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Remembering Woolworth's : a nostalgic history of the world's most famous five-and-dime / Karen Plunkett-Powell.
LIBRA - Athenaeum of Philadelphia Circulating HF5465.U6 W864 1999
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Plunkett-Powell, Karen.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Woolworth, Frank Winfield, 1852-1919.
- Woolworth, Frank Winfield.
- Woolworth Corporation.
- Variety stores--History.
- Variety stores.
- History.
- Physical Description:
- pages : illustrations ; cm
- Place of Publication:
- New York : St. Martin's Press, 1999.
- Summary:
- A century of Americana is brought to life with more than 150 photos of the famous five-and-dime--with remembrances of everything from the background of its founder, Frank W. Woolworth, to the store's legendary lunch counters and historic skyscraper. color photos.
- Contents:
- Nickel Parakeets and Grilled Cheese: Welcome to the World's Most Famous Five-and-Dime viii
- Part 1 Remembering Frank Winfield Woolworth: The Merchant Prince
- Chapter 1 Early Years of the Merchant Prince 18
- Chapter 2 The Birth of Woolworth's "Great Five-Cent Store" 28
- Chapter 3 Frank Sires a Million-Dollar Baby in Pennsylvania 44
- Chapter 4 The March of "Five-and-Dimes" 60
- Chapter 5 Reaching for the Sky: The Great Woolworth Building 83
- Part 2 Remembering Woolworth's ... Around the World
- Chapter 6 Woolworth's International 100
- Chapter 7 Transition: From History to Nostalgia 130
- Part 3 Remembering ... The Stores!
- Chapter 8 Those Fabulous Lunch Counters! 140
- Chapter 9 A Store for All Seasons 166
- Chapter 10 The Spectacle of Woolworth's 184
- Chapter 11 Woolworth's Coast to Coast 199
- Part 4 Preserving the Legacy
- Chapter 12 The Collectibles! 226.
- ISBN:
- 0312206704
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