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Gimbels, where Buddy (the elf the movie is about) works, used to be a real department store in NYC, but it closed in the ’80s; the Textile Building was used as the exterior of Gimbels in the movie instead. Why is Buddy the elf named Buddy? Santa unknowingly takes theRead More →

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Gimbels was a Pittsburgh staple from the moment it opened in 1928 until it permanently closed in 1986. (The photo above is of a Gimbels in Philadelphia in the early 20th century.) As of 2020, the Pittsburgh building in which Gimbels sat for decades is known as the Heinz 57Read More →