The Bon Marche (Seattle) Department Store replica

Here is my replica of Seattle's first major department store, The Bon Marche. I am currently working on the store's circa-2015 interior (when it was Macy's) and seem to be making good progress! I have yet to finish it and add the store's nine stairwells.


Construction and reference photos/floor plans

The Bon Marche - Southeastern elevation, with replica Frederick & Nelson behind


The Bon Marche (4th avenue, East elevation)

The Bon Marche (4th Avenue and Olive Way elevations) with Frederick & Nelson replica in the background to the left.


The Bon Marche (3rd Avenue, west elevation). Please note that the skybridge to the adjacent garage to the west was not included.

The original store's southeastern corner pictured in 2011. (c) PatricksMercy, Flickr





The original store's roof in 2009.




A Brief History

The store was built in 1929 with two basements four floors, and a mezzanine, and in 1955, four more floors were added on top (hence the darker terracotta). All Bon Marche stores became Macy's in February 2005. The top six floors were sold to Amazon from 2015-17 before the store fully closed in 23 February 2020.


The store's roof during the store's conversion to an office building for Amazon in early 2016



More history on The Bon Marche available on the Department Store Museum Blogspot: The Department Store Museum: The Bon Marche


Interior Photos and references (coming in due course):







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