HossC, I just realized the Collection Building was the Brack Shops building.
1913 by Austin & Pennell.
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Originally Posted by GaylordWilshire
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The Brack Shops were sort of a prehistoric highrise mini-mall--I think named after a Mr. Brackett. Somewhere I've seen a whole description of its development... I'll go look for that. Stay tuned. |
Two of the teas rooms are listed in the directory, but not Mary Louise. She must have gone on to greener pastures.
