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F.W. Woolworth
Jimmy has links to 3 "F.W. Woolworth" Web sites.
F.W. Woolworth Building Greensboro, North Carolina,
The Woolworth's Five & Dime in Greensboro, North Carolina, is historically significant for a unique sit-in that empowered student activists for the next decade and changed the face of segregation forever
http://www.nps.gov/history/nr/travel/civilrights/nc1.htm
FRANK WINFIELD WOOLWORTH
He saw an opportunity to open an entire store around the concept of variety merchandising, at a cost of no greater than a dime ..
http://www.watertown-ny.gov/history/woolworth.html
The Woolworth Building
The Woolworth Building, completed in 1913, stands at a height of 792 feet, 1 inch. Conceived by Frank W. Woolworth.... it was designed and built to be the tallest building in the world.
http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/medny/buttowski/
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