Friday, April 11, 2014

The letter "W"


W stands for the Old Woodward's Department store which went bankrupt years ago.  This was their famous revolving sign.   info   here1   and  here2



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  1. Wow, I haven't heard the name Woodward's in years.........

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    1. Trobairitz:

      That revolving sign was a Landmark in Vancouver. The Department Store went bankrupt but the sign was preserved and restored, as part of Vancouver's history. I used to shop at Woodward's all the time. They issued me my first credit card

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  2. The W on the tower is cool, but what I like even more is that you also captured the old mural/ad on the building. :-)

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    1. Kathy:

      Army and Navy was our original discount department store. Started with war surplus and now sell lower end goods as they are located in the poorest Zip code in Canada

      I actually worked there part--time when I was in High School in the Toy Department and later in the Baby Department

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