tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post533208461613128943..comments2024-02-11T01:14:23.223-07:00Comments on 521 Lake Street: Rednesdays at National Christmas CenterAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08956372943613435575noreply@blogger.comBlogger26125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-72197786661988408892010-12-21T19:21:11.260-07:002010-12-21T19:21:11.260-07:00I hope to make it there one day! Looks right up my...I hope to make it there one day! Looks right up my alley!!Kim G.https://www.blogger.com/profile/13335215348885151127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-14699634362644238552010-12-03T23:51:51.477-07:002010-12-03T23:51:51.477-07:00OH this is just so wonderful! I remember going to...OH this is just so wonderful! I remember going to Woolworths as a child. I remember the lunch counter too! It was such a shame they all closed down. I need to get to this museum it looks like so much fun. thanks for taking us all down memory lane!ArtzeeChrishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05337024673958804283noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-29856337040720801312010-12-03T13:30:47.707-07:002010-12-03T13:30:47.707-07:00Oh how I MISS WOOLWORTH'S!! I use to shop thei...Oh how I MISS WOOLWORTH'S!! I use to shop their all the time, until they closed in the "80's. I miss "dime" stores anyway!!Home and Hearthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02903206414255201889noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-3964773353943988432010-12-02T14:07:38.683-07:002010-12-02T14:07:38.683-07:00Oh my gosh, I think I'm drooling! lol
JanetOh my gosh, I think I'm drooling! lol<br />JanetJanet's Creationshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18404410041740037493noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-51140956295197016862010-12-02T11:36:55.931-07:002010-12-02T11:36:55.931-07:00I loved going to Woolworths with my mom and great ...I loved going to Woolworths with my mom and great aunt during the early 1960's! The lunch counter was my favorite! I marveled at how many plates the waitresses could carry on their arms! And I could spend hours gazing at all the housewares, even at a very young age! Thanks for sharing!LBPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05251317897435993490noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-26557153282320296822010-12-01T12:22:10.498-07:002010-12-01T12:22:10.498-07:00I am only a mere 2 hours from this place and still...I am only a mere 2 hours from this place and still have not been able to get there! It is on my bucket list too!!<br /><br />Hugs,<br />Debbie @ A Debbie-Dabble ChristmasDebbie-Dabble Blog and A Debbie-Dabble Christmashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09393980831584145593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-27753686288974582642010-12-01T11:32:06.933-07:002010-12-01T11:32:06.933-07:00Oh Sandy, this is such a cool post. I love coming ...Oh Sandy, this is such a cool post. I love coming here to visit. Now, I am going to go online and look up vintage stuff from Woolworths. I still have an original plastic bag from there. Now, hubby and I have gone to Lancaster many times, and I have never heard of this place. Definatley on my list!! Thanks so much for sharing!<br /><br />DebbiePink Roses and Teacupshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07292534447306279495noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-47224789594508457382010-12-01T11:01:36.933-07:002010-12-01T11:01:36.933-07:00Just a note....NO, you cannot buy this stuff! It ...Just a note....NO, you cannot buy this stuff! It would have been long gone by now. LOL nd I agree with Amy, I don't know if I could even walk in this store!!!! I think I would faint for sure....all of this vintage goodness in one spot! I also remember, TG&Y, Kresge(?) the baby Kmarts, Sprouse&Reitz, Newberry's and Grants....If I wona lottery I would open a store with everything I could find that you can still buy that is "vintage" and start a 5&10....wouldn't that be fun???? Taking apps for franchises! :):)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08956372943613435575noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-29360572998535539942010-12-01T10:20:34.468-07:002010-12-01T10:20:34.468-07:00Hi Sandy!
