WebFrank Winfield Woolworth (April 13, 1852 – April 8, 1919) was an American entrepreneur, the founder of F. W. Woolworth Company, and the operator of variety stores known as "Five-and-Dimes" (5- and 10-cent stores or dime stores) which featured a selection of low-priced merchandise. He pioneered the now-common practices of buying merchandise …

WebCharles Sumner Woolworth (August 1, 1856 – January 7, 1947), was an American entrepreneur who went by the nickname of "Sum", opened and managed the world's first five-and-dime store in Scranton, Pennsylvania, and was founder of the "C. S. Woolworth & Co" chain of 5¢ & 10¢ stores.Sum's brother, Frank Winfield Woolworth was first to …

WebIn 1910, Frank Woolworth commissioned the design and construction of the Woolworth Building in New York City.A pioneering early skyscraper, it was designed by American architect Cass Gilbert, a graduate of the MIT architecture school. The building was paid for entirely in cash. It was completed in 1913 and was the tallest building in the world until 1930.

WebLe Woolworth Building est l'un des plus anciens gratte-ciel de l'arrondissement de Manhattan, à New York.Il fait partie des cinquante plus hauts gratte-ciel du pays, avec 57 étages et une hauteur de 241 mètres. Il a obtenu en 1966 la distinction de National Historic Landmark.. Sa construction fut achevée en 1913 selon les plans de l'architecte Cass …

WebThe British branch of the F. W. Woolworth Company, which had been founded in Pennsylvania, F. W. Woolworth & Co. Ltd was founded by Frank Woolworth in Liverpool, England on 5 November 1909. Frank Woolworth had ancestry in Woolley, Cambridgeshire— Frank claimed he had traced his ancestry through the Founding …

WebThe Woolworth Building is an early American skyscraper designed by architect Cass Gilbert located at 233 Broadway in the Tribeca neighborhood of Manhattan in New York City.It was the tallest building in the world from 1913 to 1930, with a height of 792 feet (241 m). More than a century after its construction, it remains one of the 100 tallest buildings in …

WebThe Greensboro sit-ins were a series of nonviolent protests in February to July 1960, primarily in the Woolworth store—now the International Civil Rights Center and Museum—in Greensboro, North Carolina, which led to the F. W. Woolworth Company department store chain removing its policy of racial segregation in the Southern United …

WebFrank Owen Goldberg (Toronto, 28 de febrero de 1929), ... Está situado cerca del Woolworth Building, un rascacielos construido en 1913. El edificio alberga una escuela pública, aunque las aulas no las diseñó Gehry. ... Wikipedia® es una marca registrada de la Fundación Wikimedia, Inc., ...

Web1913 was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar and a common year starting on Tuesday of the Julian calendar, the 1913th year of the Common Era (CE) and Anno Domini (AD) designations, the 913th year of the 2nd millennium, the 13th year of the 20th century, and the 4th year of the 1910s decade. As of the start of 1913, the …

WebDas Woolworth Building ist ein historisches Hochhaus am Broadway in Manhattan, New York City.Es wurde zwischen 1910 und 1913 erbaut. Der Bau kostete seinen Eigentümer Frank Winfield Woolworth 13,5 Millionen US-Dollar, die er in bar bezahlte. Mit 241 Metern war es bis zur Fertigstellung des Bank of Manhattan Buildings (heute 40 Wall Street) an …