It lacked centralized policy and management. Dohrman saw possibilities in the project, in spite of general opinion that any department store south of Market-st must fail. Through his efforts the Golden Rule Bazaar and the Emporium were merged. The following two tabs change content below. Bio Latest Posts. Sarah Korsiak Cellier. Latest posts by Sarah Korsiak Cellier see all.
Blog Search Search for:. Before Verdier could take his cargo off of the ship, he sold it to locals on rowboats. In , after a trip back to France to restock, Verdier opened a storefront at Kearny Street; he later moved to the Beaux-Arts building, designed by Clinton Day and built in , at Geary and Stockton.
This building survived the earthquake and fire, although it was damaged. In , the store was reopened with its trademark stained-glass dome. Sold to Neiman Marcus in , the building was demolished in , despite public efforts to preserve it. But the glorious dome was preserved and now plays host to fashionable ladies dining on bubbly and popovers in Neiman's beloved Rotunda.
Did you know? The City of Paris' foot Christmas tree was placed under the rotunda every year, and became known as The City's official Christmas tree.
While the store first sold lotions and high-end infant wear, it expanded to include bridal wear and fashions imported from Paris. The earthquake and fire destroyed the original Market Street location built in ; rebuilding occurred at 50 Grant Avenue in The famed white marble Union Square store, designed by Timothy Pflueger, opened in at Geary and Stockton, and became a glamorous destination that carried many haute couture labels.
In , Macy's bought I. For years, the Emporium would famously kick off the holiday season with a monumental Santa parade down Market Street, seen here on Nov. This store's once-majestic flagship on Market Street between 4th and 5th — now the location of Westfield Mall had an impressive array of Christmas-themed attractions and events after it first opened in until it closed in Thousands of children would attend the Emporium Santa parade and festivities.
The huge parade also included live animals. Pictured: Santa Claus arrives by cable car, of course, to the Emporium on Oct. Note how early the parade was this year — Christmas in October?! The Emporium was known in the '50s and '60s for appealing to SF's working-class crowds, especially when compared to some of the more upscale department stores near Union Square. And it had this epic parade. We have a few archive photos of a giant slide on the roof in this photo was taken on Dec.
The downtown department store's rooftop entertainment also included a small roller coaster, trains and a Ferris wheel. Here's another shot of the slide photographed on Dec. The department store was known for other roof attractions during other times of the year, too. Here's an April photo of a cable car being lifted by crane onto the roof. Archive photos show that the Emporium started to show the Christmas spirit as early as the second week of October.
This file photo shows "Little Ryan" spying a sled he liked at the Emporium's Christmas display on Oct. This upscale Union Square department store opened in in San Francisco. It survived the earthquake and the Great Depression before its year-old home at Geary and Stockton was demolished in and replaced by Neiman Marcus. That tree may have been the greatest San Francisco Christmas decoration of all time.
The City of Paris Christmas tree was displayed below the ornate stained glass rotunda, seen here on Nov.
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