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Bamberger's was a regional department store chain founded in 1893. Its original flagship store was located in Newark, New Jersey at the corner or Market and Washington Streets. In 1929, Bamberger's was purchased by R.H. Macy Co. It was converted to Macy's New Jersey on October 5, 1986. At the time of the name change to Macy's, Bamberger's operated 24 department stores. In 1988 Macy's New Jersey was consolidated with sister division Macy's New York to form Macy's Northeast (now Macy's East).
WOR history
WOR-AM radio was started by Bamberger Broadcasting Service 1922 in an effort to sell more radios. The broadcast studio was located on the 6th floor. The radio station was included as part of the sale to R.H. Macy Co. in 1929, and Bamberger Broadcasting Service became a division on the company. WOR-TV, Channel 9 signed on the air on October 11, 1949 becoming the last of the New York City VHF stations to begin operations. WOR-TV studios were located on 42nd Street in New Amsterdam Theater, which is currently home to Disney's smash hit, The Lion King. Macy's/Bamberger's sold the WOR stations to the General Tire and Rubber Company in 1952.Former locations
- Newark, New Jersey - 131 Market Street (former flagship location) - Closed 1992
- Morristown Green, New Jersey - Closed 1993 (reopened 2003 as Century 21 Department Store)
- Paramus, New Jersey - Garden State Plaza - Opened 1957 (converted to Macy's)
- Nanuet, New York - Nanuet Mall - now Macy's
- Springfield, PA (Delaware County) - Springfield Mall - now Macy's
- North Wales, PA - Montgomery Mall - now Macy's
- Langhorne, PA - Oxford Valley Mall - now Macy's
- King of Prussia, PA - The Court at King of Prussia - now Macy's
- Allentown, PA - Lehigh Valley Mall - now Macy's
- Deptford, NJ - Deptford Mall - now Macy's
- Newark, DE - Christiana Mall - now Macy's
- White Marsh, MD - White Marsh Mall - now Macy's
- Cockeysville, MD - Hunt Valley Mall - closed
- Rockaway, NJ - Rockaway Townsquare - now Macy's
- Princeton, NJ - Downtown - closed
- Plainfield, NJ - Downtown - closed
- Eatontown, NJ - Monmouth Mall - now Macy's
- Toms River, NJ - Ocean County Mall - now Macy's
- Wayne, NJ - Willowbrook Mall - now Macy's
- Edison, NJ - Menlo Park Mall - now Macy's
- Cherry Hill, NJ - Cherry Hill Mall - now Macy's
- East Brunswick, NJ - Brunswick Square Mall - now Macy's
- Lawrenceville, NJ - Quakerbridge Mall - now Macy's
- Livingston, NJ - Livingston Mall - now Macy's
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