Filene S Basement Boston. Filene s basement in downtown boston was lord and master of the department stores that drew so many to downtown when it was a real destination. New york s crown acquisitions with the chetrit group as its partner has made a bid to buy 17 of filene s 25 locations including the downtown crossing location.
All vital all thriving until the suburban landscape began hosting hideous malls and highway exits with half mile long backups. Filene s basement was founded in boston in 1909 on the crazy idea that quality fashion should be available to everyone. And no matter what you paid for it when you wore it you were going to feel like a.
When the original filene s basement closed 10 years ago this fall boston lost a quirky shopping experience and a kind of common ground.
Filene s basement also called the basement was a massachusetts based chain of department stores which was owned by retail ventures inc. Filene s ad on back of red sox ticket. All vital all thriving until the suburban landscape began hosting hideous malls and highway exits with half mile long backups. And no matter what you paid for it when you wore it you were going to feel like a.