With Christmas upon us, why not take a look back at one of the great department stores in New York City history, Gimbels flagship by Penn Station. Daytonian in Manhattan walks us through the three-quarters-of-a-century of the store's existence, including such weird and interesting tidbits as, "The [store's] nursery, it appeared, was an easy way for the mother to abandon her infant with the knowledge it would be cared for." [Daytontian; previously]
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