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Marshall Field's, Christmas 2005 - Chicago
Marshall Field's, Christmas 2005
by spgood301
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111 N. State St. or 835 N. Michigan Ave.
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Marshall Field's: Landmark Department Store Losing It's Identity
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  • deecat
  • Updated By deecat on January 6, 2006
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  • Marshall Field Clock - Chicago
    Marshall Field Clock
    by deecat
    I, along with most other Chicago area people are "bummed Out" about Marshall Fields losing its identity. Because they were bought out this year [2005], in less than one year this fine old department store will be renamed Macy's. Macy's belongs to New York, and Marshall Field belongs to Chicago. It will never be the same!

    I remember well the first time that I walked into Marshall Field and Co. on State Street. I was 20 years old and with my mother-in-law to be. We took the South Shore to Chicago from Munster, Indiana so that she and I could register for my wedding gifts. This was in 1962!
    Fields is known for the Great Clock outside on the street (as shown in the photo), a Tiffany mosaic dome, and eight floors filled with merchandise.
    At that time, Fields was THE PLACE to shop. The people who worked there had worked there most of their lives and knew the merchandise frontwards and backwards.
    Today, Fields is still a great place to shop, but it has lost its leading edge. It's perhaps too conservative for the 2004 crowd.
    Recently, it was completely renovated, and I was there about one month (July, 2004) ago, and it was difficult to see much improvement. It is so understated that it seems the same as before.

    Fields has women, men, and children's clothing, (sportswear, formalwear, better dresses, intimate wear, purses, shoes, home goods) and is still famous for the stately Walnut Room Restaurant. It is also still famous for the memorable window displays at Christmas.

    Fields was recently sold by Target.
    Hopefully, drastic changes will not take place. Oh, how naive I was to think that things would not change!

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Phone: 1-312-781-1000
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    Marshall Field's: The Best Holiday Department Store
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  • keida84
  • Updated By keida84 on December 17, 2005
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  • The Christmas Tree in Marshall Fields - Chicago
    The Christmas Tree in
    Marshall Fields
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    Founded in Chicago in 1852, Marshall Field's has been a mainstay in the Chicago area for over 103 years. It was the first store to have a restaurant in the store. During the Christmas season Marshall Fields has been known for using their store wondows to create a "theme" for the yuletide shopping frenzy. This year was "Cinderella." Macy's has bought out Marshall Fields but they have promised to keep the window tradition alive, well, it just won't be the same.

    The store has established a long time favorite of Chicagoans everywhere with their world-famous Frango chocolates. I snagged the last box of "dessert" Frangos. These are melt in your mouth mint truffles. Even me, who is not a big fan of chocolate was seen eating more than just one sample of these fantastic chocolates.

    We rode up to the top floor to see the beautiful Tiffany stained glass roof and this huge Christmas tree with all the crystal decorations upon it. The Tiffany Ceiling is the largest glass mosaic of its kind and the first ceiling ever built with iridescent glass. The Great Clock at the corner of State and Washington streets has been keeping time for over a century and has been painted by American artist Norman Rockwell.

    Frangos, the Marshall Fileds wildly popular mint chocolate melt-a-ways. This season in honor of breast cancer research the mints were made in "pink" with a donation from the proceeds of each box sold going to the research for the cure of breast cancer.

    One pound box of Frangos were priced at $10.99 per box. They are originally $17 per box. They had smaller sample size boxes that were running about $5.00 as well. The store was jammed packed with Christmas shoppers buying clothes, fragrances as well as household items.

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Website: http://www.fields.com/gifts/OnlineShopping/FL?Dsp=
  • Other Contact: http://www.aviso.net/holidays/ch
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    Marshall Field's: Chicago's Premier Department Store
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  • LoriPori
  • Updated By LoriPori on December 20, 2006
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  • Macy's Department Store - Chicago
    Macy's Department Store
    by LoriPori, 4 more photos
    Chicago's premier Department Store since 1852, Marshall Field's became MACY'S in September, 2006. Their "Magnificent Mile" location offers eight floors of designer fashions, accessories, shoes, cosmetics, housewares, gourmet foods and wines.
    When we were in Chicago, Hans and I visited Macy's twice. First was to have lunch in the Marketplace Food Court. Robert thought it was a good idea to eat there as there was such a wide variety to choose from and was very popular with the locals.
    We also went later with Kristi, Kat, Kris and Robert. Kristi brought us up to the seventh floor where the famous "Walnut Room" was and from there was a magnificent view of the HUGE Christmas tree in the center.

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Phone: 312-781-4483
  • Website: http://www.fields.com/gifts/OnlineShopping/FL?Dsp=
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    Marshall Field's: My Favorite Store!!!
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  • Marisola
  • Updated By Marisola on December 18, 2005
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  • Marshall Field's State St. - Chicago
    Marshall Field's State St.
    by Marisola
    This store is beautiful!!! There are two of them downtown. My favorite one is on State St. between Randolph and Washington. It takes up the whole block!!! Every section is great! After Thanksgiving, they decorate their windows for Christmas. It's a really popular place! Don't miss it!

    Here I'm always checking out the latest perfumes, purses, clothes, and furniture, but every section is great! You can always find something beautiful!!!

    It will probably be expensive, ... but you will love it!

