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Scranton's Bygone Department Stores : The Globe and the Dry

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Remembering two palaces of retail

For generations, Scranton's two big department stores, The Globe Store and Oppenheim's Scranton Dry Goods Company, affectionately known as "the Dry," dominated retail in the Electric City. Facing each other on Wyoming Avenue, they created special memories for those who walked their sales floors with attractive displays, special events, community service and elaborate Christmas decorations. Many fondly recall the steamship round of beef carved to order at The Globe's Charl-Mont Restaurant or waving to customers passing by on the escalator from the Dry's mezzanine Tea Room. Together, the two stores brought the best the world had to offer to Northeastern Pennsylvania.

Join Scranton-area native Daniel J. Packer Jr. and step through the iconic revolving doors into a bygone era of shopping in grand style.


Details

  • ISBN-13: 9781540299918
  • ISBN-10: 1540299910
  • Publisher: History Press
  • Publish Date: November 2025
  • Dimensions: 9.11 x 6.11 x 0.81 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 1.05 pounds
  • Page Count: 224

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