STORES
(Clothing, Department, Furniture, Housewares, 5 & 10, Varity)
| Name | Address | Photo(s) |
|---|---|---|
| Please Note: We have hundreds of photos and data files to sort. The files and additions will be added in batches after editing. | ||
| Abe's | • 709 W. 8th Street, 1943 • 826 W. 9th Street, closed 1967 |
YES |
| Ace Dress Shop | 309 Maryland Avenue | YES |
| Ace Hardware Store | 414 Maryland Avenue | YES |
| Adams Clothes | 716 Market Street Opened in 1937; Closed in 1972 |
YES |
| Alexander's | 406 Market Street | YES |
| Alfred Carlis Children's Shop |
First located at 839 Orange Street, 1953. Relocated to
109 W. 9th Street and expanded to next door at 111
in 1972. The Wilmington store was sold in 1992 and
operated as Carlis Boutique. After four years, the new
owner closed it in 1996. Two additional stores were located at Midway Shopping Center and Tri-State Mall. |
YES |
| Alfred's Men's Shop | 804 Market Street Alfred Greenberg, owner |
YES |
| Allemann Clock Shop | 918 Orange Street • Later, 907 Orange Street |
YES |
| B. C. Allen Furniture Company | 837 King Street | YES |
| Allied Radio & Television Company | • 1406 Market Street • 1320 Washington Street |
YES |
| Almarts | Concord Mall; Kirkwood Highway | YES |
| Almo Radio | • 111 W. 6th Street • 1122-24-26 French Street |
YES |
| Al's Sporting Goods/Loan | 210 Market Street | YES |
| Amber Tile | 221 W 4th Street | YES |
| Ames Department Store | Penn Mart Shopping Center, New Castle | YES |
| Angelo's | 101 S Ogle Avenue | YES |
| Annette Sweet Shop | 2424 Market Street | YES |
| Antoine's Furniture | 1050 S. Market Street | YES |
| Antoine Jewelers | 307 W. Fourth Street, 1948-1956 | YES |
| Artcraft Electric Supply Company | 208 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Arthur's Apparel Shop | 700-702 Market Street Founded by Theodore Tuckerman in 1918; he retired in 1950. |
YES |
| Arts & Crafts Shop | 2301 Main Road, Roselle | |
| Atlantic Appliance | • 3737 Kirkwood Highway, 1971-1977
• Triangle Mall, Rt 273 & Churchman's Road, 1972-1975 • The Atlantic Appliance Store on Kirkwood Highway was purchased in 1977 by Tandycrafts for use as a floor covering business. |
YES |
| Atlantic Thrift Center | 30th & Govenor Printz Boulavard | YES |
| Avenue Dress Shop | 1609 Pennsylvania Avenue | YES |
| Avenue Gift Shop | 414 Delaware Avenue | YES |
| Avenue Men's Shop | 1703 Pennsylvania Avenue | YES |
| Bacher's Shoe Reparing | • 206 W. 8th Street • Formerly 703 Orange Street |
YES |
| Bag & Baggage | 9th & Tatnall Streets | YES |
| Bailey's (Mary A) | 227 W. 9th Street Ground floor of the old Goldey Building |
YES |
| Bamberger & Robbins | • 204-208 W. 7th Street • Also, 1003 Delaware Avenue and the Concord Plaza, Silverside Road |
YES |
| Baynard Optical Company Organized in 1916 |
• 5th & (423) Market Streets • 1003 Delaware Avenue • Concord Plaza, Silverside Road |
YES |
| Beck Shoe Company | 603 Market Street | YES |
| Bed & Bath | 603 Market Street | |
| Beehive Company | DuPont Building | YES |
| Bellefonte Supply | • 4059 New Castle Avenue • 208 Governor Printz Blvd. |
YES |
| Bendheim's Shoes | 708-710 Market Street | YES |
| Bennett's Five & Ten | Fairfax Shopping Center | YES |
| Ben's Auto Body | Palmer's Row near Vandever Avenue | YES |
| Ben's Shoe Store | • 3rd & King Street • Later, 611 King Street |
YES |
| Berger Brother's | • 236 King Street • 103 E. 3rd Street • 4307 Governor Printz Boulevard Martin Berger took over the store in 1945 that was started by his parents in 1919. |
