Read the responses for a lot of nostalgia for the old department stores. Little Elmira NY had Iszard’s. The cosmetics counter would custom blend ladies’ face powder! Lunch in the tea room was how some us learned how to dine in public. I don’t think Iszards ever recovered after the Agnes flood in ‘72
Let me tell you a story about how top-end menswear retail transformed over the last hundred years. 🧵
September 12, 2026 at 7:56 PM
Read the responses for a lot of nostalgia for the old department stores. Little Elmira NY had Iszard’s. The cosmetics counter would custom blend ladies’ face powder! Lunch in the tea room was how some us learned how to dine in public. I don’t think Iszards ever recovered after the Agnes flood in ‘72
