(Alive To Die?!) Famous Barr The Complete Story - S07E11

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When I was born they had probably just broken ground on what would become South County Shopping Center, at Lemay Ferry and Lindbergh. Some of my earliest childhood memories were of that mall, and the mid-century majesty of the Famous-Barr rotunda! It was a wonderful department store, and I literally grew up going there frequently with my mom and 3 sibs for school clothes, holiday clothes and shoes, home furnishings and more. St. Louisans were proud of the May Company being based downtown. I had moved away in the very early 90's, but always stopped by Famous when in town, maybe to do some last-minute Christmas shopping, or a wedding gift, etc. It saddened me when the company sold, and the slow turnover of all the stores to Macy's and other chains. What a grand company May's once was, with their family camp on the Meramec and multiple retail chains and properties. In retrospect, and looking at the state of malls today, selling to Federated was a wise move, as trends were already beginning to shift for many shoppers. I'm old now, and long for those days, missing many things and people who are no longer. Thank you for keeping the memories alive.