More than 100 years of Neiman Marcus history appears to be ending because of a 25-foot-long plot of dirt sitting under the iconic downtown Dallas department store’s escalators. Neiman Marcus plans to shutter its flagship store at 1618 Main St.

Saks Global announced the Dallas flagship Neiman Marcus store will close on March 31 claiming the building landlord forced the closure.

There’s also the attempted exit from Neiman Marcus’ relatively new office lease at Cityplace Tower in Uptown— a move that the landlord, NexPoint, disputes is even allowed. Then, there’s Saks’ announcement that it’s injecting $100 million into the NorthPark location of Neiman Marcus for renovations.

For anyone who believes architecture is nothing more than lifeless brick and stone, glass and steel, the outpouring of sadness over news that Neiman Marcus is shuttering its downtown flagship can stand as a glaring rejoinder.

Neiman Marcus announced Tuesday it will close its flagship store in downtown Dallas after more than 100 years. The store will close March 31st after parent company Saks Global was ordered to terminate occupancy.

The news comes less than a year after Neiman Marcus’ merger with Saks Fifth Avenue and shortly after the announcement of the closing of their CityPlace offices.

Neiman Marcus Flagship Store Closing Patrick McMullan - . It’s an end of an era for Neiman Marcus. Nearly 120 years after its opening, the luxury department store’