Woolworth-McCrory Building, 2001

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Title

Woolworth-McCrory Building, 2001

Alternative Title

Woolworth-McCrory Building

Subject

Orlando (Fla.)
Buildings--Florida
Retail stores
Five-and-ten-cent stores

Description

The Woolworth-McCrory Building, located at 101 South Orange Avenue in Downtown Orlando, Florida, in 2001. Woolworth's was a retail company established by Frank Winfield Woolworth in 1879. McCrory's was a chain of five-and-dime stores established by John Graham McCrorey in 1882.

The Art Moderne-style structure in Downtown Orlando, with parts from an 1888 building, was constructed in 1942 by the J. G. Stores Corporation. McCrory operated its store and headquarters at this location until 1989. In 2003, the building was demolished.

Creator

Cook, Thomas

Source

Original color digital image by Thomas Cook, 2001: Private Collection of Thomas Cook.

Date Created

2001

Is Part Of

Thomas Cook Collection, RICHES of Central Florida.

Format

image/jpg

Extent

104 KB

Medium

1 color digital image

Language

eng

Type

Still Image

Coverage

Woolworth-McCrory Building, Downtown Orlando, Florida
Woolworth's, Downtown Orlando, Florida
McCrory's, Downtown Orlando, Florida

Accrual Method

Donation

Mediator

History Teacher
Economics Teacher
Geography Teacher
Humanities Teacher
Visual Arts Teacher

Provenance

Originally created by Thomas Cook and published by RICHES of Central Florida.

Rights Holder

Copyright to this resource is held by Thomas Cook and is provided here by RICHES of Central Florida for educational purposes only.

Curator

Cepero, Laura

Digital Collection

Source Repository

Private Collection of Thomas Cook

External Reference

Rajtar, Steve. A Guide to Historic Orlando. Charleston, SC: History Press, 2006.
Logsdon, Donna G. "McCrory's Must Exit Downtown." Orlando Sentinel, August 17, 1989. http://articles.orlandosentinel.com/1989-08-17/business/8908172200_1_woolworth-downtown-orlando-mccrory.

Still Image Item Type Metadata

Original Format

1 color digital image

Citation

Cook, Thomas, “Woolworth-McCrory Building, 2001,” RICHES, accessed December 30, 2024, https://richesmi.cah.ucf.edu/omeka/items/show/1718.

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