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After expanding warehouse space in adjacent buildings, a major remodeling of the store occurred in 1966; it was remodeled again a decade later. The store also had a restaurant, the Yankee Doodle Room, which operated from 1960 until 1993; then reopened for a short time as a gourmet market and deli.
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The flagship store operated as a Bon Ton until 1995. It reopened for eight months in 1998 as Taylor's, an upscale ladies department store. On
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AM&A's opened the first branch location of a downtown department store in 1948, when it opened a 5,000-square-foot (460 m) store at
University Plaza. In 1950, they opened a branch at Sheridan Plaza in
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