Word: woolworth
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...Woolworth was bustling with activity only a week ago. But now it is just 16,000 square feet of empty space, covered by men from a construction crew and little else. The last time Woolworth was remodeled was in 1954, the former store manager said...
...only remaining vestiges of the bygone Woolworth dynasty are a few red shopping baskets at the store's entrance and a sign on the floor which announced the store's hours...
...elderly woman wearing a pastel, flower-print scarf stopped to stare into Woolworth on a busy Monday afternoon and then shook her head sadly and walked away when she realized it was closed...
Joanna, an employee at TAD Incorporated Temporary Contract Services on 639 Mass Ave. who didn't want her last name to be printed, said she used to buy "the things you put on the bottom of chairs to prevent their legs from scratching up the floor" at Woolworth...
...Part of Woolworth's charm lay in its eclectic merchandise, which were often so small and obscure that even customers had no idea how to ask for the things they sought...