In the 1970's the Herberger's space was occupied by Van Arsdell's.   Those of you who remember the store may remember that there was a lower level. 
This basement of Van Arsdell's was where the Boy Scouts of America sold their official merchandise. 
My brother and I were both Cub Scouts, so we frequented the lower level of Van Arsdells for all of our scouting needs. 

   (Thanks to Franklin Haws Jr. for submitting this pic of Van Arsdell's!)  


In September, 2003 I inquired about the basement of Van Arsdell's, and was informed that the staircase was still intact;  it was simply sealed up when
Herberger's moved in.  The management at Herberger's was gracious enough to allow me to take these photos:





The view from the stairs.  Note how the handrails were simply sawed off:


I found this section of original Van Arsdell's wallpaper featuring the logo for the Boy Scouts of America:


Here's a photo of your webmaster in his cub scout uniform, which was purchased at Van Arsdells (circa 1975):