Did you know that Bergdorf Goodman, now synonymous with luxury shopping, was once the Vanderbilt Mansion, built in 1883 on Fifth Avenue? In 1928, it transformed into the only department store in the world housed in a former mansion! The original mansion had 137-room estate sprawled across six floors, with 37 bedrooms, 16 bathrooms, grand salon rooms, and a Louis XIV-inspired ballroom.
Here’s a quirky fact: there’s a secret penthouse inside, rumored to be used for ultra-exclusive, private fittings. Even stranger, Bergdorf once sold a $100,000, diamond-studded Monopoly set! The grand architecture still whispers of Gilded Age opulence, now hosting high fashion instead of high society soirées.
