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Macy's Union Square (the location of the Macy's department store chain located on San Francisco's Union Square) is one of the retailer's largest and oldest locations, long the flagship of Macy's California, then Macy's West.
History
O'Connor, Moffat & Co.
Macy's San Francisco roots date back to 1866 and the founding of O'Connor, Moffat, Kean Co. at Second & Market Streets, eventually moving into several buildings on south Post Street, between Grant Avenue and Kearny Street, where it rebuilt after the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and reopened in March 1909.[1]
In 1928, the company, by then known as O'Connor, Moffat & Co., commissioned a new location at 101 Stockton Street.
1945: Macy's San Francisco
R.H. Macy & Company, New York, New York acquired O'Connor Moffat in 1945[2] and on October 16, 1947 renamed the store Macy's San Francisco.[3]
Macy's followed up with a major expansion of the store at 170 O'Farrell Street in 1948, commissioning the original architect of the 1928 building, Louis Parson Hobart.[4]
In the late 1990s Macy's began a multi-year project to rehabilitate its landmark downtown San Francisco store. The project encompassed the remodeling of the 1929 and 1948 buildings and the 1974 stand-alone Men's Store and expansion into the upper floors of the former I. Magnin store at Geary and Stockton built in 1946. The company also demolished and replaced two out-of-date buildings on Geary Street, giving the store its signature glass-fronted entry on Union Square.
Buildings
| Opened | Closed | Building | Address | Notes | Area | Total area |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1929 | Main Building | 101 Stockton Street | ||||
| 1948 | Addition to main building | 170 O'Farrell Street | Main building had 680,000 sq ft (63,000 m2) in 1984[5] | |||
| September 30, 1984 | Sep 20, 2017[6] | Separate Men's Store | 100-120 Stockton Street old Liberty House store[5] |
180,000 sq ft (17,000 m2)[5] | 180,000 | 860,000 |
| closed | Expansion into former I. Magnin Building | 135 Stockton Street on Union Square |
240,000 sq ft (22,000 m2)[7] | 240,000 | 1,100,000 | |
| 1998 | 235-281 Geary Street on Union Square | 263,640 sq ft (24,493 m2)[8] |
References
- ^ "Great Department Store Reopens Downtown with Dazzling Display". San Francisco Call. March 16, 1909.
- ^ "MACY GETS STORE IN SAN FRANCISCO; Arranges to Acquire O'Connor, Moffatt & Co. Through an Exchange of Stock EXPANSION ALSO PLANNED Land Adjoining the West Coast Establishment Is Bought or Leased as Part of Deal More Land Acquired Deal Based on Long Study". The New York Times. 1945-07-06. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "MACY'S HISTORY – Macy's Press Room". www.macyspressroom.com. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ "Encyclopedia of San Francisco". 2005-04-05. Archived from the original on 2005-04-05. Retrieved 2018-04-30.
- ^ a b c Itow, Laurie (25 September 1984). "Macy's giant men's store". The San Francisco Examiner. p. 62. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Li, Roland (20 October 2018). "Macy's opens slimmed-down men's store in SF's Union Square". Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ Ma, By Annie (27 February 2018). "Macy's to sell former I. Magnin building at Union Square". SFGATE. Retrieved 2 December 2023.
- ^ "Macy's To Shutter Its Union Square Men's Store: SFist". SFist - San Francisco News, Restaurants, Events, & Sports. 11 August 2016. Retrieved 2 December 2023.