Still in his 20s, Aaron Montgomery Ward had made his way to Chicago after working as a clerk at a country store, and got a job as a salesman for the future department store magnate Marshall Field.

It housed warehouse operations for Montgomery Ward department stores until it closed NW Portland operations in 1982. Portland developer and Naito Parkway namesake Bill Naito purchased the flagging ...

In the 1960s and 70s, the Montgomery Ward's department stores offered something called the Wendy Ward Charm School for teenage girls. Once a week the girls would meet in a room above the ...

J.C. Penney first opened on Main Street in 1920, maintaining a popular shopping spot even long after it moved to the Forest Mall.

This week’s Back to the Present is provided by the Menominee Range Historical Museum in Iron Mountain. The 1946 postcard is a ...

Major retail of the era, Sears, J.C. Penney, Montgomery Ward and local department store Riley’s were all downtown along with hardware stores. The architect hated neon, but I personally can’t ...

“Lost Chicagoland Department Stores” will debut at the ... fashion displays from Marshall Field & Co., Sears, Montgomery Ward, and Carson Pirie Scott; plus interactive displays, including ...

After more than half a century, a holiday classic is headed home. The beloved Rankin/Bass Christmas classic Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is leaving CBS and going back to NBC. The telecast is ...

She was on the cover of Life magazine and performed for Johnny Carson. She was, her daughter said, “a badass and a goody two-shoes at the same time.” ...

Easton Fire Department ... blaze in the West Ward at around 1 a.m. Firefighters say the main building that burned has three apartments and the A to Z Convenience Food Store, though the fire ...