November 7, 2025
Tag: Woolworth
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Shopping American Style
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Across America, the most popular meeting places after churches and city parks were the five-and-dime stores. Everyone knew the names Penney, Woolworth, Newberry, and Kress. A lady I knew referred to these department stores as “initial stops.” The four most famous were J.C., F.W., J.J., and S.H.
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September 8, 2022 2 Comments
The house at 54 Turner Street is better known by an 1851 novel by Nathaniel Hawthorne. Scholars love the book; tourists love the house. Which are you?