Railway Exchange Building (St. Louis)
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St. Louis, Missouri
St. Louis is an independent city on the eastern border of Missouri, United States. With a population of 319,294, it was the 58th-largest U.S. city at the 2010 U.S. Census. The Greater St...
connected to the now-defunct One City Center
One City Center (St. Louis)
One City Center is an office tower complex and former shopping mall in St. Louis, Missouri....
mall. The 1914 steel-frame building is in the Chicago school architectural style
Chicago school (architecture)
Chicago's architecture is famous throughout the world and one style is referred to as the Chicago School. The style is also known as Commercial style. In the history of architecture, the Chicago School was a school of architects active in Chicago at the turn of the 20th century...
, and was designed by architect Mauran, Russell & Crowell. It was also home to the Famous-Barr
Famous-Barr
The Famous-Barr Co. , St. Louis, Missouri, was a division of Macy's, Inc. . It was formerly the hometown division of The May Department Stores Company, which was acquired by Federated on August 30, 2005. On February 1, 2006, it was subsumed into the newly created Macy's Midwest division.The...
flagship store, and the headquarters of its parent company May Department Stores
May Department Stores
The May Department Stores Company was a national department store chain in the United States, founded in 1877 by David May. The company ceased to exist in 2005 when it was merged with Federated Department Stores, Inc . Prior to the merger it was headquartered in Downtown St. Louis, Missouri...
for many years, until the brand was bought by Macy's
Macy's
Macy's is a U.S. chain of mid-to-high range department stores. In addition to its flagship Herald Square location in New York City, the company operates over 800 stores in the United States...
, resulting in its conversion to a Macy's in 2006. The building was the tallest building in St. Louis when it opened, and is the second-largest building in downtown St. Louis by interior area, with almost 1200000 ft2 of space. Macy's decided to sell the building in 2008.