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Montgomery Ward
1872–2001
“The catalog and the department-store trip.”
Stores
The original mail-order house turned department store — the thick catalog, the appliance floor, the toy department at Christmas. The stores closed in 2001.
Did you go to Montgomery Ward? What do you remember?
The drive, the dance, the heartbreak, the summer. Add a memory of Montgomery Ward.
Community Memories
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Woolworth's
1879–1997
“The five-and-dime with the lunch counter.”
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Service Merchandise
1934–2002
“Fill out the slip, wait for the conveyor.”
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Circuit City
1949–2009
“The big-box electronics trip.”
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RadioShack
1921–2015
“The store with a part for everything.”
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