Gift Corner

Gift Corner
Type	Gift, Novelty & Souvenir Stores
Industry	Retail
Fate	Active; sold to Mary Alice Streeter
Founded	1942
Founder(s)	Ada Zufall, founder; Mary Alice Streeter, owner
Headquarters	Wooster, Ohio, United States
Number of locations	135 S Market St, 131 S Market St, Wooster, Ohio
Key people	Ada Zufall; Miriam Kelly; Paul Snowden Kelly; Mary Alice Streeter.
Products	Jewelry, accessories, greeting cards, glassware, ceramics, books and more
Website	http://wccvb.com

Current Contact Information
Address	131 S Market St
City, State, Zip	Wooster, Ohio 44691
Phone	Phone: (330) 264-6117
Contact Person	Mary Alice Streeter
Contact Title	Owner
Last updated	2020-07

Locations

131 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691
135 S. Market St., Wooster, Ohio 44691

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Comprehensive History

In 1942, Mrs. Ada Zufall came to Wooster, Ohio and opened a gift corner on Wooster Public Square. It was known as the Gift Corner. Two years later, her son-in-law, Rev. Paul Snowden Kelly, passed away. Miriam Kelly, widow of Rev. Paul Kelly, pastor of Zion Lutheran and the daughter of Ada Zufall, joined her mom in operating the Gift Corner. Miriam continued to own and operate the Gift Corner following the death of her mother in 1956. In 1972, Miriam sold the business to Mrs. John (Mary Alice) Streeter who continues to own the Gift Corner today.

Prior to coming to Wooster, Zufall owned and operated a similar gift shop on the boardwalk of Ocean City, New Jersey for nearly 30 years.

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Historical documents

Wooster, Ohio Sesquicentennial Celebration, June 14-21, 1958, p. 71.

Timeline

1942 - Established by Ada Zufall
1956 - Business increased, the store next door was added Weirick's Groceries

Notes

First shop was a small corner room
Two years later, the store doubled in size

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