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Sign: New York - commemorative sign for the Macy’s store


Address:
1 Herald Sq, New York, NY 10001, USA
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City:
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Shape:
Rectangle
Material:
Metal
Placement:
Ground
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Theodore de Lemos 
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On the sign:
34th Street District History

Macy’s logo

Marks the Centennial of its Herald Square Building, "The World’s Largest Store"

Founded in 1858 on 14th Street, Macy’s pioneered the move of the retail trade to the Herald Square area with the opening of this magnificent building in 1902. Designed by DeLemos and Cordes, it is lauded by critics as one of the architectural jewels of turn-of-the-century New York.

Placed by the 34th Street Partnership
Spring 2002

[Illustration of Macy’s main store building]
Photography:
2023
Ariel Rubinstein
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The sign was presented on the occasion of the 100th anniversary of the establishment of Macy’s main store in New York City, in Herald Square (established in 1902).

The store was photographed after a week by the same photographer Click for a larger image

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