A lens on Woolworth's?
Okay, so it's a little goofy, but growing up, I remember going to Woolworth's and getting Garbage Pail Kids. I remember that strange smell of old plastic that always permeated the place. And if recent searches on the internet are any indication, I'm not the only one.
Note: This lens is on the American (and now defunct) Woolworth's store chain. Not the current European store chain. :)
Woolworth's Stuff on Ebay
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Holy cow. There are actually Woolworth's videos on YouTube.
Betcha didn't know that!
This is a funky little slice of life video surrounding the close-out of Flushing, NY's Woolworth's store. The ending is pretty humorous.
Vinyl Spectacular Woolworth's '71 Ad
Gotta love those cotton candy cartoon clouds! And 8-tracks!
Woolworth's Ad from 1983
Retro Woolworth's Christmas Ad
It's a little frightening to watch, but nostalgic just the same. Ah. Fear and nostalgia. Little like fear and loathing?
The Greensboro Sit-Ins @ Woolworth's in Greensboro, North Carolina
This video details how important a stage Woolworth's played in the Civil Rights movement in the 1960s.
Woolworth's Linky-ness
- Woolworth's on Wikipedia
- A wiki on Woolworth's.
- Woolworth's UK Virtual Museum
- Woolworth's in the UK is no longer a part of the original Woolworth's group, but it was until 1982. This page is a history of the British Woolworth's chain.
- The Lunch Counter Sit-In
- You can't really talk about the history of America's Five and Dime without a mention of the lunch counter sit-ins. Most of us can't imagine a segregated restaurant, but once upon a time, such a thing did exist. During the Civil Rights movement, many brave students and civil rights leaders endured horrendous humiliation and degradation in order to receive the very thing our Constitution should have already provided: equality. This page details the sit-ins of the Greensboro, North Carolina Woolworth's. The lunch counter now stands inside the Smithsonian Institute.
- Woolworth's Exhibit at the National Christmas Center
- The National Christmas Center in Paradise, PA hosts a historical Woolworth's Christmas exhibit. Their website contains a wealth of photos from the exhibit.
- Woolworth's Restaurants Frito Pie Recipe
- Can't say I've actually ever had it, but it seems to be a pretty popular dish. CD Kitchen offers this recipe for those craving this...um...interesting dish.
- Missing Woolworths: Letter to the Editor NY Times
- This is a short, but sweet letter to the editor of the NY Times in 2000. In the letter, the author admonishes those who put Woolworth's to bed and says that America is downright "un-American without those beloved emporiums."
Woolco Commercial
In the 70s and 80s, Woolworth's would open a number of "Woolco's". These were less like Woolworth's and more like K-Marts.
Do people talk about Woolworth's?
More than likely, they'll be talking about the European store chain, but there's sure to be some nostalgia in here somewhere.
Remember That Old Woolworth's Smell?
Post your own memories of the now defunct chain where we once bought loads of sugar candy and cheap make-up.
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- John20093 John20093 Mar 13, 2009 @ 4:59 pm
- On April 8, 2009, My father will turn 80. He, and all of his brothers worked for Woolworths. I found this site while looking for pictures for his birthday party. We are having a Woolworth theme for him at our church...............Lots of old cronies and friends, who are still alive, are coming.
My dad was the assistant manager of #64 on Market Street in San Francisco from 1957-1960 He was then promoted to be the manager of the new Lloyd Center Store in Portland, Oregon. Thus, we loaded up the wagon and we headed to Beverly.
While in San Francisco, we lived 21 miles down the peninsula in a town called San Mateo. I remember either picking him up with mom, picking him up at train stop and the time he turned the corner and got right in the middle of a Salvation Army Parade. Alas, management does strange things to a person.
I remember cable cars, and Christmas. As he did office work on Sundays, I got to play with all of the toys!
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- d-artist d-artist Dec 4, 2008 @ 8:10 am
- I loved Woolworth, it is the first store that I went to by myself when we came to America in 1950, The Horse in front of the store was my dream to ride and to this day have a fondness for that statue...I remember it took me all day to pick an item for .25 cents...I also have fond memories at a huge San Francisco Woolworths in the basement, that's where all the bargins where, it was quality then...thanks for taking me back to a nicer time....5*
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- poutine poutine Oct 13, 2008 @ 4:12 pm
- Funny, I don't remember a plastic smell at that store.
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- cathystansell cathystansell Aug 31, 2008 @ 10:24 am
- You don't remember Woolworth's the like. Food Even as a kid I loved the meatloaf and turkey patties. Oh the bakery Orange twists to die for. The candy counter heaven for a little girl of 6-7 no more than 10. now this is all about the Woolworth's of Anderson, SC around the 1955-1960. Got to have a Coke float one day for lunch. No Good for me food either. just the float. In those days kids could walk around the store own there own with no fear. My cuz and I would walk around and around the toy self until we found that just right toy. Slinkys top coloring book got one of birds onces. Got a new Buster Brown shirt always. Went every Sat.
Cathy
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- azac azac Aug 5, 2008 @ 11:45 am
- My parents bought our Christmas gifts there when it was Woolco. I remember my mom buying me a 12 inch Superman action figure and my three older brothers received Spider-Man, Batman and Robin. The brother who received Robin, soon after splayed the figures legs into the splits and proceeded to "wind" his legs as if it were a wind-up toy. After a few dozen turns, the rubber band which held the arms and legs together, snapped and the Boy Wonder was no more.
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