More than 100 years of Neiman Marcus history appears to be ending because of a 25-foot-long plot of dirt sitting under the iconic downtown Dallas department store’s escalators. Neiman Marcus plans to shutter its flagship store at 1618 Main St.

Saks Global announced the Dallas flagship Neiman Marcus store will close on March 31 claiming the building landlord forced the closure.

There’s also the attempted exit from Neiman Marcus’ relatively new office lease at Cityplace Tower in Uptown— a move that the landlord, NexPoint, disputes is even allowed. Then, there’s Saks’ announcement that it’s injecting $100 million into the NorthPark location of Neiman Marcus for renovations.

As an editorial in this paper noted, the loss comes as “a painful reckoning that a part of who we are is going away.” When Neiman Marcus is gone, downtown — once a regional mecca of department stores — will have no such institution remaining.

Neiman Marcus announced Tuesday it will close its flagship store in downtown Dallas after more than 100 years. The store will close March 31st after parent company Saks Global was ordered to terminate occupancy.

Neiman Marcus Flagship Store Closing Patrick McMullan - . It’s an end of an era for Neiman Marcus. Nearly 120 years after its opening, the luxury department store’

When the original, flagship Neiman Marcus closes in downtown Dallas, as The Dallas Morning News’ Brian Womack reported today, its 71-year-old restaurant The Zodiac will also close. The store and restaurant are expected to shutter on March 31,