Difference between revisions of "City Book Store"
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Revision as of 13:32, 7 February 2023
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- Name
- City Book Store
- Retail
- Miscellaneous Store Retailers
- Accommodation and Food Services
- Food Services and Drinking Places
- Brands
- Dairy
- Services
- Book Store
- Founded
- 1897
Wooster,Ohio
- Dissolved
- Date unknown
- Founders
- 120 S. Market St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States
- 117 E. Liberty St., Wooster, 44691, Ohio, United States
"Another of Wooster's attractive and prosperous mercantile establishments is the City Book Store, situated first door east of the Citizens National Bank, The, in the heart of Wooster's shopping district. In connection with books, stationery, office supplies, kodaks and photo supplies, pictures and picture framing, this store conducts a soda fountain in the rear, exclusive from the rest which enjoys a well deserved and growing patronage. A glance at the accompanying photograph will give you an idea as to its arrangement and equipment. [1]
Mr. Burkholder, the proprietor has built up his business through "squal deal" methods, and by anticipating the wants of the people." [2]
Quick Facts
- 1897 - Store opened Public square - 120 S. Market St.
- 1911 - Store moved to an 117 E. Liberty St. location
- 1937 - Store moved back to Public square 120 S. Market St.
- 1956 - Store remolded
- 1915 - George W. Burkholder, Owner - book stores, ice cream & confectioneries - located at SE corner of Public Square in 1912-1913 directory
- 1919 - Dickason & Baird - books - 117 E. Liberty St.
- 1919 - Directory of Wooster and Bloomington, p. 162 Dickason & Baird Proprs - (G W Burkholder)
- 1923 - Donald E. Dickason - books, stationery, phonographs, office supplies, Remington typewriters, p. 17 ad
- 1925 - Alex W. Hamilton - books, office supplies, stationery
- 1928 - Wooster Directory - City Book Store 117 E. Liberty St., Wooster, Ohio - books & stationery, office supplies & furniture/typewriters - Alex W. Hamilton, Proprietor, p. 8, 85, 218
- 1930 - Alex W. Hamilton - office supplies & furniture/typewriters
- 1932 - Alex W. Hamtilon - office supplies & furniture/typewriters
- 1934-1935 - Alex W. Hamilton - office supplies & furniture/typewriters
- 1937 - Alex W. Hamilton - books & stationery
- 1939 - moved to 120 S. Market St.
Gallery
<ref>Posted from Bibliophemera:City Book Store Fan
The Southwestern Way. Wooster Progress. 1914.[3]
Business Letterheads
City Book Store letterhead dated 1954.
City Book Store receipt.
Newspaper articles
1917
ad, [4].
1919
1920
Newspaper citations with no attached images
CityBookStore-1948-Storefront.jpg
- ↑ Wooster Progress (1914). City Book Store.
- ↑ Wooster Progress. 1914, p. 19.
- ↑ The Southwestern Way. Wooster Progress. 1914.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1917-03-30, p. 6.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-10-31, p. 4.
- ↑ Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-11-24, p. 6
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1919-12-22, p. 4.
- ↑ Wooster Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-02, p. 2.
- ↑ Wooster Daily Republican. Wooster, Ohio, 1920-01-23, p. 4