34 min listen
The Glamour of Gilded Age Shopping (ENCORE)
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Length:
34 minutes
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
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Podcast episode
Description
As a special summer bonus, join Carl for an encore of this classic Gilded Gentleman episode. Be sure to wear your best hat and dust off your gold topped cane for this very gilded shopping trip. Carl is joined by Emma Guest-Consales, PhD art historian and master New York City tour guide. for this special look at the evolution of shopping in 19th century New York and just how revolutionary some retailers were in the Gilded Age. Emma takes us on a virtual visit to Ladies MIle, the elegant shopping thoroughfare along Broadway as well as for a look at several of the great cast iron shopping emporiums such as Siegel Cooper and Stern Brothers. Many of the standard elements of a retail experience such as end of season sales, good customer service, merchandise displays and even everyone's favorite pastime, window shopping were revelations in the 19th century and this episode will delve into just how it all came to be. For more information, you can also listen to the Bowery Boys Podcast episode on Ladies Mile. More on this week's guest Emma Guest-Consales. You can book her Gilded Age tours here.
Released:
Jul 18, 2023
Format:
Podcast episode
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Ladies' Mile and the Glamour of Gilded Age Shopping: During the 1870's and 1880's New York's famous Ladies' Mile shopping district took hold along Broadway, and grand palaces of retail grew, filled with splendors and luxuries to tempt the glittering clientele that swept through their doors. Join me and my guest, art historian and master guide, Emma Guest-Consales, PhD for a unique and fascinating Gilded Age shopping trip. by The Gilded Gentleman