a long run

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If Target is your fun cousin, and Design Within Reach is your snobby brother-in-law, then Goldmann's, a department store on the south side of Milwaukee, is your aging, sweet, wacky Uncle Louie. Who always has a Starlite mint in his pocket.

The store announced recently that they'll close up shop, after 111 years in business. It's an institution in Milwaukee, and visiting Goldmann's is truly like stepping back in time. The photo above, for example, was just shot a few years ago, though it certainly could've been 1973. Stop by for a visit, before it's too late...