Carson's - The History of a Chicago Shopping Landmark

"CarsonPirie Scott and Company always enjoyed a sterling reputation in Chicago, evenamong the merchant princes of State Street. For more than one hundred years, inarchitect Louis Sullivan’s stunning commercial masterpiece, Carson’s stoodshoulder to shoulder with retail icon Marshall Field’s, establishing itself asan anchor of contemporary style. It was a place that brought the world to theMidwest, from Parisian fashion to the authentic ambiance of the Mediterreneadance numbers and the Santa’s Village displays. Relive the friendly shoppingexperience that has kept the Carson’s name alive for over a century and a half"--

Info autore

Gayle Soucek is an author and freelance editor with more than a dozen books to her credit, including Marshall Fields: The Store That Helped Build Chicago; Chicago Calamities: Disaster in the Windy City; and a few other titles with The History Press. Ward Miller is the president and executive director of Preservation Chicago and the former executive director of the Richard Nickel Committee.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Gayle Soucek
• Editore: The History Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 19.11.2013
• EAN: 9781609497347
• ISBN: 978-1-60949-734-7
• Pagine: 128
• Dimensioni: 154 mm x 229 mm x 9 mm
• Peso: 223 g
• Serie: Landmarks; Landmarks
• Categorie: Saggistica > Storia > Altro; Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Economia > Singoli rami economici, branche; Amerikanische Geschichte, Geschichte einzelner Unternehmen / Unternehmensgeschichte, USA Mittlerer Westen, BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Corporate & Business History, History - U.S., HISTORY / United States / State & Local / Midwest (IA, IL, IN, KS, MI, MN, MO, ND, NE, OH, SD, WI), BUSINESS & ECONOMICS / Industries / Retailing