[Magdalen] Gump's San Francisco Closes.

[Grace Cangialosi]

So David, I have to confess that when I saw your subject line I thought perhaps Forest had made it to San Francisco and there was another movie coming out!
(Only for a split second, though...)

> On Aug 10, 2018, at 8:36 PM, cantor03--- via Magdalen <magdalen at herberthouse.org> wrote:
> 
> 
> An unexpected casualty of the department store closings in the USA 
> is Gump's, San Francisco.  The store and it's periodic catalog have
> been at the high end of quality, and occupying a niche of specialisation
> in Asian merchandise.  I thought they were immune to closing, but
> obviously and surprisingly, not.
>  
> I used to get into the store at least once a year, but recently I've
> ordered from their catalog.  
>  
> Along with the demise of the downtown Minneapolis store that was the
> heart of that shopping area (Dayton's/Marshall Field's/Macy's), these
> highlight some of what was very good in many of our lives.
>  
> I'd guess that half of my home furnishings are from those two department
> stores.  We are poorer for the loss of American department stores.
>  
> Somehow, online shopping isn't the same.
>  
> RIP Gumps San Francisco.
>  
>  
> David S.