There was a S.S. Kresge's on the corner of Michigan and Washington. Kresge's and Woolworth's merged. Close as I can remember.
Frank Woolworth's first store was in Utica, NY but it failed soon after opening. His first successful store was in Lancaster, PA and opened in 1879.
Woolworth believe it was his 5 and 10 cent pricing that made his stores successful.
Answer by Kim - it was in 1909.
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Woolworth's Department store is for all ages. They sell home entertainment products such as movies, music, and video games.
Frank Winfield (F.W.) Woolworth opened his first store in Utica, New York on February 22, 1878; but it was not successful. However, the following year, on June 21, 1879, he opened a store in Lancaster, Pennsylvania and it was much more popular. This success quickly led to the opening of a second Pennsylvania store, in Harrisburg, on June 21, 1879; it too did very well, and led to more Woolworth stores opening.
Woolworth positions are in the Woolworth's building and are all for Joseph A. Bank store. The actual store called Woolworths went out of business in July 1987.
Answer by Kim - it was in 1909.
They did it to boycott the segregation of blacks and whites in the store Woolworth's.
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