Tag Archives: Department store
…Great Customer Service
Thursday Hidden Treasure
One think I think that is often overlooked when people discuss a historic organization like Frederick & Nelson, is the people who daily made it possible. So this blog entry is dedicated to all the hundreds and hundreds of Frederick & Nelson employees who worked with the public every day. MOHAI has three name tags in their collection, from staff members who work working at Frederick & Nelson when the store closed in 1992. Our database of artifacts doesn’t tell us anything about the wearers of these name tags, so if you know anything about Jill Falkowitz, Molly Howell or David Harvey, write it in the comments. I for one would like to know how long they worked at F&N, and what they did there.
Frederick & Nelson, Seattle, May 1, 1941
In 1918, when Seattle’s Frederick & Nelson opened its new department store on Pine Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, some people thought it was too far away from the main retail area on Second Avenue. By 1940, when the company celebrated its 50th anniversary, the downtown retail area had expanded far beyond the store. In the mid-1990s, the building was purchased by Nordstrom’s department store.
Photographer: Webster & Stevens
Image Date: May 1st, 1941
Image Number: 1983.10.13522.4
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…at Frederick & Nelson
This logo stamp was used in the downtown Frederick & Nelson store.
There is something strangely magical about department stores. I love small family-run shops, I like buying local and organic and all that, but I still can’t help getting a little thrill going into a large department store. Cynically I know that everything on display is calculated to a certain demographic and statisticians and market researches have removed most of the serendipity of finding what you might never knew you needed in the store, but still I’m a little amazed at all that stuff in one place! Continue reading »
…A Good Deal
The Bon Marché Letters (Date Unknown, Possibly 1929)
The Bon Marché Letters Being Prepared for Storage
These letters graced the southwest corner façade of the downtownSeattle building at the corner of Pine and 3rd streets. Continue reading »
