What Is the Historical Significance Of What You Are Looking At?

21 Comments on What Is the Historical Significance Of What You Are Looking At?

1. it’s the first Wal-Mart.

2. The first shop on Earth targeted for looting by feral negroes angry about some bullshit or another.

3. The only liquor store in Detroit that hasn’t been robbed?

4. Old man Walton didn’t build that alone. The government helped him.

5. First store targeted for extortion by the race-hustling poverty-pimp Al Sharpton?

6. The only store in America that Obola hasn’t destroyed … yet?

7. Sam’s 1st store

8. Putting stripes in toothpaste. I think Pepsident did it first in the 50’s
   What did I win?

9. wal-mart numero uno

10. It’s a store that’s open for business that has an American flag out front… Must be a very old picture.

11. http://www.nps.gov/nr/twhp/wwwlps/lessons/walker/images/wacov2.jpg

    Location of picture?

    First JC Penney Store, anybody else been there?

12. Yes, I’ve been to the saloon next door.

13. “Ho-Zell’s Hair Salon and Crack Wax Emporium”?

14. It is the Walton 5 & 10 on the square in Bentonville. Not the first Wal-Mart (several miles away in Rogers, AR)– this location was always the Ben Frankilin/5 &10. This was not his first store either (Newport, AR). But it was definitely a major building block to the Wal-Mart empire — hence why it is the Wal-Mart museum now.

15. Is that the First JC Penney in Kemmerer, WY?

16. Sorry Frank, I didn’t see your post. I know, because I’ve been there.
    It’s the Fossil Fish mecca, of the USA. Hard work but lots of fun.

17. I’ve never been to NYC, but the place interests me. Since GFY comments here I started reading about Yonkers. Remember the explosion in the park? Close to that time period.
    I read the http://gothamist.com and other sites to see how the regular people live. Like what type of rent for how big a room. Etc.
    Very liberal city….very annoying to me. But. It is what it is.
    I find it interesting how some people rarely leave their area for much of their lives.
    Most people rely on public transportation. That would suck.
    Old mom and pop businesses that are really old but still exist amaze me.
    Anyone know of any types of really old businesses in NYC?
    Not brand name type. Maybe the last name is the business name.

18. Walgreens has a neat history:
    As a result of alcohol prohibition, the 1920s was a successful time for Walgreens. At the time, alcohol was illegal. However, prescription whiskey was available and sold by Walgreens.

    Hence the term ‘medicinal use only’.

19. Is that an Outback out front?

20. 88 miles per hour

21. Cate, you have the fossil fish mecca and location right. Cool place to dig isn’t it!