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"You'll find the best of everything...at Hess's!"
Hess’s Department Store opened in 1876, had its heyday in the 1960’s, and closed in 1996, two years after I was born. It was located at 9th and Hamilton Streets in Allentown, PA. I never saw the Hess’s building, demolished in 2000, but family stories of its magic have captivated me since I was little.
The Best of Everything presents a celebration of the past, an attempt to preserve it, and a longing to know it.
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