The Boston Store was a big department store on State around Monroe. If you stand around State and Washington and look south you will see "Boston Store" painted on the side of a building on the west side of State Street.
I have a picture of the sign taken from the 7th floor of Field's (now that m store) in 2009:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/[email protected]/4351725703/in/set-72157623046037075/
The Boston Store closed in July 1948. Here is link to a short write-up about the store. I love how they say the interior "reeked with a quaint Victorian mustiness."
I remember when I first started working downtown in 1978 and was taking the Midway Park 'n Ride Express bus (anyone remember that one?). It travelled down the Stevenson and then all the way down State St. I seem to remember seeing a Boston Store sign back then although I would have sworn it was on the east side of the street facing south. The reason I even took note of it was that my mother had always talked about the Boston Store and when I saw this sign, remembered her stories. Anyone know if there was another sign along there - perhaps the building was torn down or built up or something? This one that we are discussing is located on the west side of the street with a northern exposure.
tomcat630 Wrote:
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> Was a building built over it and then torn down? I
> think it may have been recently 'uncovered' in
> past 20 years or so, but maybe someone can
> confirm?
Couldn't of been.
I can remember seeing this sign early in the 90's.