F.A.O. Schwarz & Toys R Us

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The closing ended a 14-year-run as a must-visit destination for any family willing to brave the big crowds. It followed the July closing of F.A.O. Schwarz, the palace of expensive and unique toys romanticized in the 1988 film "Big": http://abcn.ws/1IF9uKS

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