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Ben Franklin Store

the Ben Franklin Store was the heart of my home town long before Walmart

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Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/11/2016 3:16:00 PM

seeing what you wrote me on my comment here. Yep, ice cream today is like almost half what you used to get!!

Robert Heemstra
Date: 4/11/2016 7:04:00 PM

It certainly was!

Constance La France

Date: 4/3/2016 4:39:00 PM

Robert, oh I see you love history also, great write, sad to see those home town stores go to be replaced by box stores ~

Robert Heemstra
Date: 4/3/2016 5:25:00 PM

Thank you Broken Wings! I would walk by the Ben Franklin Store on my way school and sometimes when I had some coins I'd be able to buy some penny candies!

Charlie Smith

Date: 4/3/2016 1:49:00 PM

The sad saga of main streets demise, Walmart...

Robert Heemstra
Date: 4/3/2016 5:32:00 PM

So true, Charlie! No more five-and-dime stores! Today, Dollar stores are the five-and-dimes of yesteryear!

Andrea Dietrich

Date: 4/3/2016 12:51:00 PM

sounds cool like the old woolsworths store and Cohns, which had the sundae counter to sit at. Miss those days.

Robert Heemstra
Date: 4/3/2016 5:37:00 PM

I remember that too! Seems like there were more icecream back than too!