| Art Deco |
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| OTHER ART DECO DEPARTMENT STORES |
| former Woolworth Wilmington, DE |
former Woolworth Wilmington, DE |
former Woolworth New Cumberland, PA |
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The first Woolworth store was built in 1879. Like Kress, Woolworth was a five-and-dime store. Not until 1932 did they begin selling things over 20 cents. A Woolworth building boom began in 1935.
There are two former Woolworths within walking distance of each other on the same street in Wilmington. The one that now houses the Delaware History Museum was built in 1941 and was at one time the third largest Woolworth in the country. The other Wilmington Woolworth building is now a Happy Harry's Discount Drug Store. There was also a Kresge's department store on the same street in Wilmington. The New Cumberland Woolworth is now vacant. |
| former Woolworth Asheville, NC |
former department store? Laredo, TX |
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The Asheville Woolworth was built in 1938 and restored in 2001. The interior's grand staircase and terrazzo floors were preserved. The building is now used as Woolworth Walk (an art and crafts gallery). For more, see these websites: 1 and 2.
This Laredo building appears to have originally been a department store, possibly a Woolworth. It now houses a Payless ShoeSource store. For more, see this website. |
| former Woolworth Chicago, IL |
former Woolworth St. Louis, MO |
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This Chicago Woolworth was built in 1938 and is now occupied by a Footlocker shoe store. By the 1920s, there were over sixty Woolworths in Chicago. For more, see this website.
The former moderne St. Louis Woolworth is vacant and there are plans to turn it into retail/office space. For more, see this website. |
| former Woolworth Birmingham, AL |
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| The Birmingham Woolworth is now home to the California Fashion Mall. The entrance retains the "W" terrazzo floor. This building is directly across the street from the Kress Building which is from the same era. |
| former Woolworth Cleveland, OH |
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| The Cleveland Woolworth was converted into a House of Blues location in 2004. I'd like to know when this building was constructed or anything else about it. For more, see their website. |
| Walgreens Lincoln, NE |
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| This downtown Walgreens was probably a former Woolworth or another Art Deco chain store. |
| former Kresge's Baltimore, MD |
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| This former Baltimore Kresge's five-and-dime department store was built in 1938. It closed in the late 1970s and housed a couple drug stores. The building is currently occupied by a Lot Stores outlet. For more, see this website. |
| former Kresge's Bay City, MI |
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This former Bay City Kresge's looks like it was also from the mid-1930s.
There is another former Kresge's in Hamtramck, MI. |
| former Kresge's Augusta, ME |
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| This former Kresge's was built in 1932. It became Jupiter, a latter-day Kresge's store, around 1970. It has been Stacy's Hallmark since 1978. In 2005, Stacy's created a new sign that looked more like the original Kresge's. In 2007, the storefront was restored (third photo) while incorporating Hallmark's colors. The copper features and pink mortar between the gold bricks were preserved. (third photo & info thanks Stacy Gervais). |
| former Woolworth Tampa, FL |
former J.J. Newberry's Tampa, FL |
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| This former Woolworth and former J.J. Newberry's accompany a former Kress on the same block which is being converted to retail and residential use. The Woolworth is from 1920. It has a terra cotta front and a simpler brick rear. The moderne Newberry's was later a Haddad's Department Store. |
| former Woolworth Chicago, IL |
former Woolworth Gloversville, NY |
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| Water Street Place Elmira, NY |
former Woolworth Chicago, IL |
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Although non-Deco style, I will put these old chain stores here for now. The first Chicago Woolworth shown here seems to have the original striped awnings. The building was vacant as of 2006. The Gloversville Woolworth closed in 1993. It became a Ben Franklin store in 1997 and, as of 2005, is a Great Rentals store. Above the front doors, still readable under the white paint, are panels that read "Visit Woolworth's Luncheonette". For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. Water Street Place appears to be a sub-divided former Woolworth. The main part of the building is now home to Twin Tier Rentals and CJ's Café. This building has been referred to as the "Bickford Building" so it may have been part of the Bickford's restaurant chain and not a Woolworth at all. Any information is greatly appreciated. The second Chicago Woolworth shown here was built in 1949. It is now a CVS drug store. |
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More Woolworths:
Oxnard, CA Honolulu, HI: 1, 2 [gone?] Lexington, KY [gone] Cleveland, OH Medford, OR Harrisburg, PA Mexico |
| The Newberry Building Bellows Falls, VT |
Moulton's General Store former Newberry's North Adams, MA |
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This Bellows Falls J.J. Newberry's was designed in 1928 but not built until 1938. It was originally to have been twice as big but was scaled back with the Depression. Newberry closed in the 1980s and the space became Berry & Co. until the early 1990s. It then sat vacant for nearly a decade. It was renovated and reopened in 2004 with retail space below and condos above. The original sign was completely restored. Two upper level bowling alleys are also being saved.
This North Adams Newberry's opened in 1926 and closed in 1993. Business suffered with the opening of a Kmart and the Berkshire Mall near Pittsfield. However, with the opening of MASS MoCA (the art museum), the downtown area has been revitalized. In 2002, Moulton's opened in the space. The sign's lettering and awning are in keeping with the style of the original occupant. For more, see these websites: 1 and 2. |
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Other Newberry's:
Oakland, CA |
| Harold's Elmira, NY |
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| Harold's appears to have been the original occupant of this now-vacant, apparently Art Deco building. There are tiles near the entrance that still spell out the name. It was "Harold's Army & Navy" (a surplus store) for many years but has been vacant since the 1990s. The window displays make the building look less empty. For more, see this website. |
