A two-story brick building that once housed an F.W. Woolworth Company store in downtown Longmont, Colorado, is now on the market for around $3.4 million.
Located at 380 Main Street, at the corner of Main and 4th Avenue, the structure measures nearly 25,400 square feet and is designated as a Class B building.
The Longmont Woolworth’s was part of a vast network of around 600 five-and-dimes offering a wide variety of apparel, household goods, and toys across the country.
The stores contained everything from “dime parakeets, toasted cheese sandwiches, and Lovelee hairnets,” to “’Evening in Paris’ perfume for Mom, an all purpose ‘4K vegetable peeler’ for the kitchen drawer, and a plastic whirlybird for Grandpa’s garden,” notes author Karen Plunkett-Powell in her 2014 book Remembering Woolworth’s: A Nostalgic History of the World’s Most Famous Five-And-Dime.
The chain thrived for more than half a century until the 1960s and 70s when it faced new and increasing competition from such retail giants as Kmart and Walmart. The company closed its final U.S. stores in 1997.
While many of the one-time Woolworth’s stores have remained empty, others have been repurposed as office space and even newer retail space.
In recent years, the Longmont building has alternatively housed a restaurant and tavern, among other businesses.
Located within Longmont’s National Historic District, the structure saw renovation work in 2013 and 2014, and features 8,500 square feet of office space on its second level.
The property is being listed by the Longmont offices of Re/Max Commercial.
By Garry Boulard
