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Dawahare 109 (old Dawahares building), Whitesburg, KY
This is the former Dawahares department store building located at 272 Main Street in downtown Whitesburg, KY. This store, the second in the Dawahares chain, originally opened in 1935 by Serur F. Dawahare and his family after the success of the first Dawahares store in nearby Neon, KY some years before. Despite the fact that many newer, modern stores (whether they were discount stores (like Wal-Mart and Kmart) or full-featured department stores (such as JCPenney and Goody's) had opened in the region starting in the mid-to-late 1970s, Dawahares had perservered until the mid-to-late 2000s, when they were in dire financial straits. This store, along with many others, had closed around 2008 due to the chain's bankruptcy. Up until around 2016, some local groups use it as a display for special events (such as the Mountain Heritage Parade), when a small group of businessmen decided to open a combination restaurant/gift shop called Dawahare 109 (a nod to Dawahares’ history).
Dawahare 109 (old Dawahares building), Whitesburg, KY
This is the former Dawahares department store building located at 272 Main Street in downtown Whitesburg, KY. This store, the second in the Dawahares chain, originally opened in 1935 by Serur F. Dawahare and his family after the success of the first Dawahares store in nearby Neon, KY some years before. Despite the fact that many newer, modern stores (whether they were discount stores (like Wal-Mart and Kmart) or full-featured department stores (such as JCPenney and Goody's) had opened in the region starting in the mid-to-late 1970s, Dawahares had perservered until the mid-to-late 2000s, when they were in dire financial straits. This store, along with many others, had closed around 2008 due to the chain's bankruptcy. Up until around 2016, some local groups use it as a display for special events (such as the Mountain Heritage Parade), when a small group of businessmen decided to open a combination restaurant/gift shop called Dawahare 109 (a nod to Dawahares’ history).