Chris J. Karr · @chris
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"Roses is ultimately interesting because of the lost perspective it offers on the idea of a 'deal.' What I mean is: While we have no shortage of stores where cheap products are available, we have few that offer goods that could reasonably be sold for much higher prices in a different context—that specialize, in a word, in *deals*."

A nice piece from The Bulwark about a part of our retail history that had largely disappeared.

thebulwark.com/a-forgotten-ext

#retailhistory #roses #thebulwark

Last updated 1 year ago

Westborn in pictured in the Winter of 1975. The Mall originally opened at Michigan Ave and Outer Drive back in 1959.

#Mall #dearborn #retailhistory

Last updated 2 years ago

Hello all, just a short intro. We're an award-winning local history group in York, focusing on our neighbourhood area to the south of the city centre -see map below.

Visit our website (see our profile) to find out more details about our activities over the last ten years, our WW1 project, 19c poverty research and books about shops and industries. Each year we also offer a programme of talks and events.

#poverty #industrialhistory #LocalHistory #york #retailhistory #introduction #ww1

Last updated 2 years ago

Dearborn's Theater at Fairlane Town Center Mall closed this week. Attached is news coverage from when the 21 screen theater opened in May 2000. The replaced one that opened in 1976 not long after the Fairlane was completed.

#retailhistory #Mall #theater #dearborn #AMC

Last updated 2 years ago