Approximately 5,000 people eagerly waited to enter the sleek, modern new store when it opened on Henley Street in 1955.
The four-floor structure, completed in 1955, was originally built as Rich's, the Atlanta-headquartered department store. The Knoxville location was described as the first Rich's that opened ...
Once the fog of childhood nostalgia lifts, many Atlantans are prone to admit that one of the city’s oldest holiday traditions—the riding of Rich’s department store’s famed Pink Pig—was also pretty ...
We’re talking about the one and only Macy’s Pink Pig! The beloved holiday tradition debuted at Atlanta’s Rich’s department store back in 1953, after which the pig-themed train ride became ...
The Pink Pig is a pig-themed train for all ages, first created in 1953 by Rich's department store. Georgia Festival of Trees will take place from Saturday, Nov. 23, through Sunday, Dec. 1.
The ride began as a monorail along the ceiling of Rich’s department store. The ride was later moved to the store’s roof and did a brief stint at Egleston Hospital. “It’s an honor to bring ...