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[Recorded 9/6/15 with Patricknedz] I guess this might count as part two of a video I done of the store back on August 15th of 2015 when I was with Evan (AKA KZbin user "EvMast Productions"). Here's the link to that video:
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In this video I edited we say our farewells and goodbyes to the former Macy's/Kaufmann's store in downtown Pittsburgh. A little history lesson for yinz (that's Pittsburgher talk for "ya'll"). In 1871 Edgar J. Kauffman founded the first Kaufmann's store on the south side of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania; which was originally a men's clothing store. In either 1877 or 1887 the store later moved to the corner of Fifth Avenue and Simthfield Street. In 1898 the store later expanded to Forbes Aveune. In 1913 the original either 1877 or 1887 building on the corner of Smithfield and Fifth was demolished and rebuilded.
In 1929 [due to a major flood that happened at the time] the place went under a major renovation which included the installation of wooden escalators made by Otis (also more to add; not only that, but the installation of several Otis Single-Controlled elevators; which I believe the cabs were still original to then when they were converted to autotronic). In 1953-'55 another major renovation and an addition which included new stainless steel escalators and newly automated elevators. In 2006 Kaufmann's was bought out by the New York company R.H. Macy's Company.
This store holds a place in my heart and it was my most favorite department store. I sure wish this store was open a little longer. Too bad the company that is redeveloping the whole city of Pittsburgh is an asshole!
As a bonus we also get to get a little look of the abandoned/vacant floors in this building including floor 12 which I finally got to see where the Kaufmann's old executive offices and stuff were.