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Re: 1962 Department Store Lego Christmas Display
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lugnet.general
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Wed, 10 Aug 2005 07:31:07 GMT
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I really like the slogan:
"A toy for today and tomorrow"
Truer words. . .
Dave S.
"Gary Istok" <istokg@earthlink.net> wrote in message
news:IKzIGE.B9E@lugnet.com...
> http://www.brickshelf.com/cgi-bin/gallery.cgi?i=1332737
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> At Christmas 1962, this photo was taken at Detroit's J.L. Hudson's
> Department
> Store, which was the 2nd largest department store in the world (after New
> York's
> Macy's store). This store window display shows the Samsonite Lego series
> of
> set, as well as models that the Billund model shop made up for USA
> Samsonite.
> This historic photo will be one of many in my Lego CD.
>
> An interesting side note, this 2.2 million square foot store was
> demolished in
> 1998 in the largest building implosion ever. Cable TV shows that show
> building
> demolitions always include the Hudson's implosion. Today other Hudson's
> stores
> have been renamed Marshall Field's, and the Hudson company is part of the
> Target
> corporation today.
>
> Enjoy,
> Gary Istok
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