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Woolworth’s
316-320 E Main
Woolworth’s, 1950s, “5 cents to 1
dollar”
F. W. Woolworth Co was the
original chain of five and dime stores.
1954
SISTERS OF
THE SWISH, STAFF OF WOOLWORTHS, 1954 Centennial Celebration
Carol Loeder,
Nancy Doubleday Griep, Gladys Koehler, Esther Block,
Lenore Kegler, Merla Stark Frannk,
Dorothy Munzel, LaVern Jine, Lorraine Guenterberg, Betty
Scharp Hall, Margaret Schlueter,
Clara Roth, Alta Hardtke, Ruth Flath,
Patricia Behling Peterson, Viola Wahl, Rosemary
Korban, Verona Martin, Betty Schwenkner Kofler, Audrey Fuchs Zautner,
Helen Prentiss, Laverne Thelke Neis,
Pauline Scharp Reith, Hidegard
Scharp Raabe Kajewski, Carol Buss Bergdoll,
Rita Maron, Iris Grulke,
Beverly Stafeil Ruehlow
1962
04 02 GRAND OPENING FOLLOWING REMODELING
The F.W. Woolworth Co. store in
Watertown, located at 312 Main Street, announced plans for its grand opening
following an extensive remodeling and major improvement program which has been
underway for several months. The grand opening will run for four days,
according to Gordon J. Conard, the manager. The store
features all new counters, a new tile floor, new fluorescent lighting, air
conditioning and a new 25-stool luncheonette.
1975
12 05 WOOLWORTH
BUILDING IS SOLD
The Woolworth Building, 320 Main
Street, has been sold and will be occupied by Royce Fabrics following a
complete remodeling.
Royce Fabrics, owned and operated
by Royce Rowedder, will move from its present
location in several months when the remodeling project is completed.
When completed the new store will
be one of the largest fabric facilities in southern Wisconsin and will feature
expanded areas for fabrics, art needle work, yarns and sewing machines.
Royce Fabrics stores are also
located in West Bend, Fort Atkinson and Hartland. The Watertown store was opened in February of
1969 and was the original store.
Cross
references:
LaVerne J. Jine (Bergdoll) [1928-2009]
worked at F. W. Woolworth's as the manager of the lunch counter
Lunch counters. Ruth Sellnow,
longtime Watertown resident, has written a remembrance of growing up in
Watertown: Lunch counters, were once great
places, to eat in downtown Watertown.
The counter at Woolworths had club sandwiches., BLTs and a multi-layered
devil’s food cake with a white sea-foam frosting, that were all favorites. The Kresege store
counter survived even longer with the usual staples of lunch counter fare and coffee. It brought people together for food and
conversation.
History of Watertown,
Wisconsin