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Bamberger's was a Newark, New Jersey headquartered department store chain with locations primarily in New Jersey, but also Delaware, Maryland, New York, and Pennsylvania.
[edit] History
Founded in 1893 by Louis Bamberger as L. Bamberger & Company in Newark, New Jersey, in 1912 the company built its landmark flagship store at 131 Market Street. In 1929, Bamberger's was purchased by R.H. Macy Co. The famous Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade was originated in Newark by Bamberger's. Early suburban branch stores were built in downtown Morristown and in Plainfield and at the Princeton Shopping Center in Princeton, NJ. With the post-World War II population shift, Bamberger's built additional stores in suburban locations such as Garden State Plaza, Monmouth Mall, Nanuet Mall and Menlo Park Mall. The 1960s and 1970s saw expansion throughout New Jersey and into the Greater Philadelphia Metropolitan area, while the 1980s brought entry into the Baltimore, Maryland Metropolitan area. On October 5, 1986, the Bamberger's stores adopted the name Macy's New Jersey, and in 1988 Macy's New Jersey was consolidated with sister division Macy's New York to form Macy's Northeast (now the Macy's East division of Macy's, Inc.).
[edit] WOR history
WOR (AM) radio was started by Bamberger Broadcasting Service 1922 in an effort to sell more radios. The broadcast studio was located on the 6th floor. The radio station was included as part of the sale to R.H. Macy Co. in 1929, and Bamberger Broadcasting Service became a division on the company. WOR-FM began broadcasting in 1948 simulcasting the AM programming. WOR-TV, Channel 9 signed on the air on October 11, 1949 becoming the last of the New York City VHF television stations to begin operations. WOR-TV studios were located on 42nd Street in New Amsterdam Theater. Macy's/Bamberger's sold the WOR stations to the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1952.
[edit] Former locations
[edit] Delaware
[edit] Maryland
[edit] New Jersey
- Cherry Hill - Cherry Hill Mall (opened 1962, became Macy's 1986)
- Deptford - Deptford Mall (opened 1975, became Macy's 1986)
- East Brunswick - Brunswick Square Mall - (opened 1970, became Macy's 1986)
- Eatontown - Monmouth Mall (opened 1960, became Macy's 1986)
- Eatontown - Eatontown Furniture Gallery (opened 1980, became Macy's 1986)
- Edison - Menlo Park Mall (opened 1959, became Macy's 1986)
- Lawrenceville - Quaker Bridge Mall (opened 1976, became Macy's 1986)
- Livingston - Livingston Mall (opened 1971, became Macy's 1986)
- Morristown - Morristown (freestanding) (opened 1949, became Macy's 1986, closed in 1993, now Century 21 Department Store)
- Newark - 131 Market Street (flagship store) - (opened 1912, closed 1992)
- Paramus - Garden State Plaza (opened 1957, became Macy's 1986)
- Plainfield - Downtown (freestanding) (opened 1954, became Macy's 1986, closed 1992)
- Princeton - Princeton Shopping Center 1954 (closed 1976 with Quaker Bridge opening, became Epstein's dept. store, now McCaffrey's Market on first floor)
- Rockaway - Rockaway Townsquare Mall (opened 1977, became Macy's 1986)
- Springfield - Springfield Furniture Gallery (opened 1962, became Macy's 1986)
- Toms River - Ocean County Mall (opened 1977, became Macy's 1986)
- Wayne - Willowbrook Mall (opened 1967, became Macy's 1986)
- Wayne - Wayne Furniture Gallery (opened 1972, became Macy's 1986)
[edit] New York
- Nanuet - Nanuet Mall (opened 1969, became Macy's 1986)
[edit] Pennsylvania
