Woolworth's
Historic variety store
Woolworth's was a chain of American five-and-dime stores that became a fixture of Main Street retail throughout the twentieth century.
The stores sold inexpensive household goods, candy, and sundries, often featuring lunch counters.
The Greensboro Woolworth's lunch counter became famous when Black students staged sit-ins there in 1960, helping spark the civil rights movement.
The chain closed its U.S. stores in 1997.
Shop selling cheap miscellany
- dime storeDiscount variety retailer
- five-and-tenInexpensive variety retail shop
- bargainFavorable purchase price
- inexpensiveLow in cost
affordable · housewares · knick-knacks · sundries · notions · thrifty · discount · low-cost
Stored past experiences
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
- childhoodLife's earliest phase
reminiscence · sentimental · heritage · old-fashioned · Main Street · downtown · window shopping · counter service
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- segregationForced separation by group
- lunch counter protestsNonviolent desegregation at diners
- fixed pricesUnchanging predetermined charges
- commercial architectureDesign of business buildings
Woolworth Building · retail empire · desegregation · consumer culture · store closures · 1997
variety store
Shop selling cheap miscellany
- dime storeDiscount variety retailer
- five-and-tenInexpensive variety retail shop
- bargainFavorable purchase price
inexpensive · affordable · housewares · knick-knacks · sundries · notions · thrifty · discount · low-cost · penny candy
memories
Stored past experiences
- bygone eraPeriod no longer current
- vintageQuality from past eras
- retroEvoking recent past
childhood · reminiscence · sentimental · heritage · old-fashioned · Main Street · downtown · window shopping · counter service · photo booth
civil rights
Guaranteed individual legal protections
- segregationForced separation by group
- lunch counter protestsNonviolent desegregation at diners
- fixed pricesUnchanging predetermined charges
commercial architecture · Woolworth Building · retail empire · desegregation · consumer culture · store closures · 1997
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