Woolworth's
They were bigger in the UK than the US, and they were HUGE in America!
Woolworth UK 60's music page: http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1960s-newmusic.htm
Mission Hills, CA record dept. The Brookfield Square mall store west of Milwaukee had a similarly appointed department:
Gallowtree location record dept, Leicester, UK:
70's UK record dept:
Most Woolworth's stores had a record department. Downtown, old shopping districts, strip centers and malls. They were everywhere around Chicago and its' suburbs.
Downtown Chicago Woolworth's, on State St., that great street:
In the 80's, Woolworths began closing many locations around Chicago. There were tons of both full-price LP's and Pickwick titles being blown out for $1. :banana:
In my old neighborhood, we had 2 mega strip malls directly across from each other. One had Woolworth's, Penney's, Murphy's and Sears, all with record dept's. Across the street was McCrory's and Korvette City, which had both a record dept. and a hi-fi salon. Those were the days!
Kresge's, Grant's, Neisner's and Newberry's all had stores around Chicago, as well.
They were bigger in the UK than the US, and they were HUGE in America!
Woolworth UK 60's music page: http://www.woolworthsmuseum.co.uk/1960s-newmusic.htm
Mission Hills, CA record dept. The Brookfield Square mall store west of Milwaukee had a similarly appointed department:
Gallowtree location record dept, Leicester, UK:
70's UK record dept:
Most Woolworth's stores had a record department. Downtown, old shopping districts, strip centers and malls. They were everywhere around Chicago and its' suburbs.
Downtown Chicago Woolworth's, on State St., that great street:
In the 80's, Woolworths began closing many locations around Chicago. There were tons of both full-price LP's and Pickwick titles being blown out for $1. :banana:
In my old neighborhood, we had 2 mega strip malls directly across from each other. One had Woolworth's, Penney's, Murphy's and Sears, all with record dept's. Across the street was McCrory's and Korvette City, which had both a record dept. and a hi-fi salon. Those were the days!
Kresge's, Grant's, Neisner's and Newberry's all had stores around Chicago, as well.