"Lou Decruss" > wrote in message
...
> On Tue, 22 Jun 2010 13:53:18 GMT, notbob > wrote:
>
>>On 2010-06-22, Christine Dabney > wrote:
>>
>>> Anyone else have memories, even fond memories?
>>
>>Of course!
>>
>>Kress, Woolworths, WT Grant.... they all had lunch counters back in
>>the day.
>
> I forgot about Kress and WT Grant. I thought I remembered Walgreens
> having counters before they changed them to Wag's so I looked.
>
> Looks like they started in 1910 and continued till the 80's
>
> http://www.walgreens.com/marketing/a...tory/hist3.jsp
>
>
> IGA grocery stores also had counters. At least in the 70's.
>
> Googling for Walgreens I found this unrelated Walgreen restaurant menu
> from 1939. Great prices!
>
> http://www.ameshistoricalsociety.org.../walgreens.htm
>
> Lou

Kresge stores in the Detroit area had lunch counters. I always got a club
sandwich.

Jim



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