Stores to Close
Pandakanga ndichikura munzvimbo yeFiladelphia, imwe yenguva dzangu dzandaifarira zvegore dzakatanga neChirumbidzai uye dzakapfuurira kuburikidza neKrisimasi uye mazororo egore Idzva. Zuva reGimbel's Thanksgiving Day Parade rakanga risati rakakura kana rakakura sechirongwa cheNew York City chakatsigirwa nemakwikwi aGimbels, Macy's, asi yaiva chedu uye isu taifarira. Mhuri yangu yaizotora zuva rimwe chete kuenda kune rimwe divi, kutengesa uye kushanyira maKrisimasi maziso ekudhindwa kweguta iri: Gimbel's, Lit Brothers, Strawbridge uye Clothier naJohn Wanamaker.
Gimbel aive nedhipatimendi guru rekutamba uye Santa wavo aiva "chaiye" Santa, sezvo isu tose takamuona ari muchikwata. Lit Brothers vaiva neEnchanted Colonial Village vane 18 mifananidzo yakawanda seYoumaker, yeBakery, yeBlacksmith nemamwe akawanda. Strawbridge uye Clothier ndiyo yaiva yakachengetedzwa yakawanda uye vashandi vaigara vakanaka. Wanamaker yaive neKrisimasi Light Yacho Yakazara kuti taifanira kuona gore negore, kunyange zvazvo isina kumbochinja.
Muna 1977, Gallery paMark East yakavhurwa uye zvinhu zvose zvakatanga kuchinja kune dhipatimendi guru rezvitoro sezvo guta rekumusha rakagamuchira misika yekutanga. Lit Brothers vakaiswa mubhadhadzi uye munguva pfupi mushure mekuvhara zvigadzirwa zvayo. Gimbel's, iyo yakanga yavhurwa muna 1894 yakabva pamba yavo-yega yega pa8 uye Market kusvika muGallerie, asi muna 1986 ivo vakabuda kunze kwebhizimisi, vakazotsiviwa neK-Mart.
Wanamaker yakazarurwa muna 1876 uye ndiyo yaiva yekutanga dhipatimendi muPhiladelphia uye imwe yekutanga, kana isati iri yekutanga dhipatimendi muUnited States.
Yakanga ichizivikanwa nokuda kwekurumbira kwayo yakatendeseka uye yekuvandudza kutengesa kwakawanda kutanga muAmerica. Muna 1978, mushure memakore ekuderedza kutengesa, mhuri yeWanamaker trust yakatengesa zvivako kuLos Angeles, California-based Carter Hawley Hale Stores. Muna 1986 Carter Hawley Hale akatengesa zvivako ku Detroit real estate businessman A.
Alfred Taubman uyo akavatengesa muna 1995 kusvika kuMay Store Stores. Guta reNowamaker rakashandurwa rikava Ishe & Taylor uye rimwe zita guru rebazi rainge rapera. (Zvishoma neKrisimasi Light Show rinoramba.)
Kuzopedzisira kwePilladelphia huru yedhipatimendi rekutsvaga chiitiko chakaitika pakupera kwaJuly 2005 apo Federated Department Stores, Inc. yakaratidza kuti ichave ichishaya zita reStrawbridge sechikamu chekubatana neMayedhi eMadhipatimendi. Pane imwe nguva muna 2006, hove ye Market Market Strawbridge ichava Macy uye munzvimbo dzemunharaunda umo Macy akatovepo ne Strawbridge, dzimba dzeStrawbridge dzichavharwa.
Justus C. Strawbridge akatanga kuvhura hofisi muFiladelphia muna 1861 ndokubva atanga kushamwaridzana naIsaki H. Clothier muna 1868. Kwemakore 128 anotevera Strawbridge naClothier vakaramba vari mhuri yavo uye inoshandiswa nekambani inozivikanwa nehukama hukuru nevashandi nevatengi. Ndiyo pandakatanga kushanda basa pandakapedza chikoro kubva muna 1976.
Ima1980 yakanga iri yakaoma kuSwwbridge uye Clothier iyo yakava chinangwa chekutora hutsinye hwakarongeka nemumwe wemhuri yemhuri yake yakanga isingazivikanwi nechitoro chichideredza kutengesa uye zvakashata zvishoma.
Pakupedzisira muna 1996, boka revatungamiri, rakavakwa zvikuru nhengo dzemhuri yeStwbridge, vakabvumirana kutengesa zvivigiro zvavo kuMay Company. The May Company yakatumidzazve mabhii seStrawbridge chete-ndiyo ndiyo iyo vatengesi vakawanda vainge vatora zita rokuti mabhuku. Ndinowanzoita joked nemudzimai wangu kuti nenguva yatinofa, pachava nebhengi rimwe chete, kambani yveshuwarisi uye imwe dhipatimendi redu rakasara. Kubatana nekuwana zvikamu zvehupenyu hwedu nhasi, asi zvinosuruvarisa kuona mazita ekare euduku hwedu achibvira. Zvinosuruvarisa, hapana zviratidzo zvekuti chiitiko ichi chichamira chero nguva pfupi.
