Got a note from Louise (Hubbert) Decker and she had the following F. W. Woolworth Menu attached and it really brought back some memories:
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I don't remember the F. W. Woolworth Store having a food bar, but do remember the M. H. Fishman Store on the corner of Main & Kingman Street having one. Never went to St. Albans without going to Fishman's. It was a store with three stories. As you went in, you could go down stairs where there was skads of stuff, and on the main floor over to the left was their food place, with what I think were the best hot dogs you could find. The hot dog buns were steamed and the hot dogs were on some kind of rollers that kept them rolling and they were always plump and juicy. Nothing could beat that hot dog in a warm steamed roll. Don't remember what the price was, but it sure was good. I believe the owner of the M. H. Fishman Stores lived in Vergennes, but a search of the Internet did not come up with anything.
The F. W. Woolworth Store was several stores down from M. H. Fishman and was known as the 5 and 10 cent store. They had lots of bulk candy there. They would scoop it out with a scoop and weigh it and then put it in white wax lined bags for you. Things like Chocolate Covered Peanuts, Vanilla Chocolate Drops, Chocolate Stars and just about everything plus several kinds of peanuts.
Its too bad that Downtown St. Albans doesn't have a M. H. Fishman Store. I am sure that would certainly attract some people down town. I doubt however that they could ever have a 5 & 10 cent store as even the dollar store is having trouble finding stuff to sell for a dollar.
Anyhow, Louise, thanks for sending me that menu, you got me on another roll about the old days. Never was much of a shopper, but I could spend hours in those two stores.