Front view of Woolworth store
This is a kit from Design Preservation Models that they call the "Roadkill Cafe" that I built in the 1990's but didn't detail until recently. Originally I intended for it to be a small town hardware store. After I added my scratchbuilt one story hardware store to the town of Cimarron, I decided to make this a 5 & 10 store of some kind. Well into the 1960's various small 5 & 10 stores such as FW Woolworth, SS Kresge, T G & Y, and Ben Franklin were common, especially in small towns, but bigger ones served the cities. I made mine a Woolworth because they seemed to be better known, and I did shop there during my grade school years.
Online research indicates that most Woolworth locations used a lot of red trim and usually had red signs with gold letters. Unfortunately, the gold Microscale decals don't show up very well, so I may have to replace this sign later on. After painting the window trim, I added glazing and crude "interiors" cut out from catalogs. I couldn't find any retail interiors the right size, so I opted for colored printing that looks like curtains or floral displays. The trees are made from Woodland Scenics kits. The building is mounted on a styrene base that also includes my Grand Hotel to the right and an alley that leads to a small rear parking lot.
The car is a 1950 De Soto sedan from Mini Metals. You'll see more of those on my streets in the future.
Front view of Woolworth store
This is a kit from Design Preservation Models that they call the "Roadkill Cafe" that I built in the 1990's but didn't detail until recently. Originally I intended for it to be a small town hardware store. After I added my scratchbuilt one story hardware store to the town of Cimarron, I decided to make this a 5 & 10 store of some kind. Well into the 1960's various small 5 & 10 stores such as FW Woolworth, SS Kresge, T G & Y, and Ben Franklin were common, especially in small towns, but bigger ones served the cities. I made mine a Woolworth because they seemed to be better known, and I did shop there during my grade school years.
Online research indicates that most Woolworth locations used a lot of red trim and usually had red signs with gold letters. Unfortunately, the gold Microscale decals don't show up very well, so I may have to replace this sign later on. After painting the window trim, I added glazing and crude "interiors" cut out from catalogs. I couldn't find any retail interiors the right size, so I opted for colored printing that looks like curtains or floral displays. The trees are made from Woodland Scenics kits. The building is mounted on a styrene base that also includes my Grand Hotel to the right and an alley that leads to a small rear parking lot.
The car is a 1950 De Soto sedan from Mini Metals. You'll see more of those on my streets in the future.