Carson Pirie Scott at Miracle Mile in Rochester MN opened in the 1987. After they bought out Minneapolis based Donaldsons who built the store back in 1952. And had been there since. By 2001 it was the last Carsons in Minnesota. The others which were also former Donaldsons locations had been closed and sold off to Mervyn's among others. In 2001 rumours began to spread that Carson's would convert to Herbergers another Saks inc Nameplate and move to the recently vacated Wards store at Apache mall. In 2002 this became a reality as the second article below states. Carson's remained vacant until it was converted to a HOM furniture. Herbergers is part of Bon Ton stores and is closing the buildings future is currently unknown.
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| 2001 article |
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| Once it became reality 2002 |
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| Same scene from below in 2018 |
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| Picture from 2001 |
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