Goldwater’s
Cars parked outside a Goldwater’s department store in Phoenix in 1964. The chain, founded by the family of U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater, was dissolved in the ’80s after being acquired by May Department Stores.
From the Archives: Department Stores That Have Gone Out of Business
Ella Chochrek
Assistant Digital Editor
The Goldwater's department store in Phoenix, pictured in the 1960s.
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Bonwit Teller & Co.
Image Credit: Shutterstock The hat room in the Bonwit Teller department store in Boston, pictured in 1948. The chain ceased operations in the ’90s.
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Bonwit Teller & Co.
Image Credit: Shutterstock An interior look at the Bonwit Teller department store in Boston, pictured in 1948. The chain ceased operations in the ’90s.
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Kaufmann’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A Kaufmann’s rendering from the early 20th century. The department store was shuttered in 2006.
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Kaufmann’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock The façade of Kaufmann’s in Pittsburgh, shown in 2005. The department store shut down in 2006.
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Ames
Image Credit: Shutterstock An Ames location in Middletown, R.I. pictured in December 2001. The chain shuttered all doors the following year.
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Ames
Image Credit: Shutterstock An Ames store in Saugus, Mass., pictured in 2002. The chain went defunct in 2002.
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Filene’s Basement
Image Credit: Shutterstock Filene’s Basement in Boston, pictured in 2007. The Massachusetts-based retailer closed all doors in 2011.
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Filene’s Basement
Image Credit: Shutterstock A customer exits a Filene’s Basement in Warrensville Heights, Ohio in 2011. After going bankrupt, the chain closed all doors that year.
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Dayton’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A Dayton’s in Minneapolis, Minn. pictured on Jan., 12, 2001. Target Corp. changed the store’s name to Marshall Field’s in 2001 — and later Marshall Field’s stores were converted to Macy’s.
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Woolworth’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A Woolworth’s in New Orleans, rendered in the 1930s. The chain was closed down in 1999.
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Woolworth’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A Santa Fe, N.M. Woolworth’s store pictured in the ’90s. The department store closed down in 1999.
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E.J. Korvette
Image Credit: Shutterstock Carly Simon signs albums at E.J. Korvette in the ’70s. The discount department store chain went defunct in 1980.
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Gimbel Brothers
Image Credit: Shutterstock Consumers watch a TV ad at a Gimbel Brothers department store in the 1940s. The department store chain was liquidated in the 1980s.
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Montgomery Ward & Co.
Image Credit: Shutterstock A rendering of a Montgomery Ward & Co. Kansas City location from 1920. The chain went out of business in June 2001.
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Abraham & Straus
Image Credit: Shutterstock Customers outside an Abraham & Straus department store in 1905. The retailer’s stores were converted into Macy’s in the ’90s.
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Wanamaker’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A fashion show at the Wanamaker’s department store in 1910. After a series of acquisitions, the last Wanamaker’s was transitioned ito a Hecht’s in 1995.
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Hecht’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A customer shops for Christmas decorations at a Hecht’s in 2005. The Hecht’s stores were transitioned into Macy’s in 2006.
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Bon Ton
Image Credit: Shutterstock A Bon Ton store in New Hampshire with a closing banner pictured in February 2018. The retailer announced all its stores were closing that year.
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Younkers
Image Credit: Shutterstock A Younkers department store in Nebraska pictured in 2018. The chain operated under the Bon-Ton company until it was shuttered in 2018.
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S. S. Kresge & Co.
Image Credit: Shutterstock A window at S. S. Kresge & Co. showing pet supplies from the 1930s. The stores later became K-Marts.
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Marshall Field’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock Marshall Field’s in Chicago in 1898. The retailer was converted into Macy’s in 2006.
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Marshall Field’s
Image Credit: Shutterstock A 1909 stenograph showing Marshall Field’s in Chicago. The retailer’s Windy City flagship was converted into a Macy’s in 2006.
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