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Amazing!Supernatural Milan from Samter's of Scranton, Pennsylvania.
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Samter's was around from 1872 until the early 1980s.
The history as of 1914:
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1880s: 217-219 Lackawanna Avenue (Valley House Block).
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1900:
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"Samuel's sons Samuel, Benjamin and Isaac razed this building to build a new store in 1923. Samter's continued to expand until it was known as "Scranton's largest apparel store," providing clothing, outerwear, and accessories for men, women and children. At Christmas, the store window displays were designed to rival those in larger department stores in New York, and Santa always took up residence inside the store."
1949: Penn and Lackawanna Avenues
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1950s:
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The Penn and Lackawanna location closed in 1978 and Samter's had a smaller location in a mall until the early 1980s.
Nowadays:
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