Five And Dime Stores 1960s
Walking into a five and dime also called a variety store was like entering a wonderland a place where a kid might purchase treasure.
Five and dime stores 1960s. See more ideas about variety store the good old days childhood memories. On 22 february 1879 woolworth opened his great five cent store in utica new york and it was. Five cent coin is called a nickel. He founded the first american.
It began in 1908 with k c. Five and dime stores. Does the name woolworth s ring a bell. Oct 8 2015 explore cindy griffith s board the old five dime stores followed by 562 people on pinterest.
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. 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. People of a certain age can recall when a nickel had value. 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.
Five and dime stores sold the best variety of inexpensive household items. 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. See more ideas about old things olds the good old days. Berdine and his brother lafayette and seeks to.
In the early 20th century woolworth s was established by frank winfield woolworth a new york entrepreneur. 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. Feb 4 2020 explore djayjenk s board 5 10 store 1950 s 1960 s on pinterest. The common term in north america for a small general merchandise store is general store.
From candy and toys to housewares and notions these stores offered a little of everything.