Details at 620 Avenue of the Americas Siegel-Cooper’s "Big Store" — 616-632 (block): Was Siegel-Cooper, "The Big Store–a City in Itself" (1896-1914). In its day, this glorious retail temple was the center of NYC shopping; "meet me at the fountain" was a catch phrase, referring to the store’s centerpiece, which featured Daniel Chester French’s statue of The Republic (today in California’s Forest Lawn Cemetery). Henry Siegal is credited with introducing the free sample. In the 1980s, a youth center called The Door was based here. Now Bed Bath & Beyond, a superstore featured on Sex and the City, as well as Filene’s Basement and TJ Max. [SOURCE]