From the vault: Holiday shopping

Nov 27, 2015

From the vault: Holiday shopping

Emma Patti Harris 0 Comment From the Vault Hecht's, Hochschild Kohn, holiday shopping, Hutztler's

Shoppers flocked to department stores like Hochschild Kohn, Hutztler’s and Hecht’s to buy all of their holiday needs each season.

: Eileen Gray looks at a window display. (Baltimore Sun, 1939)

: Two young girls take in a display of dolls in a downtown department store. (A. Aubrey Bodine/Balitmore Sun, 1938)

: December 15, 1947 – Immense mobs converge at the intersection of Lexington and Howard Streets amidst the blare of horns, shouts of pseudo Santas and delighted squeals of misinformed juveniles. (Robert Mottar/Baltimore Sun)

: In November of 1971, undaunted by the weather, downtown holiday shoppers cross paths at Howard and Lexington streets. Photo by Walter M. McCardell/Baltimore Sun)

: The shopping crowd at Eastpoint Mall. (Weyman Swagger/Baltimore Sun, 1981)

: Sunday shoppers at Perring Plaza. (Richard Childress/Baltimore Sun, 1981)

: November 23, 1976 – ‘TIS (ALMOST) THE SEASON — Workmen install Christmas decorations along Howard street as the downtown area gets ready for the holiday season. (Ralph L. Robinson/Baltimore Sun)

: Traffic was light on Lexington Mall yesterday, but many stores were packed with bargain hunters. (Lloyd Pearson/Baltimore Sun)

: Sunday shoppers put away their “buys” in the parking lot at Golden Ring Mall. (Jed Kirschbaum/Baltimore Sun, December 7, 1980)

: Holiday strollers passing along the refurbished Howard Street Transit Mall can revisit the old-fashioned “Winter Wonderland” window displays in storefronts along the 200 block of North Howard Street, including these at the old Hutzler’s building. (Baltimore Sun, November 29, 1986)

: Noon time shoppers at the Gallerie on Pratt Street. (William G. Hotz/Baltimore Sun, December 14, 1988)

: Robert, his mother Doris, and his sister Cathy Deaver Mitton shop for children of the family at Toys-R-Us, including her son Matthew, 10 months. Robert loads truck with toys. (Karl M. Ferron/Baltimore Sun)

: Beth Jordan of Brookstone shows a product to Caroline Robinson. (William Hotz/Baltimore Sun)

: Iris Towell, Stacey Braddock and Dede Grassband at Owings Mills Mall. (William Hotz/Baltimore Sun)

: December 10, 1975 – A child is excited looking at Christmas display at Hutzler’s window on Howard street. (Irving Phillips/Baltimore Sun)

: December 10, 1975 – Holiday shoppers on Howard and Lexington streets. (George H. Cook/Baltimore Sun)

: December 10, 1975 – Holiday shopper lugs big box on Howard and Lexington streets. (George H. Cook/Baltimore Sun)

: Thousands of Christmas lights aglow at a Cockeysville store. (William L. Laforce/Baltimore Sun)

: December 13, 1933-Holiday Shoppers on Howard Street. (Baltimore Sun archives)

: Shopping scene at Lexington and Howard Streets. (Joseph A DiPaola/Baltimore Sun, December 23 , 1970)

: Debbie Alton, Ellicott City, shops for a birthday card for her husband by pen light in a dark Harvey’s Office Supplies in the Rotunda. This store, like others in the area, was affected by the fire that burned power cables near the BGE Cold Spring Substation. (Kim Hairston/Baltimore Sun)

: Hochschild Kohn Co. Building. 1951. (Baltimore Sun archives)

: Adelaide Pickett looks for gifts with her husband, William. (Baltimore Sun, November 30, 1991)

: December 18, 1993–Christmas shoppers at The Gallery Inner Harbor. Story about throngs of holiday shoppers and how they can get good service. (Mark Bugnaski/Baltimore Sun)

: Rebecca Clary of Canton peers into the display window of The Big Iguana on Thames St as people window shop during the holiday season Sun., Dec. 13, 1998. Though many think of it as a dated kind of shopping, some say that window shopping is alive and well. (Baltimore Sun/Karl Merton Ferron)

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