Marshall Field's: The Store That Helped Build Chicago (IL) Review

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(More customer reviews)Gayle Soucek's book, "Marshall Field's: The Store That Helped Build Chicago" is a wonderful book for Marshall Field's and Chicago fans, as well as anyone who wasn't fortunate enough to have experienced Chicago's international emporium, Marshall Field's. Although relatively brief, it is a full overview of Marshall Field's, from its inception with Potter Palmer in the mid-1800s through its loss to Macy's in 2006, and even up to today's efforts to bring it back to State Street.
Even if you have other books on Marshall Field's and Chicago, you will still want to buy this book. There are a number of never-before-shown photos, plus, as a bonus, a delightful section of rare Marshall Field's recipes.
Plan to buy many copies of this book for holiday season giving. I used to buy Frangos for my favorite Chicagoans and Chicago lovers; since I am boycotting Macy's until they restore Marshall Field's, I'm buying this book as a replacement gift. The book is even priced about the same as a box of Frangos and it's less fattening and much more educational!
Full disclosure: I co-organize the grassroots group of citizens wanting to bring back Field's. Gayle's book signing was held after our last rally in front of Field's.

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Anyone who has waited in a Christmas line for the Walnut Room's Great Tree can attest that Chicago's loyalty to Marshall Field's is fierce. Dayton-Hudson even had to take out advertising around town to apologize for changing the Field's hallowed green bags. And with good reason--the store and those who ran it shaped the city's streets, subsidized its culture and heralded its progress. The resulting commercial empire dictated wholesale trade terms in Calcutta and sponsored towns in North Carolina, but its essence was always Chicago. So when the Marshall Field name was retired in 2006 after the stores were purchased by Macy's, protest slogans like "Field's is Chicago" and "Field's: as Chicago as it gets" weren t just emotional hype. Many still hope that name will be resurrected like the city it helped support during the Great Fire and the Great Depression. Until then, fans of Marshall Field's can celebrate its history with this warm look back at the beloved institution.

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