Macy 's West was established in San Francisco , California in 1866 as '' ' O'Connor , Moffat , Kean Co. ' '' at Second & Market Streets , eventually moving into several buildings on south Post Street , between Grant Avenue and Kearny Street , where it rebuilt after surviving the 1906 San Francisco earthquake . In 1928 , the company , by then known as O'Connor , Moffat & Co. , commissioned a new location at 101 Stockton Street . R.H. Macy & Company , New York , New York acquired O'Connor Moffat in 1945 and on October 16 , 1947 renamed the store Macy 's San Francisco . Macy 's followed up with a major expansion of the store at 170 O'Farrell Street in 1948 , using the original architect of the 1928 building , Louis Parson Hobart
1906 San Francisco earthquake
1906 San Francisco earthquake
Macy's West