Kaufmann quiz: Department stores
How well do you the city's retail history?
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This store has always been Chicago's big department store, even if it once moved its headquarters to Hoffman Estates.
Correct answer: Sears
Sears
Neiman Marcus
Montgomery Ward
Goldblatt’s
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This technically wasn't a Chicago company, but don't tell that to the hundreds of teenagers who hung out in its parking lot. It wasn't a sexy name, but it got the job done if you wanted jewelry or home decor. It closed in 2002.
Correct answer: Service Merchandise
Alco
Service Merchandise
Farm & Fleet
Macy's
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Who designed the entrance to the old Carson Pirie Scott building on State Street?
Correct answer: Louis Sullivan
Jeanne Gang
Ludwig Mies van der Rohe
Louis Sullivan
Frank Gehry
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Which one of the following department stores was NOT located on State Street?
Correct answer: Lord & Taylor
Marshall Field's
Carson Pirie Scott
Lord & Taylor
Wieboldt's
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What was the name of the famous turkey sandwich that used to be on the menu at the Walnut Room and other restaurants inside Marshall Field's?
Correct answer: The Marshall Field’s Special Sandwich
The Marshall Field’s Special Sandwich
The Horseshoe
The Pedway Punch
The Field’s Foldover
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What major event in Chicago history helped pave the way for the large department stores we see today?
Correct answer: Chicago Fire
World War I
Great Chicago Fire
Reversing the Chicago River
The Loop Flood
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Which university now occupies the old Goldblatt’s department store building on State Street?
Correct answer: DePaul
Loyola
Northwestern
DePaul
UIC
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What Chicago neighborhood rivaled downtown as a department store shopping district in the 1950s?
Correct answer: Englewood
Lincoln Square
Beverly
Bucktown
Englewood
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Even after Marshall Field’s became Macy’s, Chicagoans still use what phrase referring to the clock outside the store?
Correct answer: "Meet me under the clock."
"Stitch in time saves nine."
"Meet me under the clock."
"Time is of the essence."
"Daaaa clock."
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This department store expanded beyond downtown with major stores in Lincoln Square and Wicker Park before closing in 1987.
Correct answer: Wieboldt's
D’Antonios
Zayre
Wieboldt’s
Woolworths
Shopper: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 😥
You don't have time for department stores. Never have.
Customer: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🙂
Nice work! You've spent some time at the Marshall Field's counter.
VIP: You got {number correct}/{number of questions} correct answers 🥳
YES! You knew were all the specials were. You were Chicago's elite shopper!