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Abandoned Montgomery Ward
Vacant Montgomery Ward store, Regency Mall, Augusta, GA

Montgomery Ward was an American department store chain.

It started as a mail-order catalog (called a "Wish Book") and department store in 1872. It owned Jefferson Ward discount stores. Jefferson Ward stores in the northern US were sold to Bradlees in 1985. The rest closed in 1988. All its stores closed in 2000. In 2004, it reopened as an online store.

Montgomery Ward was founded by Aaron Montgomery Ward, a Chicago entrepreneur.

Images for kids

  • 182 Main Street Brattleboro detail

    "Progress Lighting the Way for Commerce", designed for Montgomery Ward by sculptor J. Massey Rhind, appeared as a medallion on many of their stores

  • Vacant Montgomery Ward Huntington Beach

    Former Montgomery Ward store, Huntington Center, Huntington Beach, CA, demolished in 2010

  • Electric Ave Logo - Montgomery Wards

    "Electric Avenue" logo on closed store in Panorama City, California (2010)

  • Logo-mw

    1968–1982 Montgomery Ward logo

  • Pre-Wardslogo

    1995–1997 Montgomery Ward logo

  • Wards-logo

    In 1997, the logo was changed to simply "Wards" which was used until the chain liquidated in 2001.


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