In the 1970s I visited Chicago for the first time and was surprised to find a 38-story office building called the Pittsfield Building. I was even more surprised to learn that the building had a ...

Marshall Field’s has returned to State Street for the holiday season. It’s been almost 20 years since the brand was just about discarded from its longtime emporium on State Street by the new owner, ...

Sept. 8, 2006 — -- Linda Anderson brought her family to State Street in downtown Chicago to see the end of an era. At midnight Friday Marshall Field's, the crown jewel of State Street shopping ...

For 127 years, shopping on Chicago’s State Street meant one thing: Marshall Field’s, the hallmark department store that has stood at that address since the White Sox were the White Stockings. Come ...

Discover the rise and fall of the legendary department store Marshall Field’s. "Give the lady what she wants." "Meet me under the clock." For generations of Chicagoans, these phrases evoke a single ...

Our travels took us to the Windy City recently to celebrate a milestone event in our marriage. To better understand one of America’s great cities and its origin, we took a walking tour of the city. I ...

CHICAGO — It’s been nearly 20 years since anyone bought anything at a Marshall Field’s store, but the retailer still lives large in the Chicago area conscience. The department store founded in the ...

Neither of North Dakota's two Marshall Field's stores - in Fargo and Grand Forks - will be closed or jobs eliminated when the retailer officially becomes Macy's in fall 2006. New Marshall Field's ...

For a man who would go on to amass a great fortune from his elegant department store, Marshall Field had humble beginnings. Chicago Stories is available to stream on pbs.org and the free PBS App, ...