Dayton's: a twin cities institution

Foreword / by Thomas Fisher

Introduction

The accidental merchant

Tonight Goodfellow's, Monday Dayton's

Nelson joins the Dayton Company

High morale and high flight

A decade of flux

Selling through the Great Depression

War, nylons and the Dayton boys

The queen of the oval room

Birds, art and ten acres of shopping all under one roof

The eighth-floor extravaganzas

The swingingest spot in Minneapolis

The family steps down and the Minnesota legislature saves the day

A century of Dayton's comes to a close

Don't touch the popovers

Retail legacy.