Back in the 50's our Penny's in Oregon City also had a mezzanine where they sold fabric. They also had the yard measurer where they they ran the fabric through the machine to get the yardage. I am not sure when they shut down the fabric department. But it could have been in the 70's as by that time our Penny's had moved and then later they were flooded. The entire basement was underwater as well as a few feet of the main floor from the flooding of the Willamette River. Sure brings back memories of buying material there to make our clothes as we were growing up.