musings a go go

Woolco is another store from my childhood that is gone with the wind. It was the mass market/discount spin off store of Woolworth's. This was a late response due to S.S. Kresge Corporation, the predecessor of Kmart, converting their 5 and dime stores into K-marts. I can still remember the distinctive red W on the store fronts of the Woolcos. The one I remember most was the anchor of Mellor Park Mall in El Dorado--it eventually went out of business in 1982 (they all officially went out of business in 1983) and some were converted into Wal-Mart's as in the case in El Dorado. Anyway, Stephanie and I were sharing a memory about a pen I got at Woolco's in El Dorado during their "going out of business sale". It was a mouse shaped pen with the nose being the pen tip. Notice in the picture, the store is closing--LOL.