Originally Posted by kateyb
The last time I bought fabric at Penney's was around 1978. I remember being in Macy's in Chicago in 1967. They had fabric, even real fur by the yard.
Sorry, that can't be correct. There was no Macy's in Chicago at that time. Macy's bought our Marshall Field's store less than 10 years ago and are now (sigh) in the Field's flagship store on State Street in the Loop. I don't think Macy's will ever achieve the status and esteem of our old Field's.