Oh, how the mighty fall. The historic Downtown Miami Flagler Street flagship of our beloved former hometown department store, Burdines, was for years a Macy’s after the department store behemoth bought it. Now, it’s a Ross Dress for Less. The multilevel space, which is really quite large, and includes two buildings and a three-story footbridge was once a showplace for a thriving Flagler Street, but in late 2019, news broke that Ross had signed a lease. At some point the pandemic hit, and the Big Bubble is unsure if Ross had a chance to open in that time, or waited for the pandemic to abait and quietly opened later on, along a much quieter Flagler Street, which is more likely.
The street itself is undergoing yet another redo, with upgraded sidewalks and other features, but there’s Ross. Bada bing, bada boom. Check out a few pictures of the old Burdine’s store, with a gigantic Santa Clause Christmas sign spanning the entirety of the footbridge, below.
