July 3rd, 2007 @ 1:48 am by Cliffe | Sorted Vintage Ads
Straight from a 1914 edition of
The Cosmogram comes this vintage ad for The Bon Marche. This Seattle institution opened in 1890 by the enterprising Nordhoff family. The store moved into the building pictured below in 1896 at Second and Pike/Union and remained at this location until 1928. And a couple of corporate buyouts later, you now know The Bon Marche simply as Macy’s (now at 3rd and Pine). In this ad, notice the emphasis on cash instead of credit. Times do indeed change. Click the image for a closer look.
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1914 ad for The Bon Marche located at 2nd and Pike/Union. “Seattle’s Great Cash Store.” Featuring the millinery parlors, or um, hats.
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July 3rd, 2007 @ 8:47 pm
Was this where Spice Orient and that awful parking garage are on Second Avenue now? If so, a case where progress definitely didn’t mean improvement.
July 4th, 2007 @ 1:15 am
Not sure if it was on the east or west side of 2nd. Anyone know?
Cliffe
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