Upper west side
Elegy: Death of a Medium-Box Store
Big-box: of, relating to, or being a large chain store having a boxlike structure
– Merriam-Webster
“CityTarget stores are typically smaller than traditional Target stores, ranging in size from 80,000-160,000 square feet, and are some of its highest traffic locations in the company,” a press release reads.
As for in-store difference between CityTargets and traditional Targets? CityTargets modify product packaging and size to fit the needs of the urban customer.
– Business Insider
In 2017, Harmon Face Values (..and Beyond) opened up at the intersection of 90th street and Broadway.1 This was about two years into our life in New York and in our first year on the Upper West Side. For two suburban kids come to the city, their big plastic-wrapped bundles of toilet paper, fine selection of tweezers, and analgesics galore meant that we went there fairly often. On top of that, on our second or third visit, we learned that canines were welcome, and that there was a big old jar of dog treats on the information desk. The store rapidly became fully integrated in our lives as Byron learned he could “trick or treat” there. This past week, we found out that they are going to close. I’m going to miss them, especially after they became one of our few havens during the darkest days of the pandemic. Here are a few memories about our a “medium-box” store that I’ll miss.