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In order to be permitted to build the 2.85 million square feet, Vornado would reopen the so-called Gimbels Passageway, a subterranean pedestrian tunnel that runs from Penn Station at Seventh Avenue to the subways at Sixth Avenue and Broadway.
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That evening, she parked the family's light green Olds-mobile Cutlass near the mall entrance east of Gimbels, which is now Sears.
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In order to be permitted to build the 2.85 million square feet, Vornado would reopen the so-called Gimbels Passageway, a subterranean pedestrian tunnel that runs from Penn Station at Seventh Avenue to the subways at Sixth Avenue and Broadway.
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Tellingly, several of the players no longer existed: MCI then known as WorldCom became history's largest bankruptcy in 2003; Gimbels was the country's dominant department store chain in the 1930s but went out of business in 1987.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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The neighborhood entered the modern age with the arrival of Gimbels East, which shuttered in 1986 and where Best Buy now stands, drawing shoppers from afar.
Trying to Love 86th Street Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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In a widely circulated 2009 paper surveying the economic literature on the topic, the late Larry F. Darby presented a list of classic duopolies, including such familiar pairings as MCI and AT&T, and Macy's and Gimbels.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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The neighborhood entered the modern age with the arrival of Gimbels East, which shuttered in 1986 and where Best Buy now stands, drawing shoppers from afar.
Trying to Love 86th Street Ralph Gardner Jr. 2011
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In a widely circulated 2009 paper surveying the economic literature on the topic, the late Larry F. Darby presented a list of classic duopolies, including such familiar pairings as MCI and AT&T, and Macy's and Gimbels.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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Tellingly, several of the players no longer existed: MCI then known as WorldCom became history's largest bankruptcy in 2003; Gimbels was the country's dominant department store chain in the 1930s but went out of business in 1987.
Death of the Duopoly Nick Gillespie 2011
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A six-month executive training program after college led him to now-defunct Gimbels department store, where he also served as a manager.
A Fond Childhood Memory Inspires a Meatball Empire Grace L. Williams 2010
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