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The stores really were called Penneys (no idiot apostrophe present) until being gradually rebranded in the 70s and 80s. some examples: 80s: https://commons.wi
by mometsi 2y ago
The stores really were called Penneys (no idiot apostrophe present) until being gradually rebranded in the 70s and 80s.
some examples:
80s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Seattle_Penney%27s_store_in_1982.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Downtown_Seattle_Pen...
70s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FW_Woolworth,_Penneys,_Indy,_1970.JPG https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:FW_Woolworth,_Penney...
60s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penneys,_Eastland_Mall_-_DPLA_-_ae1dde8cf178bef5a897a58ff605ba8d.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Penneys,_Eastland_Ma...
50s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_46896_Penneys_store_in_Wills_Street,_Charleville,_ca._1955.jpg https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:StateLibQld_1_46896_...
40s: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_-_Second_Avenue,_1944.gif https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Seattle_-_Second_Ave...
- xp84 2y agoPenney's was founded by James Cash Penney. The store was his store, that is, it was Penney's store. I think the omission of the apostrophe was kind of artistic license, but I'm only addressing the silliness of adding the "S," with or without an apostrophe, to something that isn't a person's name.