exhibited it in 1946 alongside Webster's Dictionary as one of the 100 books with the most influence on life and culture of the American people. A bronze bust honoring Ward and seven other industry magnates stands between the Chicago River and the Merchandise Mart in downtown Chicago, Illinois. A smaller version of that bust is located in Chicago's Grant Park. In 2010, the Chicago Park District Board of Commissioners renamed Erie park in honor of A. Montgomery Ward. It is located at 630 N. Kingsbury Street, a few blocks away from the old Montgomery Ward & Co. Catalog House Building at 600 W. Chicago Avenue. In 2005, Forbes magazine readers and editors ranked Aaron Montgomery Ward as the 16th-most influential businessman of all time. Despite the collapse of its catalog business and brick and mortar department stores in 2001, Montgomery Ward & Co.'s reincarnation as an online retailer still adheres to the once unheard-of philosophy of "satisfaction guaranteed", although it is not the same company. References Bibliography Further reading External links Official Montgomery Ward site 1844 births 1913 deaths American businesspeople in retailing American salespeople Burials at Rosehill Cemetery Montgomery Ward Retail company founders People from Chatham Borough, New Jersey 19th-century American businesspeople