what did Gimbels sell?Submitted by Daywalkingvampire t3_yavanz in pittsburgh
StyreneAddict1965 t1_itdw5z9 wrote
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I wish I could have experienced downtown Pittsburgh in its heyday.
SWPenn t1_ite054w wrote
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
I've seen pictures. It must have been amazing.
OwtoIwtn t1_itdzcln wrote
Mom was a big Saturday shopper.
scorched_mirth t1_itexc11 wrote
That was the 1940s, and it was thick with air pollution.
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