Existing comment:
7 West, 34th Street
Foot traffic grew along 34th Street and Fifth Avenue throughout the 1900s as stored moved to the area. By the 1950s, 34th Street was well populated with mass market retailers.
In 1901, James McCreery & Co. opened a flagship store at Fifth Avenue and 34th Street, across from the future site of the Empire State Building (seen here under construction in 1931). In 1954, Ohrbach's, a bargain department store with the slogan: "A business in millions, a profit in pennies," took over the former McCreery store space. |