The Department Store Museum: September 2011

Gilmore Brothers, Kalamazoo, Michigan

The oldest part of Gilmore's fronted on Burdick

Street, and became part of the store's "Mall

Boutiques" after 1959

Gilmores expanded with Kalamazoo's growth by

building a large six-story building facing Farmer

Street and connected to its older space on Burdick

Five sections of the Burdick street building became

"Mall Boutiques." These facades were replaced by a

sterile, box-like modern facade in the 1980s

Gilmore Brothers
Kalamazoo Mall
143 South Burdick Street
Kalamazoo, Michigan

DOWNTOWN STORE DIRECTORY

Basement
Gilmore's Basement Store

Main Floor
Fine Jewelry • Costume Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Neckwear • Heavenly Hair Creations • Accessories • Hosiery • Cosmetics • Lingerie • Blouses • Main Floor Sportswear • Cards 'N Things • Candy • Gourmet Shop
Mall Boutiques Men's Store • Young Men's Shop • Ice Cream Parlor • Trim-the-Home Shop • Toy Store • Campus Shop

Second Floor
Dresses • Coats • Suits • Sportswear • Queen Size • Beter Dresses • Contempo • The Place • California Shop • Furs • Bridal • Millinery • Shoe Salon
A Place of Your Own Junior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Junior Coats

Third Floor
Lingerie • Leisurewear • Foundations • Fabrics • Art Needlework • Bedding • Bath Shop • Linens • Closet Shop

Fourth Floor
China • Glassware • Silverware • Gifts • Lamps • Pictures • Draperies • Carpets • Housewares • Hostess Shop

Fifth Floor
Infants' Shop • Toddlers' Shop • Girls' Shop • Co-Ed • Boy's Shop • Children's Shoes • Gilmore's Tea Room • Executive Offices • Customer Service • Credit Office • Cashier

BRANCH STORES (Through 1980)

Maple Hill Mall (10.1972)

Southland (08.1974)
Portage, Michigan

J.W. Knapp Company, Lansing, Michigan

Looking like a yellow-and-blue ocean liner docked in the
middle of Michigan's capitol city, Knapps was housed
in one of the state's finest examples of art-deco design.

The store's striking exterior design was
often portrayed in advertising.

Knapp's interior as seen from the store's
extensive mezzanine.

In 1961, Knapps extended to Capitol Avenue by taking
over an exiting Pontiac dealership; the one-story
addition housed appliance, toy, and sporting
goods departments.

"Central Michigan's Store of Stores!"

J.W. Knapp Company
300 South Washington Avenue
Lansing, Michigan

IVanhoe 9-6551

Basement

Knapp's Luncheonette

Knapp's Downtairs Budget Store

Street Floor

Fine Jewelry • Costume Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Neckwear • Hosiery • Accessories • Street Floor Lingerie • Street Floor Sportswear • Cosmetics • Toiletries • Notions • Stationery • Candle Shop • Candy • Service Desk

Store for Men Men's Furnishings • Men's Sportwear • Men's Clothing • Men's Shoes

Capitol Avenue

Cameras • Luggage • Home Appliance Center • Television and Audio Center • Housewares • Paint and Art Supplies • Santa Claus Toyland

Mezzanine

The Book Corner • Radio and Records • China • Glasware • Gifts • Sterling • Gifts • Home Accesories • Gift Wrapping Center

Second Floor - The Fashion Floor

Smart Money Shop • Daytime DressesvHalf-Size Dresses • Dresses • Coats • Sportswear • Young Modern Shop • Better Dress Shop • Better Sportswear • Formal Dress Shop • Bridal Salon • Fur Salon • Millinery Salon • Wigs • Beauty Shop • Lingerie • Foundations • Sleepwear • Robes

Young America Shop Junior Dresses • Junior SportswearvJunior Coats

Third Floor - The Family Floor

Infants' Wear • Children's Wear • Boys' Wear • Girls' Wear • Teen's Wear • Children's Shoes • Toy Center • Fashion Fabrics • Art Needlework • Sewing Machines

Fourth Floor - The Home Furnishings Floor

Draperies • Slipcovers • Lamps • Pictures and Mirrors • Linens • Domestics • Home Planning Center

Fifth Floor

Furniture • Sleep Shop • Carpeting • Rugs • Administrative Offices • Cash Office • Credit Office • Personnel Office

(208,000 s.f.)

East Lansing

M.A.C. Avenue and Albert St.

April, 1961

45,000 s.f.

Meridian Mall
Okemos
1969

Coming in due course.

Dayton's, Minneapolis, Minnesota

A beautifully produced, luxury-class
book about Minnesota's fabled
department stores, from Dayton's
to Young-Quinlan.

