Entries for March 22, 1911 and 2011(stores and malls)

Clock at Marshall Field's in Chicago

Rita's Entry: Wednesday, March 22, 1911
Orchestra at 9:30.  Fran and I tried to return some silk Tin had bo't at M. Field's.  Failed.  Nice practice but hard.  Awfully wriedy [? can't read this word].  Practiced all afternoon.  Fran home.  A little warmth resulted in my staying home while Fran and Tin went over on Clark.  Got harmony and read all evening.

Field's Tiffany ceiling

IN RITA'S DAY: A revamped Marshall Field's opened in 1907 and for a short while was able to claim the title of the largest department store in the world.  It had a Tiffany ceiling made of favrile glass, the largest one ever made (see picture above).  It had over 1.6 million pieces.

Inside the South China Mall

TODAY:  Macy's bought Marshall Field's in 2005 and now it is officially Macy's on State Street.  These days it isn't the largest store that attracts attention, it is the largest shopping mall.  Two malls in China head the list (the one in Beijing is called "the great mall of China").  The Mall of America is about 13th on the list, but is the largest in the U.S.

Judy's Entry: Tuesday, March 22, 2011
Went to Zumba at the Senior Center.  We were a little early and they were doing a sing-along.  They sing every Tuesday from 10 to 11 and then zumba from 11 to noon.  We might join in.  Picked up Income Tax.  We both get refunds... Yeah!  Planned to make some blueberry muffins for Elizabeth so got the organic berries and some other stuff.  Spent some of the evening cooking.