I am sure most of us remember the F.W. Woolworth stores of days gone by. Perhaps they are still around in some parts of the world such as the U.K., but as for Canada and the U.S., they have sadly disappeared.
The F.W. Woolworth stores were the "old five and dime" stores. The atmosphere was warm and friendly, the selection of merchandise and prices were very good, and they had a very long lunch counter where you could order a breakfast or lunch...or just a soft drink, coffee, piece of pie, etc. Whatever you ordered, it was always fresh and delicious...and at a great price. I really miss these stores.
I have found many photos on the internet in reference to F.W. Woolworth that I will share with you all.
First photo was taken in 1926.
Next we have a photo of the lunch counter...this particular one was the world's longest F.W. Woolworth counter, situated in Los Angeles.
Next we have a photo of the Woolworth building...it is the tallest one in the photo.
Next we have a 50th anniversary F.W. Woolworth promotional booklet...1879-1929.
Next we have an F.W. Woolworth 50th anniversary promotional ad.
Last photo for this post is of the old F.W. Woolworth floor!
This terminates Part I of my F.W. Woolworth...end of an era. I hope you all enjoyed this, and I look forward to hearing your memories and thoughts. Please click on the "comments" link at the end of my post to share. Thank you so much!
I haven't seen any of these before, all I knew about is what the inside of the stores looked like, I LOVED them!!! That man looks like he is standing on the tip of that steeple,must be trick photography!!!
ReplyDeleteHi Ginny, so glad you loved these stores as well! The man standing on the tip of that steeple was great trick photography! When I first looked at it, it made me dizzy. LOL! :)
DeleteHeel mooie foto's, Linda ! Ik kijk uit naar deel 2 ! Je blognaam staat op pure nostalgie... !
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We had a 'five and ten' store in our small town when I was growing up, but it wasn't a Woolworth store. It was a copy-cat, but my brother and I always enjoyed going in and looking at all the treasures on the counters.
ReplyDeleteI remember them growing up in St. Paul. Later living & teaching in a small town the Woolworths was the biggest (and only) dime store in town. As a history teacher though my thoughts trace back to the sit ins at the Woolworths (I think) in Selma,Alabama. What an eye opener that was for us in the North County
ReplyDeleteWonderful photos of Woolworth - a lot of history & nostalgia !
ReplyDeleteIt's gone from England I'm afraid, it was a good store.
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DeleteThanks for confirming that. I wasn't sure if it was still there or not.
I'd say that lunch counter is quite the thing. Wow. Can you imagine how busy that must have been?
ReplyDeleteOurs had a much shorter counter, but it had the same letters in the cement at the front door. They sure beat the h_ll out of Walmart!
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