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Filene's was an American department store chain founded in 1881 by William Filene. The historic Filene's Department Store in the Downtown Crossing district of Boston, Massachusetts housed the flagship
Exterior of the former Filene's Department Store flagship store in Downtown Crossing
Primark flagship store in the former Filene's Department Store (2015)
Shoppers hurry around Filene's (center right) on Washington Street in Boston.
Boston's own variation of the saying "meet me under the clock" with the Filene's clock on Washington Street (2008)
G. Fox & Co.
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G. Fox & Co. was an American department store chain founded in 1847 by brothers Gerson Fox and Isaac Fox. Its flagship store and headquarters were located in Hartford, Connecticut, and operated throug
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…the Federated Department Stores holding company in 1929. It was acquired by The May Department Stores Company in 1988, and expanded with the mergers of G. Fox & Co. in 1992 and Steiger's in 1994. Filene's and Kaufmann's were merged into a single division in 2002, although they maintained their individual brands…
Postcard of the former flagship store in Hartford (c. 1919)
G. Fox & Co. (far left), 406-10 Main Street, Hartford, Connecticut (1880, burned 1917), George Keller, architect.