Carson's to Close Its Store in Downtown Chicago

This is sad: Carson Pirie Scott will be closing its downtown Chicago store as of March 2007. I used to work there in the Credit Department while going to college. I guess we won't be hearing 'You Get a Charge from a Carson Pirie Scott Charge Card' anytime soon. I remember when they tore down the horrifying 50's or 60's cement facade revealing the original Sullivan finery underneath -- that was at some point in the 70's. They once had a "Roman Day" sale where they repainted the whole sidewalk to look like a Roman Villa together with busts of Roman Citizens on pedestals alongside every shop window. It was pretty wild.