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Directions: 3 blocks west of Millenium Park
  • Website: http://www.fields.com/gifts/OnlineShopping/FL?Dsp=
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    Marshall Field's: Chicago's Department Store no more
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  • Dabs
  • Updated By Dabs on October 16, 2006
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  • Marshall Field's 2004 holiday windows - Chicago
    Marshall Field's 2004
    holiday windows
    by Dabs,
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    Updated October 2006

    The arrogant brain trust at Federated turned all of the Marshall Field's into Macy's in Fall 2006, I haven't stepped foot into one since the change over and many proud Chicagoans are claiming that they will no longer shop there now that the name has changed, what effect it will really have remains to be seen.

    Even though the Field family hasn't owned the department store chain for many years, the connection to Marshall Field's name was a strong one, people who have lived here all of their lives have fond memories of heading to the State Street store with their families around the holidays to look at the holiday windows and to have lunch near the towering tree in the Walnut Room. And unlike many of the other retailers in Chicago that were headquartered outside of Chicago, it was OUR department store started by a real man named Marshall Field who gave a lot to the city of Chicago (the Field Museum is named after him).

    But don't avoid the store altogether, stop in and go to the 5th floor (SW corner of the building) where there is a beautiful Tiffany mosaic ceiling. You can view it from the 5th floor closeup and also from the main level looking up, look for the Clinique counter in the cosmetics department (unless Macy's redesigns the store).

    Macy's still sells Frango Mints with the Marshall Field's logo and I might still buy them as long as they have Field's name on them, the original mint flavor is in a dark green box or you can get assortments or seasonal Frangos, such as caramel apple or decadent desserts. Federated has claimed that Frango production will continue after the name change. But a box of Frango's with the Macy's logo? Bah humbug!

    And I might stop in if they kept the gourmet food court on the 7th floor including Frontera Fresco, a very good express version of Frontera Grill, as well as another gourmet food court on the lower level.

    But that's it for me, I will not be shopping at Macy's.

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Directions: State Street between Washington and Randolph
  • Website: www.fields.com
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    Marshall Field's: Christmas at Marshall Fields
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  • shrimp56
  • Updated By shrimp56 on January 19, 2007
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  • Marshall Field's - Chicago
    by shrimp56
    I am one of those who hasn't been back since the changeover -- we shall see how long memories are -- but they may have misjudged when they rebranded the State St. Queen.
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    This is THE Chicago department store -- no longer owned locally and overshadowed on the high end by Nordstrom and Bloomindale's, it still is the grand dowager of Chicago shopping.
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    The picture is of the atrium at Christmas time.

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    Marshall Field's: Tiffany mosaic ceiling
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  • Dabs
  • Updated By Dabs on April 26, 2009
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  • Tiffany ceiling Marshall Field's - Chicago
    Tiffany ceiling Marshall
    Field's
    by Dabs
    Many people miss this beautiful Tiffany glass mosaic ceiling as they are busy shopping at the Marshall Field's (now Macy's) on State, I didn't even know it was there until about a year ago.

    It was installed in 1907, it’s the largest unbroken example of Tiffany Favrile glass in the world, with over 1.6 million pieces.

    The best way to see it is from the main floor, find the Clinique counter in the cosmetics section and look up. For a closer view you can head up to the 5th floor, I believe I found it in the lingerie section so keep an eye out for undergarments.

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  • Theme: Art
  • Directions: Loop, between Randolph and Washington
  • Website: http://visitmacyschicago.com/
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    Marshall Field's: Classic Chicago Shopping
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  • By spgood301 on December 20, 2005
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  • Marshall Field's, Christmas 2005 - Chicago
    Marshall Field's, Christmas
    2005
    by spgood301, 1 more photos
    This is the famous Marshall Field's department store on State Street, all done up in it's Christmas glory. The story of Cinderella was featured in the window display, for the 2005 holidays.

    This is a huge department store, with something for almost anyone. Shopping galore and, when you're hungry, go to the 7th floor for some good food with several restaurants to serve you.

    Marshall Field's is a Chicago instution, but the name won't be around much longer. It's about to be converted into Macy's, and that's a shame. When I think shopping in Chicago, I think of Marshall Field's...Macy's screams "New York" to me. I can always go to Macy's at home. Ah, the price of "progress".

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    Marshall Field's: Awesome store!
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  • Updated By garridogal on February 9, 2006
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  • I'd like some earrings like this - Chicago
    I'd like some earrings like
    this
    by garridogal
    This reminded me of Macy's in Herald Square in that it's an old fashioned Department Store of another era. This store has at least a couple of Escalator banks. One set around an Atrium and another around a Tiffany Mosaic Glass Domed cieling. I went to the cafe, in search of a cup of coffee, and when the elevator opened I was in an old-fashioned Store Restaurant. It was like stepping into the 1930's. I didn't get my coffee there but at one of the Starbuck's in the store.

    I bought myself the cutest shoes that have pink and red flowers all over the platform wedges and a box of Frango Chocolates for my mother.

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    Marshall Field's: Nice Department Store in Chicago
    queensgirl
  • Updated By queensgirl on November 18, 2004
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  • It is about 9 floors with a restaurant on the top floor. Nice designers.

    Clothing, makeup, jewelry, furntiure etc.

    from $20.00 for makeup up to $10,000 for sofa from Coach or another top design.

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  • Theme: Department Store
  • Phone: (312)781-1000
  • Directions: another location 835 North Michigan Ave.
  • Website: www.fields.com
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