The new Nordstrom here was built in the late 00s, replacing the former Mervyn's (which was originally Liberty House, a chain I hadn't ever heard of that was apparently based in Hawaii, then later Frederick & Nelson), but to my eyes, it has a rather 90s design! It's still quite a classy look, however, and one that seems to fit a store like Nordstrom.
At first, I read that comment as saying that Nordstorm put their store in an old Mervyn's building, which would have been really strange, but I now see that you're saying that Nordstorm built this building themselves. Reading that a second time has left me far less flabbergasted, lol.
ReplyDeleteUgh, yeah, this is a cookie cutter design. So many department stores started using this design with a big window over the entrance doors. Foley's here in Houston used that design, Dillard's, and some other department stores used/use that design. Oddly enough, that standardized design Sears started using in the mid-1990s was much more unique looking, and arguably more upscale looking, than these cookie cutter designs! The Nordstrom doesn't look bad, but it is not at all unique especially at malls where there are multiple anchors with this design. We have a couple malls like that.
That would have been fitting in a way, since their flagship store is a former Frederick & Nelson! But no, this is a standard Nordstrom-built store.
DeleteHonestly, I prefer this design over a lot of the bland anchor stores I've seen over the years, even if it is generic. But you're right that the art deco-ish Sears design from the 90s was quite nice!