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Tag Archives: dollar stores
Dollar Stores Are Gutting Small Town Retailers
Drive through many small towns across America these days and you are almost sure to see a dollar store of one brand or other (or multiple stores) at the edge of town along the main drag or on the bypass. … Continue reading
Posted in adaptive reuse, architecture, business, cities, commerce, downtown, economic development, economic gardening, entrepreneurship, geography, historic preservation, history, infrastructure, land use, placemaking, planning, product design, shopping, sprawl, urban planning, zoning
Tagged design, dollar stores, main street, Main Street America, small towns
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Lost emporiums of childhood joy
When I was growing up, a favorite place to shop was the five-and-dime (or variety) stores like Woolworth’s (Lancaster, PA, 1879-1997), G.C. Murphy (McKeesport, PA, 1906-1985), S.S. Kresge (Detroit, 1867-1966, now Kmart), Ben Franklin (Boston, 1887-present), S.H. Kress (Nanticoke, PA, 1896-1981), and McCrory’s … Continue reading
Posted in advertising, architecture, cities, culture, diversity, economic development, geography, history, land use, planning, spatial design
Tagged adaptive reuse, dollar stores, five-and-dime stores, historic preservation, history, marketing, merchandising, retailing, shopping, stores, variety stores
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