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Mr Selfridge
2013 · TV series · 60 min episodes · 4 seasons
Created by Andrew Davies
Mr. Selfridge recounts the real life story of the flamboyant and visionary American founder of Selfridge's, London's lavish department store. Set in 1909 London, when women were reveling in a new sense of freedom and modernity, it follows Harry Gordon Selfridge ('Mile a Minute Harry'), a man with a mission to make shopping as thrilling as sex. Pioneering and reckless, with an almost manic energy, Harry created a theater of retail where any topic or trend that was new, exciting, entertaining - or just eccentric - was showcased.
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I am currently watching Mr. Selfridge - https://www.imdb.com/title/tt2310212/ - a drama about an American who established a department store in London during the Victorian era (I presume). And there's a scene in the first episode where a suggestion to display expensive gloves openly, and to allow the prospective customer to browse through it by themselves, is showcased as an unconventional and scandalous suggestion. Looks like we are coming back full circle to keep things locked up and inaccessible to potential customers again.
I wholeheartedly agree with everything you wrote, and I see we share the same taste in architecture.
I love GCT, it's one of my favorite train stations in the world. London Paddington [1] and Antwerp Central [2] are also quite stunning and both have an interesting history.
In the same vein, I'd like to recommend watching the new drama series 'Mr Selfridge' starring Jeremy Piven. It depicts the early days of legendary London department store Selfridges [3]. Starting March 31, it'll air on PBS [4].
[1] http://theworklife.com/graham-miln/files/2012/01/Beautiful-iron-facade-at-Paddington-Station.jpg
[2] http://dairyfreetraveler.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/Antwerp-Central-Station.jpg
[3] http://london-sightseeing.net/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/Selfridges-Oxford-Street-London.jpg
[4] http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/masterpiece/programs/series/mr-selfridge/