OwtoIwtn t1_itdhjhg wrote on October 22, 2022 at 8:26 PM

Reply to comment by 1029Dash in what did Gimbels sell? by Daywalkingvampire

The big 3 Gimbel’s, Kauffman’s and Horne’s, all gone. 😕I visited them all frequently as a kid.

StyreneAddict1965 t1_itdw5z9 wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:12 PM

I wish I could have experienced downtown Pittsburgh in its heyday.

SWPenn t1_ite054w wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:42 PM

It was packed and had something for everybody. Before the suburban malls and shopping centers, downtown was THE place to shop, dine, go to movies, and meet friends. Before suburban multiplexes, movies premiered downtown only and played for weeks and weeks, then move to the neighborhood theaters.

StyreneAddict1965 t1_ite192c wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:51 PM

I've seen pictures. It must have been amazing.

OwtoIwtn t1_itdzcln wrote on October 22, 2022 at 10:36 PM

Mom was a big Saturday shopper.

scorched_mirth t1_itexc11 wrote on October 23, 2022 at 3:10 AM

That was the 1940s, and it was thick with air pollution.