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D108317-5
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- 1957-08-01 (Creation)
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Grand opening of the W.T. Grant Co. department store in Lakewood's Villa Plaza . Grant's staff and other officials joined in celebrating the addition of another large store in the shopping center on August 1, 1957. Manager Charles W. West is fourth from right and E.J. Zarelli of the Villa Plaza Development Co is fourth from the left; others are not unidentified. Grant's, "known for values," had selected the Villa Plaza Shopping Center for its accessibility for families in the area. There was vast free parking and availability of other shops and markets in the shopping center as incentive to draw many customers who may have tired of fighting traffic and parking woes in the downtown area. Once at the shopping center, they could find family fashions, dry goods, home and hardware all under one roof at Grant's. (TNT 7-30-57, p. 2; TNT 7-31-57, A-9)
W.T. Grant Co. (Lakewood); Department stores--Lakewood--1950-1960; Building dedications--Lakewood--1950-1960; Villa Plaza Shopping Center (Lakewood); Shopping centers--Lakewood--1950-1960; West, Charles W.; Zarelli, E.J.;