Strawbridge's - The Last of the Great Philadelphia Department Stores to Close When I was growing up in the Philadelphia area, one of my favorite times of the year began with Thanksgiving uye yakapedza muzororo reKrisimasi uye Idzva.
Zuva reGimbel's Thanksgiving Day Parade rakanga risati rakakura kana rakakura sechirongwa cheNew York City chakatsigirwa nemakwikwi aGimbels, Macy's, asi yaiva chedu uye isu taifarira. Mhuri yangu yaizotora zuva rimwe chete kuenda kune rimwe divi, kutengesa uye kushanyira maKrisimasi maziso ekudhindwa kweguta iri: Gimbel's, Lit Brothers, Strawbridge uye Clothier naJohn Wanamaker.
Gimbel aive nedhipatimendi guru rekutamba uye Santa wavo aiva "chaiye" Santa, sezvo isu tose takamuona ari muchikwata. Lit Brothers vaiva neEnchanted Colonial Village vane 18 mifananidzo yakawanda seYoumaker, yeBakery, yeBlacksmith nemamwe akawanda. Strawbridge uye Clothier ndiyo yaiva yakachengetedzwa yakawanda uye vashandi vaigara vakanaka. Wanamaker yaive neKrisimasi Light Yacho Yakazara kuti taifanira kuona gore negore, kunyange zvazvo isina kumbochinja.
Muna 1977, Gallery paMark East yakavhurwa uye zvinhu zvose zvakatanga kuchinja kune dhipatimendi guru rezvitoro sezvo guta rekumusha rakagamuchira misika yekutanga. Lit Brothers vakaiswa mubhadhadzi uye munguva pfupi mushure mekuvhara zvigadzirwa zvayo. Gimbel's, iyo yakanga yavhurwa muna 1894 yakabva pamba yavo-yega yega pa8 uye Market kusvika muGallerie, asi muna 1986 ivo vakabuda kunze kwebhizimisi, vakazotsiviwa neK-Mart.
Wanamaker yakazarurwa muna 1876 uye ndiyo yaiva yekutanga dhipatimendi muPhiladelphia uye imwe yekutanga, kana isati iri yekutanga dhipatimendi muUnited States. Yakanga ichizivikanwa nokuda kwekurumbira kwayo yakatendeseka uye yekuvandudza kutengesa kwakawanda kutanga muAmerica. Muna 1978, mushure memakore ekuderedza kutengesa, mhuri yeWanamaker trust yakatengesa zvivako kuLos Angeles, California-based Carter Hawley Hale Stores. Muna 1986 Carter Hawley Hale akatengesa zvivako kuDetroit real estate businessman A. Alfred Taubman uyo akavatengesa muna 1995 kusvika kuMay Store Stores. Guta reNowamaker rakashandurwa rikava Ishe & Taylor uye rimwe zita guru rebazi rainge rapera. (Zvishoma neKrisimasi Light Show rinoramba.)
Kuzopedzisira kwePilladelphia huru yedhipatimendi rekutsvaga chiitiko chakaitika pakupera kwaJuly 2005 apo Federated Department Stores, Inc. yakaratidza kuti ichave ichishaya zita reStrawbridge sechikamu chekubatana neMayedhi eMadhipatimendi. Pane imwe nguva muna 2006, hove ye Market Market Strawbridge ichava Macy uye munzvimbo dzemunharaunda umo Macy akatovepo ne Strawbridge, dzimba dzeStrawbridge dzichavharwa.
Justus C. Strawbridge akatanga kuvhura hofisi muFiladelphia muna 1861 ndokubva atanga kushamwaridzana naIsaka H. Clothier muna 1868. Kwemakore 128 akatevera, Strawbridge naClothier vakaramba vari mhuri yavo uye inoshamwaridzana nekambani inozivikanwa nehukama hwakakura nevashandi nevatengi. Ndiyo pandakatanga kushanda basa pandakapedza chikoro kubva muna 1976.
Ima1980 yakanga iri yakaoma kuSwwbridge uye Clothier iyo yakava chinangwa chekutora hutsinye hwakarongeka nemumwe wemhuri yemhuri yake yakanga isingazivikanwi nechitoro chichideredza kutengesa uye zvakashata zvishoma. Pakupedzisira, muna 1996, bato revatungamiri, rakavakwa zvikuru nhengo dzemhuri yeStrawbridge, vakabvumirana kutengesa zvivako zvavo kuMay Company. The May Company yakatumidzazve mabhii seStrawbridge chete-ndiyo ndiyo iyo vatengesi vakawanda vainge vatora zita rokuti mabhuku. Ndinowanzoita joked nemudzimai wangu kuti nenguva yatinofa, pachava nebhengi rimwe chete, kambani yveshuwarisi uye imwe dhipatimendi redu rakasara. Kubatana nekuwana zvikamu zvehupenyu hwedu nhasi, asi zvinosuruvarisa kuona mazita ekare euduku hwedu achibvira. Zvinosuruvarisa, hapana zviratidzo zvekuti chiitiko ichi chichamira chero nguva pfupi.