Five And Dime Stores 1960s
Some would say that the dollar stores are the equivalent of the old five and dimes in the 1960s large discount stores began to replace dime stores.
Five and dime stores 1960s. The common term in north america for a small general merchandise store is general store. See more ideas about old things olds the good old days. Walking into a five and dime also called a variety store was like entering a wonderland a place where a kid might purchase treasure. He founded the first american.
See more ideas about variety store the good old days childhood memories. From candy and toys to housewares and notions these stores offered a little of everything. Across the united states a large number of local stores and store chains that started between the 1920s and 1950s have become defunct since the late 1960s when many chains were either consolidated or liquidated some may have been lost due to mergers while others were affected by a phenomenon of large store closings in the 2010s known as the retail apocalypse. But the 1980s and 90s weren t kind to dime stores in general and in 1997 woolworth s closed the last 400 of its stores.
Popular in the early to mid 20th century the five and dime also called the 5 10 was the precursor to modern day discount stores offering everything from candies to household necessities for. The former woolworth s in greensboro n c pictured is on the national register of historic places for being the site in 1960 of some of the first civil rights lunch counter sit in protests. Five and dime stores sold the best variety of inexpensive household items. Does the name woolworth s ring a bell.
On 22 february 1879 woolworth opened his great five cent store in utica new york and it was. Berdine and his brother lafayette and seeks to. Frank winfield woolworth had seen the success in michigan and western new york of so called nickel stores where everything cost five cents the u s. It began in 1908 with k c.
In the early 20th century woolworth s was established by frank winfield woolworth a new york entrepreneur. Five cent coin is called a nickel. People of a certain age can recall when a nickel had value. Oct 8 2015 explore cindy griffith s board the old five dime stores followed by 562 people on pinterest.
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