Macy’s Christmas windows are a must-see if you’re in NYC during the holidays. Walk with me and take a ride on the original wooden escalators!

Main Entrance, 34th Street

Macy’s Herald Square was built in 1902. The building today was constructed in 3 phases (1902, 1924, 1931). Each section of the building have their own style, but the red brick and ornamentation bring it all together.

In 1978 the building was added to the National Register of Historic Places; it’s easy to see why.

Holiday Windows

Macy’s was the first department store in the United States to decorate their windows for Christmas, in 1874.

The windows have a theme each year, and draw large crowds. It’s estimated that 10,000 people visit the windows daily during the holiday season.

Let’s Head Inside Macy’s!

Macy’s covers over 1.25 million square feet of shopping space. It covers the whole city block and has 11 levels. And every inch of it was crowded!

Wooden Escalators

It’s worth taking a walk through Macy’s just to ride the it’s prized wooden escalators. Built between 1920-1930, they are made of oak and ash wood, and the oldest escalators in the world still in use.

Evening at Macy’s

Thank you for walking around Macy’s with me! I hope you’ll come back to see more real NYC photos.

Sources:
Wiki – Macy’s Herald Square
NYU – Preserving Historic Neighborhoods
Architect Magazine

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