Community Chat

[Bonkers1]

I remember sitting in the warehouse with my mother to pick up packages.  First you got a number and waited for it to be called.  Seemed like forever.

[Terrywu]

Same as Sears, wonder what entertained me .... no phone.

[Franklinbell]

My sister still has a microvwave from them!  Works like a charm!  Uses it every day.

[Hoovermom]

I remember Montgomery Wards from at least 35 years ago.  DH and I bought a trio of wood tables and they still look new today........I keep thinking of replacing them but could never pull the trigger since there's nothing wrong with them.

[LTT1]

@Bonkers1 @Franklinbell @Terrywu 

Mygrandmother worked at "Bon Marché" in Ft Worth Texas, which then became Montgomery Wards.

My grandmother would give me fancy little dresses from The Bon Marché at Christmas. This thrilled my mother...maybe this enthusiasm began my appreciation of fashion?

I never was taken inside the store, so don't know what it looked like in there! It must have been a novel trend-setter back in the day!

LOL‼️Women's underwear 48 cents!

[Zhills]

I remember Montgomery Ward.  Does anyone else remember the year "Rudolph, the Red Nosed Reindeer" came out?

Montgomery Ward gave away small cardboard reindeer characters..

I'm getting old!

[Still Raining]

I remember when the one near me closed.  Pretty sure that site predated the local mall.  So many stores are gone now.  Used to be fun to go out shopping.  

[THEY CallMe Mr Wilkes]

This was our Montgomery Ward in Menands, located between Albany and Troy, New York.

Built in 1929 near the Port of Albany and it's own railroad stop for ease of merchandise distribution. 

[Desertdi]

Wards warehouse on the East bank of the Chicago River...

[ROMARY]

Well, that sure does make a lot of sense.

Having a railroad right in front of the MW building!

USA made items and goods delivered right to the distribution building.

A clever idea.