12 Time Capsules Discovered in NYC
From the Westinghouse Time Capsules to one of the oldest known time capsules, these artifacts help us to understand what the city was like in the past.
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8 Stunning Department Store Holiday Windows to Check Out in NYC
This year, we embarked on a mission to track down the best holiday window displays, created by Macy’s, Bergdorf Goodman, Lord & Taylor and much more.
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Le Train Bleu, Bloomingdale’s Beloved Train Car Restaurant in NYC is Closing
Le Train Bleu, NYC’s gem of a restaurant in the Bloomingdale’s flagship store modeled after a luxury French train car is will be closing its doors.
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Bloomingdale’s is Painting Over Its Historical French-Style Facade in Black on 60th Street in NYC
Bloomingdale’s is painting over a historical French-style section of its flagship store on Lexington Avenue, dating to around about 1886 or earlier, in black.
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Two Time Capsules Hidden in Bloomingdale’s Include a Baseball Signed by Babe Ruth and More
Tracking down long lost time capsules hidden in the cornerstone of Bloomingdale’s Art Deco flagship department store on NYC’s Lexington Avenue sealed in 1930.
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That Time Bloomingdale’s Sold Ice from a 100,000 Year Old Glacier in Greenland
In 1984, Bloomingdale’s Department Store sold 35 ounce bags of ice chips from a 100,000 year old glacier in Greenland for $7 a bag, branded as “Glazonice.”
MoreThe Top 10 Secrets of Bloomingdale’s Department Store in NYC
From a hidden train car restaurant to the sale of ice cubes from a Greenland glacier Bloomingdale’s department store has a history full of secrets and fun facts
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See NYC’s Holiday Department Store Windows Via Google Maps (Saks, Macy’s, Bloomingdale’s)
You can view NYC’s holiday department store window displays for Saks Fifth Avenue, Macy’s and Bloomingdale’s through Google Business View and Google Maps
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10 NYC Architectural Holdouts: Buildings that Stood in the Way of Development
A look at NYC’s architectural holdouts–buildings that refused to be demolished in the face of development from Rockefeller Center to Herald Square Macy’s
MoreYour Week Untapped: Top 10 Events This Week in NYC January 21-26
Events in New York City January 21-26–opening of a New Museum Exhibition, Meat Week, JR and the New York Ballet, The Poetry Brothel, and Sol Lewitt.
MoreSuperbowl Fever in NYC: Haute Couture “Fashionable” Football Helmets on Display at Bloomingdale’s
For Superbowl XLVIII Bloomingdale’s has collaborated with the NFL and the CFDA to present 48 haute couture football helmets displayed at the 59th Street store.
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Daily What?! An Original French-Inspired Façade of Bloomingdale’s Department Store in NYC
Smack in the middle of Bloomingdale’s, along 58th Street, is this remnant of the former urban fabric along 58th Street, built in the French 2nd Empire style.
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