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	Advertisement for Bon Marché skybridge, 1960 Title Advertisement for Bon Marché skybridge, 1960 Photographer Unknown Date 1960 Caption The Bon Marché was founded in 1890 by German immigrants Edward and Josephine Nordhoff. Originally located in Seattle's Belltown district at First Ave and Cedar Street, it soon moved to a more central location downtown at Second and Pine Streets. The Bon Marché went through much construction throughout the years. In 1960 a skybridge was built connecting the Bon with a parking garage across the street for the convenience of shoppers. Along with the skybridge opening the Bon also opened the Sky Lounge café, broadcasted a daily radio show with Dick Keplinger, and offered helicopter transportation from the roof of the parking garage. All of these skybridge accompaniments are featured in the fold-out page ad featured in this photograph. Subjects Department stores--Washington (State)—Seattle; Bon Marché (Department Store) Places United States—Washington (State)—Seattle Digital Collection Museum of History & Industry Photograph Collection Image Number 2009.20.192.1 Ordering Information To order a reproduction or to inquire about permissions contact photos@mohai.org or phone us at 206-324-1126. Please refer to the Image Number and provide a brief description of the photograph. Credit Line Museum of History & Industry, Seattle; All Rights Reserved Repository Museum of History & Industry, Seattle (MOHAI) Repository Collection Bon Marché Collection Type Image Physical Description 1 photographic print: b&w; 7.5 x 9.5 in. Digital Reproduction Information Scanned from original photograph as 4350 pixel TIFF image in 16-bit grayscale, resized to 700 pixels in the longest dimension and compressed into JPEG format using Photoshop CS2.
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