The former long-time home to an F.W. Woolworth store in El Paso is now on the market with an asking price of just over $3.5 million.
The two-story building at 313 S. Stanton Street was completed in 1949 and shortly afterwards became one of only two Woolworth’s locations in the city.
Located less than ten blocks from the U.S./Mexican border, the building, then bearing the words “El Paisano Cinco y Diez,” served shoppers from around 1954 to 1997 when it was one of 400 stores nationally that were closed by the Woolworth Corporation.
Since that time it has been the home of a clothing store before being transformed into a plasma donation center called Kedplasma.
Designated as a Class C building, the 34,300-square-foot structure is being listed by Boulder Group realtors, which has offices in Denver.
The pioneer of the five-and-dime concept, Woolworth’s at its peak had more than 3,000 stores across the country selling everything from clothing to household furnishings and both birds and goldfish. The outlets were particularly known for their lunch counters featuring a variety of ice cream sodas.
February 21, 2025
By Garry Boulard
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