Read the new History Press book
about Dayton's

Or, choose the well-done
Arcadia Book about Dayton's

The oldest portion of Dayton's enormous store,
on the southwest corner of Nicollet and
Seventh Street. The original Radisson
hotel can be seen to the right of the store.

The store was expanded along Eighth Street in the
1930s and again in the 1950s, resulting in a massive,
twelve story block, crowned by the renowned
Sky Room restaurant.

The newer block presented an
imposing face on Nicollet Avenue.

The newer block closed a vista along Lasalle Avenue.
It began as a two-story parking garage which
eventually formed a base for the tall store building.

"The Northwest's Great Store"

The Dayton Company (Dayton's) (1902)
700 Nicollet
Minneapolis, Minnesota

FEderal 2-6123

Downstairs
Dayton's Downstairs Store • Shoe Repair • Portrait Studio • Downstairs Lunch Counter • The Beauty Break

Main Floor
J.B. Hudson Jeweler • Fine Jewelry • Diamonds • Clocks and Watches • Costume Jewelry • Better Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Belts • Gloves • Umbrellas •
Cosmetics • Dress Accessories • Neckwear • Hosiery • Notions • Main Floor Blouses • Main Floor Sweaters • Main Floor Lingerie • Main Floor Foundations • Miss Dayton Shoes • Salon Shoes • Casual Shoes • Hat Bar • Out of Sight 1 • Out of Sight 2 • Stationery • Twixteens • Debster ShopLuggage • Candy Shop • Food Shops • Flower Shop • Men's Furnishings • Men's Sport Furnishings

Second Floor
Boy's Store • Men's Sportswear • Winter Vacation Shop • Twixteens • Debster ShopMen's Clothes • The Varsity Shop • Northbriar Shop • The Pro Shop • 700 Shop • Carnaby Street Shop • Twixteens • Debster Shop • Men's Shoes • Men's Hats • Sporting Goods • Fishing Shop • Ski Shop • Dayton's Golf Store • Cameras • Toys
Fashion Village Village Sportswear • Village Dresses • Village Coats • Village Shoes • Village Half-size Dresses • Hat Bar • Village Daywear • Village Foundations • Village Warmwear • Casual Corner • Focus Shop

Third Floor
Sno-Fun Shop • Beach Shop • Resort Shop • Sun Fun Shop • Hat Bar • Town and Country Separates • Town and Country Blouses • Town and Country Sweaters • Town and Country Shop • Little Couture • Classic Place • Indeed! Shop • Status Separates • Misses' Dresses • Social Shop • Misses' Coats • Misses' Suits • Everiday Dresses • Uniforms • Maternity Shop • Women's World • The Oval Room • Oval Room Country Clothes • Bride's Bureau • Bridal Salon • Fur Salon • Millinery • Living Wig Salon • The Looking Glass (Beauty Salon)

Fourth Floor
Dayton's Book Store • Stamps and Coins • Dayton's Travel Service • Shaver Shop • Hearing Aid Center • Drugs • Optical Center • Dayton's Snack Stop • Bras and Girdles • Figure Beauty • Lingerie • Sleepwear • Loungewear • Bra Bar • Young Juniors • Twixteens • Debster ShopJunior Sportswear • Junior Dresses • Junior Coats and Suits • Miss Dayton Shop • Junior Lingerie • Junior Shoes

Fifth Floor
Linens • Domestics • Bedding • Bath Shop • Fashion Fabrics • Art Needle • Singer Sewing Center • Glitter Shop • Felt Bar • Craft Shop • Dayton's Snack Stop
Childrensville Infants' • Infants' Toddlers • Children's Accessories • Twixteens • Debster ShopGirls 3-6x • Girls 7-14 • Junior High Shop • Twixteens • Debster Shop • Children's Shoes • Snoopy Shop

Sixth Floor
China • Gift Shop • Silverware • Mirrors • Pictures • Lamps • Home Accessories • Artificial Flowers • Carpeting • Area Rugs • Floor Floor • Draperies • Young Idea Center

Seventh Floor
Television • Radios • Records • Pet Shop • Sleep Shop • Summer Furniture • Furniture • Traditional Furniture • Contemporary Furniture • Early American Furniture

Eighth Floor
Auditorium • Housewares • Gourmet Shop • Cookware • Small Electrics • Vacuum Cleaners • Appliances • Hardware • Paint

Ninth Floor
Employment Office

Tenth Floor
Offices

Eleventh Floor
Offices

Twelfth Floor
The Sky Room • The Oak Grill • Tiffin • Gallery 12
(1,200,000 sq. ft.)