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A VISIT(ATION) TO DOWNTOWN YOUNKERS

August 02, 2005

If you have been waiting for the very end of the "closing sale" at the Downtown Younkers, you may have waited too long. That is, unless you are in the market for some nice display shelving or old office furniture.

Younkers will close its downtown Des Moines location this month after 106 years. We stopped by yesterday to see if we could find some deals.

The markdowns were great, but the selection was rather slim:

Cosmetics, perhaps?

Well, maybe there are some good deals in the kitchenware area? I guess not:

Ah, Housewares! How about this (what is it?):

I wonder if they would mind if I came here with Rollerblades?

The only place that seems prosperous is the Tea Room, which closes Friday. Every table is full, and so is every chair in the foyer:

This sign greeted those arriving for their last Tea Room Meal. It's not like they had super-fast service before, either:

There's Roger Williams' old piano in the back. R.I.P., Tea Room:

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DOWNTOWN YOUNKERS PICTURES

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