5 and 10 cent stores?
2006-10-04 09:52:52 · 14 answers · asked by ? 5 in Entertainment & Music ➔ Polls & Surveys
lol...i will never forget the five and dime......
ya can't even find a piece of gum for a nickle anymore
2006-10-04 15:32:27 · answer #1 · answered by Cap'n Donna 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The five and dime stores have been replaced with walmart and dollar stores of today. Big retail stores have taken over... see the following article from
The Five & Dime Store
The 5 & 10 began with F. W. Woolworth, who founded his first 5-cent stores in Utica, NY, and Lancaster, PA, in 1879. The 5 & 10 stores were precursors to today's department stores, housing everything from clothes and household supplies to candy, toys, and glassware.
Following in Woolworth's footsteps, were the Samuel H. Kress stores, based in Memphis, TN. Kress stores opened up primarily in the southern United States in the early 1900s and continued building new stores through the 1930s, and became an icon of Main Street. The Kress chain set itself apart from the other stores by having an in-house architectural team that gave the stores a consistent interior and exterior design.
Dime stores in America were more than just stores, and served as city anchors, drawing customers from all around to their lunch counters and cash registers. The decline of the 5 and 10 reflects the decline of Main Street, and as these stores stand empty, their historic architecture and the meaning of what they represent serve as both motivation and inspiration for those looking to revitalize Main Street.
2006-10-04 16:57:33 · answer #2 · answered by Elitha D 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Family Dollar and Dollar General here in Texas are the closest thing I've seen. Origianl five and dime stores are pretty much just a thing of the past.
2006-10-04 16:55:30 · answer #3 · answered by munesliver 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In a word - inflation. I have seen a few "nothing over $2" stores - so the concept lives on. Keep smiling. Muah.
2006-10-04 16:55:51 · answer #4 · answered by Rex 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Sweetie I believe they are now the Family Dollar and Dollar stores.
2006-10-04 23:31:35 · answer #5 · answered by toughguy2 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They're called Dollar General or Dollar Tree...dang inflation....
2006-10-04 16:58:00 · answer #6 · answered by Ron B. 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Bankrupt
2006-10-04 16:54:15 · answer #7 · answered by E.B. 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
now they r dollar stores
2006-10-04 16:55:10 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree with cynt
2006-10-04 16:58:30 · answer #9 · answered by EL Big Ed 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
come to think of it what did happen to them
2006-10-04 17:01:50 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