“Petticoat Lane,” as it came to be known, was by the 1930s, lined with large department stores like Peck’s, Kline’s, Emery, Bird & Thayer and Harzfeld’s. Macy’s purchased the building ...

A huge indoor market boasting more than 250 traders could be set to take over a former Wilko building within months.

John Taylor Dry Goods opened in 1881 near 11th & Main, in Kansas City. Its success led to what soon became Petticoat Lane.