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Old Filenes Department Store Sign

Filenes was a department store in downtown Boston. The view above is of the store name that was embedded in the wall at Franklin & Hawley Streets. Until the 1960s, there were several department stores in the area, including Jordan Marsh, Gilchrist's, Kresge's, Woolworth's, Kennedy's, and Raymond's. 35 years ago, one could buy a pre-made plastic-wrapped Italian Sub at Kresge's for $1.