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Neiman Marcus Downtown Flagship

1618 Main St, Dallas, TX

Neiman Marcus rebuilt here after a fire burned its Elm Street store, and stayed 112 years until the flagship closed on September 30, 2026.

📅 1914–2026🏛️ StoreClosed
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The story

Neiman Marcus opened in September 1907 and sold out its first inventory within weeks. The founders were Herbert Marcus, his sister Carrie Marcus Neiman, and her husband Abraham Lincoln Neiman. The Elm Street store burned in 1913 (another page on the company says 1914), and the new building at Main and Ervay opened on September 15, 1914. George Dahl designed the Renaissance Revival building, and his 1926-1927 addition doubled the retail space.

The building was air-conditioned in 1931 in a stunt run from New York over a Western Union link. A fire on December 19, 1964, was described as the costliest in the city's history, and the store reopened 27 days later. Floors were added in the 1950s and in 1983, bringing it to nine stories. The sixth-floor Zodiac restaurant ran for over 70 years. Corporate headquarters moved to Cityplace Tower in 2022. After several reprieves in 2025, the store closed on September 30, 2026. The last purchase was a bottle of Tom Ford cologne.

What's There Now

The store is closed and the building is a contributing property in the Dallas Downtown Historic District.

Everything that was here

Did you know?

The 1931 air-conditioning was switched on by a stunt run from New York via Western Union.
The 1964 fire was called the costliest blaze in city history, yet the store reopened in 27 days.
The Zodiac restaurant on the sixth floor ran for over 70 years.

Nearby history

Wilson Building

1621 Main St · 71 m away
A cattle fortune built Dallas's tallest building of 1904 to 1909, later home to a department store, a variety store and

Palace Theatre

1625 Elm St · 138 m away
The third Palace on Elm Street opened in 1921, showed Anthony Quinn's Flap last, and was demolished 11 days after closin

Whitacre Tower (One AT&T Plaza)

208 S Akard St · 180 m away
A 37-story tower built on the cleared block for Southwestern Bell.

Interurban Building (Interurban Terminal)

1500 Jackson St · 181 m away
The downtown terminal where Dallas' interurban electric lines met, replacing three smaller stations.

Magnolia Building (Magnolia Petroleum Building)

108 S Akard St · 188 m away
Built as an oil company headquarters next to the Adolphus, it later wore a rotating neon Pegasus that became a Dallas sy

Joske's

1900 Elm St · 207 m away
The store became Joske's in 1979 and closed soon after Dillard's bought the chain in 1987.

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Sourceshttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Neiman_Marcus_Building