WARWICK SHOPPERS WORLD
- Several throughout RI - It carried everything from housewares
to clothing "The Original Walmart".
Taken over by Zayre's Then taken over Ames
- Closed in the late 70's.
Taken over by Zayre's Then taken over Ames
- Closed in the late 70's.
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Where was Warwick Shopper's world located? I vaguely remember going there as a kid
ReplyDeletecorner of Hartford Ave. and Killingly Street whaere BDS Discount is next to save-a-lot and on Warwick Ave where the Shaws Market is now
DeleteI remember in the 60's in Middletown it was on West Main road, then became Zayres. Close to one of the gates to get on the Navy base. I was one of those navy brats, proud to say
DeleteThe one in Middletown was located in the samr plaza Home depot is. The building was located where the radio shack and other buildings are now. The original building was knocked down and was in the shape of an "l". I used to play stickball in the back of the building
DeleteThe Warwick location was located near the malls. It's currently a car max. Yup I remember going there as a kid too . And yes it was later on zayres and then Ames. I miss alot of these old stores. Guess I'm just sentimental. Lol.
DeleteI remember two...one was over there on Route 5 where that little triangle of land is where the two roads meet, across from Marshall's (formerly the location of the Cranston Drive In) and the brick building that was old Eclipse plant. The other was on Warwick Avenue somewhere...maybe that big building where Route 37 and Post Road meet?
ReplyDeleteAnd there was the one on Killingly Street; I'd forgotten! We would take the bus to see my Grandma and Grandpa and get off in front of it and walk up to their house.
DeleteIt was located on Warwick Avenue on the Cranston /Warwick Line next to the Pawtuxet River.
ReplyDeleteThat was the first one. Old roller skating rink.
DeleteYup!
DeleteCorrect, Lakewood, Warwick Ave. Where Shaw's is Now!
ReplyDeleteA big one in Middletown, RI. It had "the Cinderalla Room" which sold evening wear and wedding dresses.
ReplyDeletethere was also one in providence on the johnston- providence line on killingly street.it had a toy department and sporting goods in the basement.
ReplyDeleteAs a kid, I remember being able to see the movies playing on the screen at the Cranston Drive-In from the parking lot of WSW on Route 2 while my mother shopped.
ReplyDeleteThe Warwick Ave Shoppers Worlds building at one time was a roller rink. My father mentioned that when I was a kid and when you looked at the ceiling you could see where the rink ended and the addition for the store began.
ReplyDeleteAnyone remember Howdy Burgers (which should be on this gone-but-not-forgotten list) and the House of Bargains across Warwick Ave. from the Shoppers World? We could ride our bikes from Edgewood, buy toys and baseballs and stuff at WSW and the HoB, and stuff our faces with burgers and fries at Howdy's - $100 worth of fun for about six bucks.
ReplyDeleteMy Mom also told me the WSW was a roller rink!My son and his friend worked at Howdy Burgers for a short time!I remember HoB also and Miami Diner just up the street!
DeleteI went there in my 57' Chevy!
DeleteAbsolutely!!
DeleteYes I too remember WSW I have been gone from the RI state for 42 years but i have fond memory's of going their with my Grand Mother, Father,and Mother. Those were the days. My Grand Mother spoke of the roller rink too.
ReplyDeleteHowdy's Beef Burgers - my ex's idea of a date to sit in the parking lot. I was/am a vegan - he got off cheap !!!
ReplyDeleteThere was one on Taunton Ave East Providence it was connected to the old Wampanoug Mall the mall is gone I believe part of the WSW is a marshallls
ReplyDeleteIt is. Marshalls has always been a thriving store there since late 70’s early 1980s. Was definitely there in the early 80s and sold quality good at reduced prices. Still going strong under the same name! Went there this weekend.
DeleteMy brother Jimmy worked at that one I remember he was dressed as Santa one year. I spotted him right away, his red hair was a give away!
DeleteI can't quite recall the WSW in Middletown selling wedding gowns, but maybe it did and I don't remember. I would have no reason to look at wedding gowns at 6 years old! I do remember they had a snack counter in the corner of the store, opposite the checkout lanes, and they was an inside open doorway that connected them to Star Market. You could take bags from WSW into Star Market but not the other way around (and who would want to tote around frozen stuff anyway?)
ReplyDeleteI remember ann & hope having a food court that connected to yes I believe it was a shaws market. Post rd Warwick.
DeleteThat was Stop and Shop.
DeleteI went to the one on Warwick Ave often as a kid. It had a long food counter in the front of the store. There was also a bank and a First National store in the same plaza. Didn't the howdy burger become a Burger Chef?
ReplyDeleteI remember the same!
DeleteI vaguely remember as a kid one being in North Kingstown at Post Road and Frenchtown Road. It became a Zayre, than an Ames. I don't know what is there now, been living in Florida since 2006.
ReplyDeletewhat';s there now is a store called Mill Stores... They sell unfinished furniture... I did a google search, and saw the empty parking lot, but saw other cars in front of other businesses... can't tell if they were still in business or not
DeleteThey went out of business
DeleteAfter Ames took over, Kmart took over with their Coventry (Closed in 1996), Cranston (Relocated in Late 2001 and closed for good in Mid November 2017), Johnston (Closed in 2002), Lincoln (Closed in 2003), Middletown (Closed in 2000), and Warwick (Relocated in 1993 and closed for good in in 2003).
ReplyDeleteJohnston, Lincoln, and Warwick 2 had this logo in the late 90's-Early 2000's: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwi2sf_h57zXAhUH6IMKHcmkBeoQjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FFile%3ABig_Kmart_Logo.png&psig=AOvVaw3ow5o1U7rR0YVZJSPoSCWB&ust=1510705786811882.
Middletown and Cranston 2 had this logo back then (Johnston ,Lincoln, Warwick 2 also had this logo until the late 90's-Early 2000's): https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjEze6B6LzXAhXkzIMKHXEiDUgQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Flogos.wikia.com%2Fwiki%2FKmart_(United_States)&psig=AOvVaw3ow5o1U7rR0YVZJSPoSCWB&ust=1510705786811882.
Coventry, Cranston 1, and Warwick 1 all had this logo before they closed: https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&ved=0ahUKEwjIwomZ6LzXAhUBr1QKHWjPAH4QjRwIBw&url=https%3A%2F%2Fen.wikipedia.org%2Fwiki%2FKmart&psig=AOvVaw0m6mEv35xJISqrhhtwtlo9&ust=1510705902894321.
I remember shopping at the Warwick Shopper's World on Pulaski Blvd. in South Bellingham (Mass.) during the late 60’s through maybe the early-mid-70’s. They had everything including great prices. You could buy popcorn at the front of the store and walk around the store while eating great popcorn. I went there one day to buy, what was really new technology at the time, a battery-powered LED watch (red LEDs and you had to push a button to see the time) and had my bike stolen out front. That was not a very good day. It became a Zayre in later years. That Zayre seemed to remain quite similar to the Warwick Shopper's World and was another store which I liked a lot. Now it is an ugly, over-built Super Stop & Shop (70 Pulaski Boulevard, Bellingham, MA 02019) with a dirty and very dangerous (i.e. crazy) parking lot.
ReplyDeleteYes Lol I grew up in Blackstone loved going there with my mom when I was a kid and do you remember Nyanza another great store in the old mill off Cansl st
DeleteThere was one in Bellingham mass right on the Woonsocket Ri line got my first baseball glove there Joe Dimmagio model lol that was a great store they had everything
ReplyDeleteThank you, I like knowing I wasn't the only one who still remembers Warwick shoppers world I'm Bellingham, Ma. Kool!
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