Talk:Gimbels/Archives/2017

Terrible Towel

The Terrible TowelMain article: Terrible Towel Upon the sudden popularity of the Terrible Towel, Pittsburgh area department stores sold out all yellow and black hand towels.[2] Because the hand towels were often sold as a set, with matching bath towels, stores were left with uneven sets.[2] This prompted Gimbels to begin marketing "The Official Myron Cope Terrible Towel" during the 1976 season.[3]

Here is the section of the article. It is totally and utterly meaningless to anyone who doesn't know what a "terrible towel" is. You might as well not add the section at all, because it does so little to inform anyone of encyclopedic information. A person should not have to search "terrible towel" or click the link in order to know what you are writing about. Just tell us simply what sort of promotion the "terrible towel" was. One short sentence is enough. Then describe the association with Gimbels. Amandajm (talk) 10:31, 28 March 2011 (UTC)

I'm a student in West Chester University's Spring 2017 course History on the Web. For an assignment, I am making improvements to this article. My edits include additional sections on Gimbels and the Middle Class and Merchandise to discuss the items Gimbels sold. I also added citations to all of the "citations needed" marks in the page. Finally, I added additional sentences here or there where extra facts were needed. Ariannamadeline (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 22:03, 2 May 2017 (UTC)

Student Contributions to Article

I'm a student in West Chester University's Spring 2017 course History on the Web. For an assignment, I am making improvements to this article. My edits include adding missing citations, content on merchandise and Gimbel's relationship with the middle class, a photo, and additional facts throughout the article. Ariannamadeline (talk) —Preceding undated comment added 16:46, 3 May 2017 (UTC)

Col. Richard Gimbel, U.S.A.F (retired)

There is currently no mention of Col. Richard Gimbel (July 26, 1898 - May 27, 1970). He had an obituary in The New York Times here. I think he should be added. Martinevans123 (talk) 16:42, 5 July 2017 (UTC)

Unsightly template

An editor has added a template to the 'In popular culture' section, after first removing it, because they don't like the mention of the use of Gimbels as the work setting in the 2003 film Elf. Since Gimbels closed in the 1980s, it's very likely that the only way that people born, say, from 1985 on know the name 'Gimbels' is from this iconic film and from its mention in the 1947 film Miracle on 34th Street. The appearance of Gimbels in Elf is the most publicity the store/chain has had since it closed. Elf is usually listed among the top seven or eight best Christmas films of all-time, and its iconic status is being solidified as it airs yearly during the Christmas season. I would like to remove the template, as all the concerns listed on it are incorrect. Randy Kryn (talk) 11:44, 20 December 2017 (UTC)

p.s. And look at this article's 90-day page viewing stats for this time of year, and here are the yearly-by-month stats. The huge uptick within and leading up to December is assuredly due to its major visual and setting use in Elf and, to a much lesser extent, the store's mention in Miracle on 34th Street. This stat alone is tempting me to just remove the inaccurate template, but will wait for a day or two. Randy Kryn (talk) 12:58, 20 December 2017 (UTC)