Macy, R. H., and Company Store - New York, NY
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bluesnote
N 40° 45.013 W 073° 59.288
18T E 585420 N 4511521
One of the largest and oldest department stores in the world.
Waymark Code: WMXBDJ
Location: New York, United States
Date Posted: 12/21/2017
Views: 1
Taken from Wikipedia, "Macy's Herald Square (originally named the R. H. Macy and Company Store) is the flagship of the Macy's department store chain; it is located on Herald Square in Manhattan, New York City. The building's 2.5 million square feet (almost 232,258 square meters) makes it one of the world's largest department stores.[citation needed] As of 2017, the store has stood at the site for 115 years. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places as a National Historic Landmark in 1978."
Street address:
151 W. 34th St. , New York
County / Borough / Parish: New York
Year listed: 1978
Historic (Areas of) Significance: Commercial/Trade
Periods of significance: 1900-1924
Historic function: Commercial/Trade
Current function: Commercial/Trade
Privately owned?: yes
Primary Web Site: [Web Link]
Secondary Website 1: [Web Link]
Season start / Season finish: Not listed
Hours of operation: Not listed
Secondary Website 2: Not listed
National Historic Landmark Link: Not listed
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