company building state street chicago illinois built flagship location known chain department stores main chicago mid western location nationwide chain building located chicago loop area downtown central business district illinois takes entire city block bounded clockwise west established numerous important business building long series previous elaborate decorative structures site century half regarded influential establishments nationwide development department store commercial business economic history united_states building stores headquartered building changed names september result merger previous owner parent led integration stores nationwide network building largest store world declared listed national_register_of_historic_places june designated chicago landmark november building architecture known multiple great hall having built stages course decades ornamentation includes later studios new_york_city mosaic vaulted ceiling pair known outdoor street corner state washington later state serve symbols store business history official corporate retail entity based building nicknamed store different names inception involvement day day operations new partners convinced field store building owned state street corner consumed great chicago fire splitting wholesale business retail operations store resumed operations state washington rebuilt structure leased fire consumed building new singer building built replace location field financing purchase business remained added subsequent buildings form integrated structure called marshall field chicago center state street famous downtown loop great chicago fire center anchored predecessor companies building complex commuter suburbs began significant retail districts 1920s 1920s store created new suburban locations company store remain competitive post world war economic social climate increasing suburban residential commercial development saw construction strip shopping centers followed regional enclosed shopping major interstate highways reduced role loop daily significance downtown retail sales slipped gradually additional business moved outward following lines automobile eventually influx stores parts country pace commercial merged consolidating spreading nationwide nonetheless survived location merger conversion emphasis store changed store branded lines replaced designer labels led designer departments field picture september time stores merger conversion building officially changed state street time conversion building location outraged protesting opponents merger conversion growth general massive business economic consolidation country buying partners early post civil war era founded corporate entity survived years arranged death building constructed sentimental objections conversion eliminated existence corporate entity bearing renaming building bearing widely reported national media newspapers radio television business legend store housed business established new standards broke conventions day company quickly successful 1880s largest retailers country death company largest wholesale retail dry goods enterprise world offered registry provided store dining facilities established european buying office store provide personal shopping assistants early 1900s annual sales topped million buying branches located new_york_city london paris tokyo stockholm berlin building hosted built department store continues second largest store world took operations store merchant post price goods plain sight eliminated common practice charging buyer pay field stood product famous slogan willingness price merchandise policy inherited early mentor partner purchased store building details story granite building constructed stages block sections added building died constructed original structure architect later firm designed primary additional sections state street north building built south time building largest store world acres largest book china shoe toy departments world department stores current building louis comfort later studios new_york_city mosaic vaulted ceiling dome caps story southwest corner northwest section story newer fountain center double banks square feet glass dome continues largest glass mosaic kind egypt year old temple foot columns rivals foot style capped granite columns façade building known exterior weigh short tons long tons northwest southwest corners state street southwest clock original intersection known great clock installed november envisioned clock beacon store viewed meeting place clock installed southwest corner store popular meeting place people began leaving notes windows clock attempt end practice encourage today building located washington designated loop retail historic district chicago loop state street block future construction project street tower avenue heritage millennium park underground public connects basement housed building major hub traditions popular culture building christmas traditions known production site room christmas tree hosts ornate decorated display windows series street level windows display includes thirteen themed windows state street recent years displayed themes stories charlie chocolate factory night christmas annually story tall christmas tree brought holidays season effort quell opposition merger conversion formal statement intent continue traditions foot christmas tree seventh floor viewing kitchen animated holiday window displays november american illustrator drew picture building cover famous saturday evening post magazine entitled clock painting shows man atop ladder adjusting clock correspond pocket watch old background proves depicts matching great clock northwest corner building donated original painting clock store hung seventh floor sold field later merged officials discovered reproduction copy display removed fake copy asked target return original painting donated february second stop seven city national tour pictures american people comprehensive career exhibition organized atlanta massachusetts visited new_york_city gallery art washington novel 42nd parallel character employed building authors met field department store building book department resulted collaboration unpublished play gallery
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