Macy's was founded on October 28, 1858. It has been calling itself the World's Largest Store. It's symbol is a red five pointed star.
"R.H. Macy and Co. was founded in 1843 by its namesake, 21 year old Roland Hussey Macy. At 15, Macy worked on a whaling ship called the Emily Morgan near Nantucket Island where he was born, and had a red star tattooed on his hand. The original Macy and Co. logo included this red star, appropriated by Macy as a symbol for success. It has remained a part of the company’s many iterations and redesigns of its logo ever since."
The Founder and Owners
I wonder what happens in those striped rooms?
Pentagram + Magic
Believe in the Magic of Macy's
The Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th St (1947) was basically an ad for the Macy's store on 34th Street in NYC.
Macy's Santa Meet & Greet has been going on for 159-years, starting in 1861. It's a magical experience. Write a letter to Santa.
In 2020 they had to go virtual. "To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy's Santa land for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year."
Meet Santa on his throne. Why does Santa have a throne?
"R.H. Macy and Co. was founded in 1843 by its namesake, 21 year old Roland Hussey Macy. At 15, Macy worked on a whaling ship called the Emily Morgan near Nantucket Island where he was born, and had a red star tattooed on his hand. The original Macy and Co. logo included this red star, appropriated by Macy as a symbol for success. It has remained a part of the company’s many iterations and redesigns of its logo ever since."
The Founder and Owners
- Rowland Hussey Macy or R.H. Macy b1822-1877 (aged 54) inflammatory kidney disease
- Abiel LaForge b.1842–1878 (age 37) tuberculosis
- Robert M. Valentine b.1850–1879 (age 29) unknown
- Lazarus Straus b.1809-1889 (age 79). He died a year after buying the company.
- Isidor Straus b. 1845-1912 (age 67) He and his wife sunk with the Titanic. Portrayed in the film as the elderly couple who remain in their room even as the ship floods. In their memory, the seventh floor of the Herald Square store includes a plaque, known as the “My Heart Will Go On” plaque."
- Ralph Lauren worked at Macy's in 1957 when he was 17. He sold sweaters and worked his way up to assistant menswear buyer.
I wonder what happens in those striped rooms?
Pentagram + Magic
Believe in the Magic of Macy's
The Christmas movie, Miracle on 34th St (1947) was basically an ad for the Macy's store on 34th Street in NYC.
Macy's Santa Meet & Greet has been going on for 159-years, starting in 1861. It's a magical experience. Write a letter to Santa.
In 2020 they had to go virtual. "To replicate the magical experience of visiting Macy's Santa land for children and their families, we will shift to a virtual engagement this year."
Meet Santa on his throne. Why does Santa have a throne?
