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Narrator: 50 Years ago, he opened a little store on 7th Avenue and 17th Street. (car horn honking) 
(whimsical music) He opened that store with a grand total of 40 suits. He sold his suits during the good times, and he got by on the seat of his pants during the bad times. He worked long, and he worked hard. (whimsical music continues) But if he did anything, he always gave the people of this town that they wanted, their money's worth. His name was Barney. And today his store is still giving people their money's worth. (car horns honking) 
(traffic rumbling) Only now, Barney's has a lot more to give. Today that little hole in the block is not only the whole block, it's the single largest men's store in the world. Barney's has changed a lot in 50 years, (whimsical music) but Barney hasn't.