The world is a sadder place without Woolworth's.
Help keep its memory alive by leaving an anecdote/reminiscence in my guestbook (below).
It was more than a department store--it was a cultural and aesthetic experience. The Muzak, the fluorescent lighting, the smell of shoes and Circus peanuts and guinea pig cages...the bargains! Especially around Christmastime, Woolworth's was more magical, more fun, than any amusement park or latter-day, souped-up Walmart.
More musings on that sublime department store of yore will appear here soon.
In the meantime, here are some other Woolworth's-related sites that i've located while browsing the Web:
The world's largest Woolworth's
An article on the demise of the Santa Fe Woolworth's, by Steven J. Westman
The Closing of Woolworth's: a statement by Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan.
The Chicago Woolworth's store roster, circa 1928
Frank Woolworth's Grave
A piece on the closing of Woolworth's from the Los Altos Town Crier
Elmer, the last Woolworth turtle
Coming into America through the Five and Dime
If you have or know of a Woolworth's site not listed here, please e-mail me the URL.
Please click below to sign my guestbook and/or view other people's memories of Woolworths.
1/24/99--Thanks to everyone who has signed, a rather beautiful collection of literature has accumulated in the guestbook.
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