Becky Corwin-Adams
ASIN: B00F1QPXOQ
Publisher: Brittdog Publishing
Pages: 114
Do you remember the dime stores of the '60s? Did you ever shop at G.C. Murphy's, Woolworths, or Newberry's? Discount department stores became very popular in the '70s and dime stores began to close. Stores like Kmart, Grant City, Murphy's Mart, Hills, and Ames provided a great shopping experience for American families. Most of these chains closed their doors in the '80s and '90s. The glory days of department store shopping have faded away and we now live in a big box world.I always loved shopping in downtown Defiance, Ohio when I was growing up in the '60s. My favorite store was G.C. Murphy's. The day I celebrated my 16th birthday, I applied for a job at Murphy's. I was hired a few weeks later.After living in North Dakota for four years as a young Air Force wife, I moved back to Ohio. Retail was still in my blood. I always thought I would go back to work at Murphy's someday. By this ...