The dedication remembers the original location of the Gimbel’s Department Store. After opening in Vincennes, it moved on Milwaukee, and from there to national fame through much of the 20th century.
Dave Gimbel is a descendant of the original founder of Gimbel’s—and one generation removed from the Gimbel’s dynasty. He was amazed at when he found out the simple roots of his family’s legacy department store. Gimbel says for he and his wife, it was a new experience to find his family’s roots planted in southwest Indiana soil…
Gimbel’s was a household name in American culture and retail before its sale in 1074.
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