There used to be a saying in the world of merchandising "Does Macy tell Gimbel?" Macy's store in a Alexandria, Virginia mall closed recently and was abandoned and converted to a homeless shelter prior to being razed. A local woman who had worked there placing price tags on items recently returned as a homeless person. Little did she think she would ever have a second career at her employer's emporium. Coincidentally, the mall property is owned by the Howard Hughes Group, he the famous recluse, aviator, owner of TWA, discoverer of Jane Russell and builder of the Spruce Goose flying boat which now in a museum. It all seems like two civilizations clashing. But I can't stop thinking of that homeless lady going home.
tjs
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