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The Famous-Barr Co. (originally Famous and Barr Co.) was a division of Macy's, Inc. (formerly Federated Department Stores). Headquartered in St. Louis, Missouri, in the Railway Exchange Building, it was the flagship store of The May Department Stores Company, which was acquired by Federated on August 30, 2005.
Dec 22, 2020 · By Jaime Lees. Dec 22, 2020 at 6:10 am. Send a News Tip. Famous-Barr downtown, Christmas shopping 1967. Posted by Vintage St. Louis & Route 66 on Sunday, December 6, 2020. Built in 1914, the...
Dec 11, 2014 · Arts. St. Louis on the Air. Reliving The Heydays Of Famous-Barr. Published December 11, 2014 at 1:32 PM CST. Listen • 20:09. For almost 100 years, Famous-Barr was a St. Louis shopping destination. Its holiday window displays in particular drew shoppers from throughout the St. Louis area to Famous-Barr’s downtown location.
Oct 3, 2021 · The sixth floor Tea Room continued on as Famous-Barr’s main dining room, offering a large array of luncheon options. A 1942 menu featured “Onion au Gratin” soup the forerunner of a Famous-Barr classic. Click here to read the entire story of Lunch at Famous-Barr history on LostTable.com
Nov 20, 2014 · 95 years of Famous-Barr remembered in new book. Jane Henderson. Nov 20, 2014. 1 of 3. A young couple treks downtown in late November 1939 for a Christmas outing. They are watching the moving ...
Nov 3, 2020 · 3.28K subscribers. 135. 5.1K views 3 years ago. St. Louis was once a shopping mecca of North America, home to three leading department stores. One of which was Famous-Barr, a company that...
Feb 20, 2015 · by Ann Lemons Pollack. February 20, 2015. 11:26 AM. Illustration by Matt Lehman. St. Louisans loved Famous-Barr so much, author Edna Campos Gravenhorst’s book about the beloved department store sold out after its first printing. Much of our nostalgia revolves around the St. Louis Room, the downtown store’s tearoom.
