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unionqueen t1_iwqdhmw wrote

Beatrice Fox of the G Fox department stores was very influential and insisted on the highway having exits near the store.

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QueenOfQuok t1_iwqlthu wrote

Sure, that worked out great. How is G Fox doing now?

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maybe_little_pinch t1_iwqrce2 wrote

It probably lasted longer because of that, but we have lost a lot of department stores that were standalone businesses to ones attached to malls.

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Flamingozilla t1_iwr303z wrote

FWIW G. Fox was one of the original anchors of Danbury Fair

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PrpleMnkyDshwsher t1_iws6w0b wrote

And westfarms, and buckland hills, and Enfield.

Pretty much anywhere in CT you had or have a Macy's was a G Fox originally.

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Spooky2000 t1_iwqvrs3 wrote

They were in business for 150 years... And she sold the business 5 years after the Highways were put in for $40million. Pretty sure she did fine for herself.

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spmahn t1_iwqv7so wrote

They merged with Filene’s in the 90’s which eventually merged with Macy’s

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B6304T4 t1_iwr0poc wrote

Same reason why up until recent decade, many of the unionized clerical worker state employees had an hour lunch break. B Fox wanted employees to walk downtown and shop on their lunch breaks.

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unionqueen t1_iwv3ofe wrote

State workers also got a day off for Christmas shopping until the early 90’s

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