Dayton's Department Store in downtown Minneapolis, which took its name from the Dayton family, and, progenitor of Target Stores, was once THE preeminent city store. Now the sequence of its demise is not quite clear to me but it ended as a Macy's before closing. The building still stands on Nicollet Mall and is being re-purposed as a multi-use facility, which will include a food court and offices, retaining the Dayton's name.
Joanne told of visiting Dayton's at Christmas to see the unique Christmas scenes displayed in the windows at sidewalk level. Upon hearing that something was being displayed in the windows this year I planned a memory walk for granddaughters, Evy, 10 and Sella 7. Walking the skyway from my condo we exited through the Crystal Court of the IDS building onto Nicollet Mall across from Dayton's. On the 8th and Nicollet corner the windows show a display of Santa Bears, the stuffed animals that Dayton's would sell each year with a different design.
Santa Bears are not in the girls frame of reference so after a brief perusal they said "Let's go eat pizza" and we did. It did give me an opportunity to talk about grandma and one of Evy's clear memories is walking the skyway to Target store with her. They still enjoy walking in the skyway with so much to see. The museum in the Wells Fargo building gave them a bit of stagecoach experience which was more interesting than Santa Bears. Of course 'granddaughter time' is a biggy for me. The girls were not persuaded that their packages under my tree are gifts of underwear as I suggested.
Takk for alt,
Al
PS Just finished Anthony Trollope's The Warden, published in 1850, but totally relevant today as a delightful novelistic essay on integrity. Peter though I'd like it and he was correct. Trollope definitely has a way with words. If you haven't read you may want to check it out.
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