Friday, October 28, 2011

William Filene's Sons Co., Boston, Massachusetts


Filene's 1912 building, designed by
Daniel Burnham, showing the
Summer Street facade -
Jordan Marsh is on the right.
An architect's rendering highlights the beautiful
details which were a part of the Burnham design,
unlike the same firm's Gimbel and Marshall Field
& Company stores.
Before the construction of the brutalist
1973 "Floor One" addition, Filene's
Men's Store was located in a collection
of older stores along Washington Street.
The Jones, McDuffee and Stratton
building at the corner of Franklin
and Hawley Streets was a part of
the large Filene store.

Advertisement image of Filenes, showing the
1970's addition at Washington and
Franklin streets, as well as the
Jones, McDuffee and Stratton home
furnishings store that Filene's
eventually occupied.
Read Michael Lisicky's
new book about
Filene's

Wm. Filene’s Sons Co. (Filene’s) (1881)
426 Washington Stree
Boston, Massachusetts 02107

HAncock 6-3800





Basement

Filene's Automatic Bargain Basement

Street Floor
Fine Jewelry • Costume Jewelry • Handbags • Small Leather Goods • Gloves • Belts • Hosiery • Scarves • Street Floor Millinery • Hair Ornaments • Fashion Accessories • Aisle of Beauty • Perfume Bar • Toiletries • Street Floor Lingerie • Sweaters • Blouses • Misses' Sportswear • Little Shoe Shop • Luggage Shop • Candy • Barton's Candy Shop • Wine Shop • Epicure Gourmet Foods
Filene's Men's Store Men's Accessories • Men's Toiletries • Men's Furnishings • Men's Shoes

Mezzanine
Stationery • Michel Kazan Beauty Salon • Beauty Balcony • Tourneur Salon • Fur Storage • Photo Reflex Studio • Men's Sportswear

Second Floor
Daywear • Contemporary Sleepwear • Sleepwear • Loungewear • Robes • Foundations • Leisurewear • UniformsShoe Salon • Etienne Aigner Shop • Pappagallo Shop • Career Shoes • Junior Shoes • Millinery • Hat Salon • Wig Shop • Stratford Shop • Repair Center
The Men's Store Men's Clothing • Men's Hats • Contemporary Shop • Young Breed • Varsity Shop • Boys' 8-20 Shop • Boys' Shoes

Third Floor
Career Shop • Career Coats • Career Sportswear • Contemporary Career Sportswear • Shops for Women • Any Day Dresses • Active Sports • Maison Pizza
Shops for Children Girls' 3-6x Shop • Girls' 7-14 Shop • Pre-Teen Shop • Junior Hi Shop • Girls' and Teens' Lingerie • Shops for Boys • Infants' Shop • Toddlers' Shop • Young Crowd Shoes • High School Shop • Young Crowd Accessories • Children's Underwear and Sleepwear • Toy Shops

Fourth Floor
Career Shop • Misses' Sports Shop • Misses' Thrift Avenue • Tall Girls' Shop • Blouse Shop • Young Sophisticates Shop • Ski Shop • Surf Shop • Any Day Dresses • Active Sports • Junior Sport Shop • Junior Dress Shop • Junior Coat Shop • Junior Suit Shop • Junior Gown Shop • Lanz Shop • College Shop • Westminster Shop • Corporate Image • Lifestyle

Fifth Floor
Misses' Coat Shop • Misses' Suit Shop • Rain and Shine Shop • Women's Coat Shop • Coat Salon • Suit Salon • Carcoat Shop • Fur Salon • Bridal Shop • Plaza Shop • Oxford Shop • Young Bostonian Shop • Women's Dresses • Women's Gown Shop • Women's Sport Shop • Women's Thrift Avenue • Bra and Girdle Shop

Sixth Floor
Filene's Homemaker Shops Bedding Shop• Towels • Bath Shop • Table Linens • The Gift Gallery • Gourmet Kitchen • Housewares • Custom Drapery Corner • Draperies • Trim-A-Tree Shop

Seventh Floor
 



Filene's French Shops Coats • Suits • Dresses • Collection Sportswear • Boutique

Eighth Floor
The Greenery Dining Room • Filene's Pub
(656,000 Sq. Ft.)







Wellesley
50 Central Street
1924/1938
53,000 Sq. Ft.

Hyannis
595 Main Street
1923


South Hadley
23 College Street
1926

Worcester
539-541 Main Street
1928/1947
42,000 s.f.

Northampton
269-271 Main Street
1930

Providence
200 Westminster Street
1932

Portland, ME
492 Congress Street
1937
Winchester
Main & Thompson Sts.
March, 1940
Belmont 
Leonard Street
May, 1941/1956
87,000 Sq. Ft.
Chestnut Hill
Worcester Turnpike, Newton
August, 1950
83,000 Sq. Ft.
The Strawberry Room
Northshore Mall
Routes 128 & 114, Peabody
140,000 Sq. Ft.
The Picnic Room
Coffee House
South Shore Plaza
Routes 37 & 128, Braintree
February, 1961
120,000 Sq. Ft.
The Adams Room
Coffee House
Natick Mall
1965
110,000 Sq. Ft.




Burlington Mall 
Route 128 & Middlesex Turnpike
July, 1968
149,000 Sq. Ft.


Cape Cod Mall
Hyannis
1970
81,000 Sq. Ft.


Warwick Mall 
Warwick, RI
1970
119,000 Sq. Ft.


Worcester Center
1971
106,000 Sq. Ft.



Hanover Mall
Hanover
1972
71,000 Sq. Ft.


Mall of New Hampshire (1977)
Manchester, NH
60,000 Sq. Ft.



Coming in due course.


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