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Nov 24, 2014 · Gimbels was the first department store to have escalators, but with a decline in business, the store moved to The Gallery, the space that most recently was occupied by Kmart, in 1977. The old store, which had been updated by architects Stonorov Kahn in 1945, was demolished in 1980. *** More classic Gimbel’s Thanksgiving Day parade photos.
Nov 28, 2019 · The Philadelphia Thanksgiving Day Parade is celebrating its 100th year. Here’s a look back at photos of what began as a promotional event for Gimbels department store and became a cherished tradition. Santa arrives at Gimbels at the culmination of Thanksgiving Day Parade. From 1920 to 1986, the parade began at the Philadelphia Museum of Art ...
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The company is known for creating the oldest Thanksgiving parade, the Gimbels Thanksgiving Day Parade, originating in 1920 in Philadelphia. Gimbels was also considered the chief rival of Macy's with their feud popularized in American culture. As of 1930, Gimbels had grown to 20 stores, whose sales revenue made it the largest department store ...
Dave Roberts and Jim O'Brien host the Gimbels Thanksgiving Parade. Be sure to tune in to the 100th Thanksgiving Day Parade on Thanksgiving Day! 6abc.com/parade
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Started in 1920, Philadelphia’s Thanksgiving Day parade (originally sponsored by Gimbels!) has been delighting Philadelphians with music, floats, performances and giant balloons for over a ...
Nov 24, 2014 · As we noted earlier today, Gimbels hosted the first ever Thanksgiving Day parade in 1920. Ellis Gimbel and several employees who had musical talent led a motorcade procession from City hall to the 9th and Market. The procession got bigger with every passing year and by the 1940s the parade had become both a tradition and sensation.
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Nov 23, 2015 · That 1920 parade (America’s first major Thanksgiving Day parade) featured Santa seated in one of a convoy of Model-T Ford (Tin Lizzy) convertibles, accompanied by 50 Gimbel Brothers employees who danced along, dressed as elves.
