Depending on your age, you can stroll through downtown Chicago and see a lot of things that aren’t there anymore.
The mind’s eye might conjure Carson’s, Trader Vic’s, Mayor’s Row, Stop & Shop, Kroch’s. Rose Records or maybe whole buildings like the pocket-sized Showmen’s League of America on Randolph Street whose façade had images of circus elephants. At least Marshall Field’s survives as Macy’s, and the retailer is trying a new tack with discounted merchandise that calls to mind the old bargain basement days. Maybe nostalgia dressed for a new age will sell.
