Wednesday, February 22, 2017

Today In History

Woolworths!!! Mecca of both useful and useless shopping. Wooden floors. Kid heaven. An expansive niche between the local grocery and hardware stores. (Before Walmart used the 5 and dime model to absorb all niches, crushing both local economies and decent wages - my opinion.)
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Today In History
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In Utica, New York, Frank Woolworth opens the first of many of 5 and dime Woolworth stores.

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