Preservationist Says Macy's Has "Apple Store Fever," Criticizes Renovations

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R.H. Macy & Co., 34th St. & Broadway.1913.

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And sometimes change is good! This photo, taken in 1944, shows a crowd gathered around chickens in cages at Macy's. The sign above the cages reads: "Macy's Victory Barnyard"

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August 16th, 1936. "Herald Square taken from the third floor balcony of the McAlpin Hotel at the southeast corner of Broadway and 34th Street. R.H. Macy & Co. is on the left. The 6th Ave. El is in the foreground."

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R.H. Macy Building main entrance, 1921.

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<a href="http://gothamist.com/2011/12/19/christmas_shopping.php#photo-1">A Classic</a>: "Macy's department store employee cleaning up piles of debris after the Christmas shopping rush," 1948.

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