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F. W. Woolworth Building

F.W.WOOLWORTH BUILDING BUILT BY THE PRIEBE BROTHERS OF RENTON, THE BUILDING OPENED ITS DOORS MARCH 18, 1954. THIS WAS THE FIRST WOOLWORTH STORE IN THE NORTHWEST DESIGNED TO BE 100% SELF SERVICE...


F.W.WOOLWORTH
BUILDING
BUILT BY THE PRIEBE BROTHERS
OF RENTON, THE BUILDING
OPENED ITS DOORS MARCH 18, 1954.
THIS WAS THE FIRST WOOLWORTH STORE
IN THE NORTHWEST DESIGNED TO BE
100% SELF SERVICE AND HOUSED A 25 SEAT
FOUNTAIN LUNCH COUNTER.
THE BUILDING IS AN EXAMPLE
OF THE INTERNATIONAL STYLE OF
ARCHITECTURE.
THIS PROFERTY HAS BEEN PLACED ON THE
NATIONAL REGISTER
OF HISTORIC PLACES
BY THE UNITED STATES
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

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