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After Closure Announcement, a Look at Macy’s Heyday…and Union Square’s Future

After Closure Announcement, a Look at Macy’s Heyday…and Union Square’s Future

We’ll talk about the store’s iconic history and imagine other futures for downtown and Union Square. And we want to hear from you. What are your Macy’s memories?

KQED's Forum

March 1, 202455m 40s

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Show Notes

Macy’s announced this week it would be closing its flagship Union Square store, among 150 other underperforming stores across the country. The news is just the latest blow to the city’s beleaguered shopping district. We’ll talk about the store’s iconic history and imagine other futures for downtown and Union Square. And we want to hear from you. What are your Macy’s memories? And what would you like to see happen in that building and in Union Square?


Guests:


Amy Campbell, building transformation and adaptive reuse leader, Gensler


Peter Hartlaub, culture critic, San Francisco Chronicle


Annie Appleby, her parents met while working at Macy's

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