Oh my gosh, your post took my breath awa...Hi Sandy!<br />Oh my gosh, your post took my breath away, or rather I forgot to exhale, I got so excited! GASP! CUTENESS!!! I think we all need to go there now. :) <br />Thanks so much for the memories of trips to Woolworth's and J.J. Newberry when I was little. <br /><br />Happy Rednesday,<br />SallySally Annie Magundyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16150258920599400128noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-18933940604872214062010-12-01T09:06:41.953-07:002010-12-01T09:06:41.953-07:00Loved this post, Sandy!!! I remember going to Wool...Loved this post, Sandy!!! I remember going to Woolworth's whenever we went to Chicago, and I really miss it. I wish I knew then what I know now, and had bought every single Christmas thing they had!<br />Happy REDnesday!<br />Carol★Carol★https://www.blogger.com/profile/18048131510779563893noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-75952558303257892982010-12-01T07:23:09.609-07:002010-12-01T07:23:09.609-07:00If only we had a store like that now!! Love every ...If only we had a store like that now!! Love every image.<br />AnnAnnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13841651518661408615noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-25547464530393832692010-12-01T06:44:30.182-07:002010-12-01T06:44:30.182-07:00Sandy, What a beautiful blog header and the most f...Sandy, What a beautiful blog header and the most fun post I have ever seen! If you are headed to this museum, be sure and stop by to get me first! Isn't it wonderful! Snowflakes are twirling outside my window as I type, and these images just add to the magic. ElizabethAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10973995314752982177noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-7725152181200472402010-11-30T23:28:27.828-07:002010-11-30T23:28:27.828-07:00Oh how I remember the Woolworth store here in our ...Oh how I remember the Woolworth store here in our little town. I have two little Santa's still in package from the Woolworth store. Brought back such great memories, thanks for sharing.Grannys Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10370020405036851987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-50281892378027889422010-11-30T21:54:24.726-07:002010-11-30T21:54:24.726-07:00We had a Woolworth's in my hometown when I was...We had a Woolworth's in my hometown when I was growing up... I don't remember anything like THIS! How I wish I could find that Woolworth Santa at the end!<br /><br />Chris<br /><br />PS Coming here through Rednesday!Chris at Red Gate Farmhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12339700094067226000noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-72906622407978969582010-11-30T21:17:44.937-07:002010-11-30T21:17:44.937-07:00Sandy..can you really shop in there? If so..wowzza...Sandy..can you really shop in there? If so..wowzza!! That would be on my bucket list also1<br />We had Ben Franklin's also..I so miss buying fabric there!<br /><br />Hugs Cindy from Rick-Rack and GinghamCindyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02605869260096318108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-35489312968414587822010-11-30T21:04:23.360-07:002010-11-30T21:04:23.360-07:00Thanks for the stop by. I love all your vintage st...Thanks for the stop by. I love all your vintage stuff. Reminds me of my mom. That Christmas center is to die for. I would spend a ton in there though I don't know where I would put it all.Sunny Simple Lifehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13442975157454720956noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-43099107841125562842010-11-30T20:49:04.574-07:002010-11-30T20:49:04.574-07:00great post!!! Dandelion and daisy got me thinkign...great post!!! Dandelion and daisy got me thinkign for a min. walmart will be vintage someday! thats an interesting thought!vivianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05322440068809986226noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-69640570738669931792010-11-30T20:41:30.008-07:002010-11-30T20:41:30.008-07:00Do you think that some day they will look back wit...Do you think that some day they will look back with nostalgia at WalMart?Dandelion and Daisyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08542764006742929821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-82982144293309133902010-11-30T20:35:29.693-07:002010-11-30T20:35:29.693-07:00Oh, I almost forgot to say, I love your new Christ...Oh, I almost forgot to say, I love your new Christmasy look, especially the big jar of candy and that snowman with the cocker spaniels, cute, cute!NanEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381370789175174347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-10376282169570739872010-11-30T20:33:57.203-07:002010-11-30T20:33:57.203-07:00Holy cow, that would be so amazing to see! I loved...Holy cow, that would be so amazing to see! I loved going downtown on Saturdays to the 5 & dime! We had Scotts, Woolworths and Grants all in a row. Sigh, so many great memories!NanEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07381370789175174347noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-19387767538064857122010-11-30T20:31:19.279-07:002010-11-30T20:31:19.279-07:00Those pictures are awesome! I miss Woolworths! The...Those pictures are awesome! I miss Woolworths! There was one next door to a Montgomery Wards store that I worked at when I was 18. I used to go over to Woolworths lunch counter on paydays and splurge on grilled cheese and fries lunch.Diannhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03724974941235663416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-39518862621084920262010-11-30T19:37:45.248-07:002010-11-30T19:37:45.248-07:00Some things would be nice to go back in time. Mos...Some things would be nice to go back in time. Most of my life was as such as I prefer the today.LVhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01853494568526683537noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-10358860522078963162010-11-30T19:17:51.904-07:002010-11-30T19:17:51.904-07:00Woolworth's was such a great store--loved eati...Woolworth's was such a great store--loved eating at the lunch counter when I was a little girl. One a trip to the UK, I was so excited to see they still had woolworth's-- I need to dig out my photos. I think the UK stores have closed now though-- such a shame.Lesahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10463034979567798231noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-90168827742440101392010-11-30T19:11:39.992-07:002010-11-30T19:11:39.992-07:00How cool! I grew up with Woolworth's, so many ...How cool! I grew up with Woolworth's, so many fun things:@)Lynnhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13420480574010238475noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2634971010185114820.post-68066228845451684572010-11-30T19:01:33.078-07:002010-11-30T19:01:33.078-07:00I think I've died and gone to Heaven, Woolwort...I think I've died and gone to Heaven, Woolworth Heaven, that is. Wow, that would be such a fun place to see. Thanks for showing us and Happy Rednesday!craftyleshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07400302405215258750noreply@blogger.com