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It was then leased to the S. H. Kress Company. At the time, Kress was a national chain of 150 five-and-dime stores located mainly in the South. Coleman was the owner of a wholesale produce company ...

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After 23 years of business, the owners of the Ben Franklin Store, Barbara Henderson and her son, Patrick Doherty, are closing shop for good. Henderson and Doherty have owned the five-and-dime ...

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Douglas. There was one in the McLellan Stores Co., a five-and-dime at 121 E. Douglas. And the W.T. Grant Co. department store at 201 E. Douglas also had a lunch counter in the basement.

The term “five and dime” describes 1950s-era stores that sold cheap, low-quality household items at discounted prices. “Five and Dime” stores were popular for a time, but their reputation ...