Sunday, June 10, 2012

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Did you know:

Woolworths was established in 1879 as the first five and dime store

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7 comments:

Toad said...

YES I DID. I was first In line at their Grand Opening.

June 10, 2012 at 10:50 AM
kkdither said...

Are they even still around? I remember Kresge's in Elmwood plaza.

June 10, 2012 at 11:40 AM
Toad said...

KK, NOPE, They closed up In 1997 They now focus all of their business on "Foot Locker" which they purchased. I guess the building In NY. Is still the the Woolworth Building.

June 10, 2012 at 12:56 PM
OrbsCorbs said...

Downtown Racine had a Woolworth's, right? And a Kresge's and a Neisner's. All next to each other. I think it was Neisner's with the basement that had model kits and supplies.

Kresge's served food, and so did one of the other ones, I think, but I can't remember which.

A kid could spend the better part of day in those dime stores.

June 10, 2012 at 4:46 PM
SER said...

I think Woolworths had a Soda Fountain in it downtown.

June 10, 2012 at 6:00 PM
jedwis said...

What about Ben Franklin 5 & 10? Lots of those in Chicago.

June 11, 2012 at 9:45 AM
Toad said...

Jed, They still have a Ben Franklin store Ironwood, MI. Right on the main drag.

June 11, 2012 at 10:49 AM

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