carriage trade
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“The Aviator and the Showman” is a lavish, layered narrative, a primer on early aviation and the transition of publishing from genteel carriage trade to an industry increasingly reliant on blockbusters.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2025
They noted that the horse-drawn carriage trade was ended in at least three other cities: London in 1947, Paris in 1965 and Toronto in 1998.
From Time • Apr. 19, 2014
Tennie referred contemptuously to the hypocrisy of Madame Restell’s carriage trade.
From Salon • Mar. 9, 2014
The departure of a store like Peter Elliot represents the end of an era, as independent shops are priced out of a shopping destination that had catered to the carriage trade.
From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2012
Honest, even when I was fittin' corsets for the carriage trade, I never got so close to such a spiffy bunch.
From Wilt Thou Torchy by Ford, Sewell
