tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post2187244192656078648..comments2024-02-17T17:56:26.165-05:00Comments on LiveMalls: former Macy's and Stern's (now Queens Place Mall); Elmhurst, Queens, New YorkLivemallshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-67776243635270511852013-04-30T01:18:07.467-04:002013-04-30T01:18:07.467-04:00I agree with Jeff M above... it was always intende...I agree with Jeff M above... it was always intended to be round.Steve Gnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-38308872120643677312012-03-24T20:25:59.870-04:002012-03-24T20:25:59.870-04:00I was living nearby when it was built, and I'v...I was living nearby when it was built, and I've read many accounts of what happened. This is the first time I've ever seen anything saying that the store was supposed to be rectangular. The story was always that it was supposed to be round, but they were forced to put a notch in it because she refused to sell. The idea that they had to change to a round design because she refused to sell doesn't make any sense -- it would have been much simpler to cut a notch out of a rectangle, and if the round design was due to her refusing to move, why was it planned to include her property? I think you've got the story wrong!Jeff M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/01717274408158635013noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-54927853667838558612012-02-07T17:04:22.488-05:002012-02-07T17:04:22.488-05:00Although the building is round, Macy's itself ...Although the building is round, Macy's itself was a simple square, surrounded on all sides by parkingHushpuppy212https://www.blogger.com/profile/11760004451261416778noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-43068143051804878462011-06-20T20:52:55.304-04:002011-06-20T20:52:55.304-04:00Glad you liked it. The outside is a parking garage...Glad you liked it. The outside is a parking garage, which makes it look bigger than it the store actually is.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-66443826373130510342011-06-20T15:35:27.380-04:002011-06-20T15:35:27.380-04:00how the HECK did they pull of THAT design it hone...how the HECK did they pull of THAT design it honestly looks like a colosealm type of design the place must have been MASAVEkrisalyxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16638882441731615305noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-59726762946544291132011-03-30T23:50:46.268-04:002011-03-30T23:50:46.268-04:00Michael: Urban development was really different ba...Michael: Urban development was really different back before the '60s. Before, you could clear whole neighborhoods without much protest. People like Mrs. Sondek helped people relize you cold fight and win.<br /><br />Dave: You're right. That Queens store was a bold design and an interesting parallel to the Herald Square store. <br /><br />Believe it or not, there's a Nedick's on 6th Avenue caddy-corner to Macy's now.Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-49304328715596537092011-03-30T17:32:56.664-04:002011-03-30T17:32:56.664-04:00That's a neat story! I've always thought t...That's a neat story! I've always thought the Queens Macy's was one of the most imaginative designs ever built.<br /><br />There's an ironic parallel here to the Macy's Herald Square flagship, where Macy's was never able to buy the corner lot (where the Sunglass Hut now resides - Macy's rents the space above for the "World's Largest Store" wraparound), so they just built around it. A number of businesses have been on that corner, including a Nedick's Hot Dog stand in the 50's and 60's. To my knowledge, Macy's still hasn't acquired the property, more than 100 years later!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9879987.post-67265045922743766892011-03-23T20:23:45.705-04:002011-03-23T20:23:45.705-04:00wow I can't even imagine...wow I can't even imagine...Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15046462469841949744noreply@blogger.com