Gimbels Original buildings on Market Street at 8th Street.
Gimbels 1925 Chestnut Street Building, on the corner of
8th and Chestnut; the original Market Street is to the left.
8th and Chestnut; the original Market Street is to the left.
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Gimbel Brothers (1894)
Market Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
WAlnut 2-9000
CENTER CITY STORE DIRECTORY
Subway Level
Gimbels Subway Store
Street Floor-Market
Fine Jewelry • Diamond and Watch Center • Silver • Clocks • Costume Jewelry • Real Thing Jewelry • Handbags • Gloves • Leather Accessories • Famous Fashion Hosiery • Slipper Bar • Raintique • Umbrellas • Accessories • Neckwear • Handkerchiefs • Blouses • Sweaters • Sportswear One • Juniors One • Millinery • Hair Accessories • Street Floor Lingerie • Shoe Salon • Casual Shoes • Notions • Candy Center • Gimbel's Book Store • Stationery
Men's Store Men's Furnishings • Men's Accessories • Men's Sportswear • Men's Sport Shirts • New Attitudes
Street Floor-Chestnut
Gift Shop • Pure Foods • Candy Center • Bakery • Smoke Shop
Second Floor-Market
Towels • Sheets • Blankets • Bedspreads • Linens • Bath Shop • Sewing Machines • Fabrics • Cameras • Sporting Goods
Men's Store Men's Clothing • Men's Outerweat • Men's Shoes • Men's Hats
Second Floor-Chestnut
Lingerie • Daywear • Foundations • Sleepwear • Loungewear • Daytime Dresses • Uniforms • Maternity • House and Town Dress Shop
Third Floor-Market
Young World Infants' Shop • Infants' Furniture • Tot's Shop • Toddlers' Shop • Girls' Shop • Girls' Underwear • Teens' Shop • Young Deb Accessories • Boys' Shop • Children's Shoe Salon
Third Floor-Chestnut
Spectator Sportswear • Misses' Blouses • Misses' Sweaters • Active Sportswear • Gimbels-by-the-Sea • Trend Sportswear • Contemporary Sportswear • Women's World • Misses' Dresses • Misses' Coats • Women's Coats • Dress Collection • Pace Setters • Self Expression • Variations on a Theme • Society Hill • Coat Salon • Fur Salon • Bridal Salon • Millinery Salon • Silver Salon for Beauty
Junior World Junior Dress Shop • Junior Sportswear • Junior Coats
Fourth Floor-Market
Modern Housewares • Small Electrics • Personal Care • Floor Care • Major Appliances • Hardware • Garden Shop • Color Bar • Mirrors • Pictures • Picture Framing • Lamps • Apartment/Department • China • Pottery • Glassware •
Fourth Floor-Chestnut
Fifth Floor-Market
Curtains • Draperies • Venetian Blinds • Upholstery Fabrics • Sun Colony • Summer Rugs • Broadloom Carpeting • Oriental Rugs • Home Cleaning Center • Select-at-Home Service
Fifth Floor-Chestnut
Uncle Wip's Toyland • Art Supplies
Sixth Floor-Market
Bedroom Furniture • Slumber Shop • Scientific Sleep Shop • Dining Room Furniture • Modern Furniture • Clubwomen's Center
Sixth Floor-Chestnut
Living Room Furniture • Occasional Furniture Corner • Upholstered Furniture • Maple Furniture • Interior Decorating Studio • Gimbels Home Planning Center • Travel • Customer Lounge • The Gimbel Auditorium
Seventh Floor-Chestnut
Seventh Floor-Market
Television Headquarters, USA • Music Center • The Gimbel Restaurant
BRANCH STORES
Cheltenham & Ogontz Avenue
250,000 sq. ft.
69th & Walnut Street
210,000 sq. ft.
Bustleton and Cottman Avenues
240,000 sq. ft.
The Butter Bowl
Camden, NJ
203,000 sq. ft.
Plaza at King of Prussia
172,000 sq. ft.
Lancaster (1970)
Park City Mall
194,000 sq. ft.
Langhorne
172,000 sq. ft.
Granite Run (1974)
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