Last night my neighbor and I went downtown to a restaurant that has
been open for about 6 months. It's in the old Woolworth's location
and it had the old, very long lunch counter as well. Lots of tables
and booths, though.

We had crispy fried chicken skins as an appetizer. Meh.

Both of us ordered their "dime store burger" which was a 6 ounce bear
creek beef hamburger. Very, very good and it came with excellent shoe
string fries. She ordered a watermelon cucumber salad instead of fries.

We went upstairs to the bar area which was the old mezzanine when the
store was open for business. Lots of pictures from the 60's when there
was a sit-in at this location in an effort to desegregate. Quite interesting.

http://woolworthonfifth.com/

On 8/10/2018 4:40 PM, wrote:
>
> Last night my neighbor and I went downtown to a restaurant that has
> been open for about 6 months. It's in the old Woolworth's location
> and it had the old, very long lunch counter as well. Lots of tables
> and booths, though.
>
> We had crispy fried chicken skins as an appetizer. Meh.
>
> Both of us ordered their "dime store burger" which was a 6 ounce bear
> creek beef hamburger. Very, very good and it came with excellent shoe
> string fries. She ordered a watermelon cucumber salad instead of fries.
>
> We went upstairs to the bar area which was the old mezzanine when the
> store was open for business. Lots of pictures from the 60's when there
> was a sit-in at this location in an effort to desegregate. Quite interesting.
>
> http://woolworthonfifth.com/
>
How fun!

In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
time ago.

When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.

https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg

Thanks for the memories, Joan!

Jill

On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>
> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
> store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
> Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
> time ago.
>
> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
> cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>
> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>
> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>
> Jill
>
Hey, I like that necklace! Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.

On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>
>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
>> Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
>> time ago.
>>
>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>> cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>
>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>
>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>
>> Jill
>>
> Hey, I like that necklace!

Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.

> Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>
Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
anything. The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
counter in a department store.

Jill

"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
>> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
>>> Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
>>> time ago.
>>>
>>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>>> cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>>
>>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>>
>>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Hey, I like that necklace!
>
> Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.
>
>> Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
>> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>>
> Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
> anything. The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
> counter in a department store.
>
> Jill


Yes, I hated it when the Woolworth's here closed. Who could ever forget
"Evening in Paris" perfume, not that I bought it. LOL

Cheri

On 8/10/2018 7:42 PM, Cheri wrote:
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>>>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis.* IIRC they had fish & chips on
>>>> Friday.* I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>>>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries.* I dunno, I was a long
>>>> time ago.
>>>>
>>>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>>>> cheap costume jewelry.* I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>>>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>>>
>>>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> Hey, I like that necklace!
>>
>> Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.
>>
>>> *Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
>>> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>>>
>> Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
>> anything.* The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
>> counter in a department store.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Yes, I hated it when the Woolworth's here closed. Who could ever forget
> "Evening in Paris" perfume, not that I bought it. LOL
>
> Cheri

I'd forgotten about "Evening in Paris"! I think I bought a bottle of
"Tabu" at Woolworth's once upon a time...

Jill

"Cheri" wrote in message news
"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
> On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
>> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>
>>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
>>> Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
>>> time ago.
>>>
>>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>>> cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>>
>>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>>
>>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>>
>>> Jill
>>>
>> Hey, I like that necklace!
>
> Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.
>
>> Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
>> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>>
> Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
> anything. The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
> counter in a department store.
>
> Jill


Yes, I hated it when the Woolworth's here closed. Who could ever forget
"Evening in Paris" perfume, not that I bought it. LOL

Cheri
==

I remember all that here too, back in the day They all closed down here

On Fri, 10 Aug 2018 16:42:15 -0700, "Cheri" >
wrote:

>"jmcquown" > wrote in message
...
>> On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>>>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
>>>> Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>>>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
>>>> time ago.
>>>>
>>>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>>>> cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>>>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>>>
>>>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> Hey, I like that necklace!
>>
>> Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.
>>
>>> Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
>>> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>>>
>> Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
>> anything. The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
>> counter in a department store.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
>Yes, I hated it when the Woolworth's here closed. Who could ever forget
>"Evening in Paris" perfume, not that I bought it. LOL
>
>Cheri

I loved the look of that bottle. In third grade that was the height
of sophistication

"Cheri" > wrote in message
news
> "jmcquown" > wrote in message
> ...
>> On 8/10/2018 5:35 PM, wrote:
>>> On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 4:22:56 PM UTC-5, Jill McQuown wrote:
>>>>
>>>> In the late 1970's I used to take my lunch break at a small Woolworth's
>>>> store in a shopping mall in Memphis. IIRC they had fish & chips on
>>>> Friday. I think I got a burger and fries there a couple of times, too,
>>>> but seems to me there were crinkle cut fries. I dunno, I was a long
>>>> time ago.
>>>>
>>>> When I finished eating I'd peruse the store for fun little items like
>>>> cheap costume jewelry. I still have a macrame neckace with sliced sea
>>>> shell dangles that I picked up for 50 cents.
>>>>
>>>> https://s22.postimg.cc/z1aiqsb01/shells.jpg
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for the memories, Joan!
>>>>
>>>> Jill
>>>>
>>> Hey, I like that necklace!
>>
>> Same here, which is why I kept it all these years.
>>
>>> Yeah, I miss the 5 and dime stores and the
>>> plate lunches Woolworth served were great, at least to me they were.
>>>
>> Woolworth's was a fun place to shop and didn't cost a fortune to buy
>> anything. The food was pretty good, too, considering it was a lunch
>> counter in a department store.
>>
>> Jill
>
>
> Yes, I hated it when the Woolworth's here closed. Who could ever forget
> "Evening in Paris" perfume, not that I bought it. LOL

I hated when they closed too but it was fortunate for me that I was able to
take advantage of sales in three of them. Got tons of stuff including a set
of casseroles, men's T Shirts, bedding, yarn, gift wrap, and one year I did
almost all of my Christmas shopping at a closing store. Things were 80% off.
Spent perhaps $5 per person and made out like a bandit!

On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 1:40:42 PM UTC-7, wrote:
> Last night my neighbor and I went downtown to a restaurant that has
> been open for about 6 months. It's in the old Woolworth's location
> and it had the old, very long lunch counter as well. Lots of tables
> and booths, though.
>
> We had crispy fried chicken skins as an appetizer. Meh.
>
> Both of us ordered their "dime store burger" which was a 6 ounce bear
> creek beef hamburger. Very, very good and it came with excellent shoe
> string fries. She ordered a watermelon cucumber salad instead of fries.
>
> We went upstairs to the bar area which was the old mezzanine when the
> store was open for business. Lots of pictures from the 60's when there
> was a sit-in at this location in an effort to desegregate. Quite interesting.
>
> http://woolworthonfifth.com/

awwww. I remember that Woolworth's when I lived in Nashville in the 70's.

On Friday, August 10, 2018 at 5:32:39 PM UTC-5, ImStillMags wrote:
>
> > http://woolworthonfifth.com/
>
> awwww. I remember that Woolworth's when I lived in Nashville in the 70's.
>
>
Down a few doors was the Kress store and has now been turned into condos.
I was reading the listing for it and saw the HOA fee and agreement. What
I found amusing was the fee covered grounds keeping which their 'grounds'
is the sidewalk out front, no greenspace at all. Too funny.