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F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware)

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continued to operate the acquired Happy Harry's stores, including the Market Street store, under the Happy Harry's name for some time. The building was purchased by a subsidiary of BPG Property Group in 2008 who now leases the location back to Walgreens and it's opened under the Walgreens name.
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drug store and pharmacy for several years until that company was purchased by Walgreens in 2007.
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When a Woolworth's store, the interior had two sales floors, the current ground floor and the
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operated the store, this location being one of the last to close. The building then housed a
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The building stands at the shopping intersection of 9th and Market streets a block off
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on the 2nd and 3rd stories displays alternating peach and cream vertical stripes of
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Commercial buildings on the National Register of Historic Places in Delaware
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In 1959, Woolworth added a third story which appeared in the original
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Facing the corner with Market Street to the left and 9th to the right.
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National Register of Historic Places listings in Wilmington, Delaware
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Department stores on the National Register of Historic Places
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National Register of Historic Places in Wilmington, Delaware
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History of the National Register of Historic Places
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F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware) is located in Delaware
F. W. Woolworth Building (Wilmington, Delaware) is located in the United States
Wilmington
Delaware
39°44′41″N 75°32′55″W / 39.744644°N 75.548589°W / 39.744644; -75.548589
Art Deco
Downtown Wilmington Commercial Historic District
ID10000079
MPS
Market Street MRA
86003755
department store
Wilmington, Delaware
F. W. Woolworth Company
Happy Harry's
Walgreens

Seattle
art deco
steel frame
facade
terra cotta
lotus
motifs
chamfered
bargain basement

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