 Bloomingdale's, New York City
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Bloomingdale's is a chain of upscale American department stores owned by Macy's, Inc. Its Manhattan flagship store is located on 59th Street and Lexington Avenue. During Queen Elizabeth II's visit to New York City in the 1970s, traffic had to be reversed on Lexington Avenue so the Queen could exit her vehicle on its right side and enter the store by its main entrance.
Bloomingdale's, New York City
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Altogether, Bloomingdale's presently has 36 stores across the United States. It is at the same average price level with Lord & Taylor and Nordstrom, and slightly below that of Saks Fifth Avenue, Neiman Marcus, and Barneys New York.
Bloomingdale's was started in 1861 by two brothers, Joseph and Lyman G. Bloomingdale, selling hoop-skirts in their Ladies Notions' Shop on Manhattan's Lower East Side. They were the sons of Benjamin Bloomingdale, a Bavarian-born salesman who had lived in North Carolina and Kansas, and settled in New York City. The Bloomingdales opened their East Side Bazaar in 1872, selling a variety of garments and European fashions. As the business grew, it moved in 1886 to 59th Street and Lexington Avenue, anticipating the northern movement of New York's upper and middle classes. By the 1920s, the store covered the entire city block.
How to reach Bloomingdale's
The store address is at 1000 3rd Avenue. You can enter it from both 3rd Avenue and Lexington Avenue. Take the 4, 5 or 6 train to the 59th Street - Lexington Avenue station. You emerge from the subway within a short walk to the entrance of Bloomingdales at Lexington Avenue.
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