Foreword / by Thomas Fisher -- Introduction -- The accidental merchant -- Tonight Goodfellow's, Monday Dayton's -- Nelson joins the Dayton Company -- High morale and high flight -- A decade of flux -- Selling through the Great Depression -- War, nylons and the Dayton boys -- The queen of the oval room -- Birds, art and ten acres of shopping all under one roof -- The eighth-floor extravaganzas -- The swingingest spot in Minneapolis -- The family steps down and the Minnesota legislature saves the day -- A century of Dayton's comes to a close -- Don't touch the popovers -- Retail legacy.