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Event Tag: michael lech

The Fall of Sydney’s Department Stores

Tuesday, 21 February 2012 12:30pm – 1:30pm
Mark Foy's Department Store (image courtesy of Historic Houses Trust)
  • Categories: Public Events at SMSA
  • Tags: department stores, history, mark foys, michael lech, sydney, talk
Department stores like Anthony Hordern & Sons, Mark Foys, Farmers and Bebarfalds were once household names in Sydney, attracting huge numbers to the city. However by the 1960s and 1970s they (and their furniture store cousins) had almost totally disappeared from the city. What happened to them?

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