Once upon a time, you got all dressed up to buy a typewriter or an adding machine . . .

. . . and if you were in New York, you went to the Olivetti store at 584 Fifth Avenue.

You don't need to understand Italian to enjoy the pictures which include a few shots of the Olivetti stores in San Francisco and Chicago. Click Successiva to move to the next picture. Click Dimensioni originali to blow up the picture in a new tab or window.