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LOOKING BACK: Woolworth 1940s

PERTH AMBOY — Woolworth’s Five and Dime Circa 1940’s

*Photo courtesy of Perth Amboy Free Public Library

This Photo was restored under a grant for the Kearny Cottage Archiving project by the Middlesex Cultural and Heritage Commission

 

One Response to “LOOKING BACK: Woolworth 1940s”

  1. AnthonyRosania says:

    Wow. I was the last store manager of this Woolworth’s, closing out its 99-year lease on December 31st, 1989. Coal heat, big ceiling fans instead of air conditioning, the same wood counters that were installed in the 1940’s. Just… Wow.

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