YES |
| Berger's Records | 610 King Street | YES |
| Bernard's Dress Shop | 216 W. 9th Street | YES |
| J. Elmer Betty & Sons | • 407 Delaware Avenue • 203 West 9th Street • 3903 Lancaster Avenue • 301 Delaware Avenue • 832 OR 836 Market Street • 704 Market Street |
YES |
| Bill's Clothes (The Men's Store) | 401 Market Street; moved from 204 Market Street in 1941 The original owners, Herbert and david Freeman sold the store to Alfred Renzi, Sr. in 1971. The store closed in 1988. |
YES |
| Bird-Speakman | 917-919 Tatnall Street | YES |
| Blum's Little Folks Shoppe | 708 King Street | YES |
| Bootery | 200 W. 9th Street, at Orange | YES |
| Boyd's Flowers | Opened in 1900
• 2013 Pennsylvania Avenue • 216 W. 10th Street • 824 Market Street |
YES |
| Bradlees Department Store | • Pike Creek Shopping Center • Concord Mall • 1985-2000, Bradlees closing |
YES |
| Bradly Clothes | 405 Market Street | YES |
| Braiger & Sklar, Inc. | • 11 East 7th Street (1927)
• 839 Market Street • 107 West 8th Street • 413 Market Street |
YES |
| Braiger's, Optical | 403 Market Street | YES |
| Brait's Men's Shop | • 424 Market Street • 804 Market street, closed in 1975 |
YES |
| Brand (John H) Company | 501 Shipley Street Opened in 1918. |
YES |
| Brandywine Hardware Company | 1910 Market Street, opened 1947-1952 | YES |
| Brandywine Hobby Shop | 2007 Market Street | YES |
| Brandywine Little Shop | 2107 Market Street | YES |
| Brandywine Radio Shop | 2426 Market Street | YES |
| Braunstein's | • 610-612 Market Street, 1914-1921 • 704-706 Market Street, 1922-1983 • Merchandise Mart and Newark |
YES |
| Brennan Furniture | 221 Market Street | YES |
| Brill's Men's Clothes | 405 Market Street, 1932-1945 then moved to 4 W 4th Street Other businesses to occupy 405 Market Street since 1900: • S. H. Staats Ladies Ware, 1900-1930 then moved to 111 W. 9th street • Copley Clothes Company, 1930-1932 • Bradly Clothes, 1945-1948 • Burtons Clothes, 1949-1980 • House of Deals, 1984-1986 • Sports Connection, 1999-2002 • Vacant, 2002- |
YES |
| Brintons Flower Shop | 312 W. 7th Street 701 S. Union Street |
YES |
| Brite-Lite Supply | • 24 Germay Drive • 218 S. Maryland Avenue |
YES |
| Brodinsky's Dry Goods | 219 Maryland Avenue Operated by Oscar Brodinsky 1926-1966 |
YES |
| Brofsky (Foley) | • 825 Market Street • 809 Market Street • 719 Market Street |
YES |
| Bryan Dance Studio | 1910 Market Street | |
| Bunny Junction Store | Hare's Corner, Rts. 13, 40 & 273 | YES |
| Burkhard Electric Company | 101 S Maryland Avenue, Elmhurst | YES |
| Burton's Clothes | 405 Market Street | YES |
| Buten's Paints | 3302 Market Street | YES |
| P. J. Butler Furniture Company | 219-221 Market Street | YES |
| Butler's Books/Stationary | • 415 Market Street • Washington Street & Concord Avenue |
YES |
| C. W. Crew, Watchmaker | 319 Delaware Avwnue | YES |
| Caldor Department Store | • Miller Road Shopping Center, from 1985-1992 it was former location for AMES, Zayre, Gaylords and originally in 1959, Oberly Brick Company. A fire in 1971 destroyed the original building. • 1251 Centerville Road, Prices Corner • 1992 Pencader Plaza, • DE 72 & DE 4, a former W. T. Grant store |
YES |
| Capital Army & Navy Goods Store | 216 Market Street | |
| Carl Cobin Shoes | 834 Market Street | YES |
| John A. Carlson | 823 Market Street | YES |
| Carney's Camera Center | 2015 Kirkwood Highway | YES |
| Caruso Shoe | 706 West 9th Street | YES |
| Casasnovas Service Center | 111 W. 8th Street | YES |
| T. H. Cappeau | Delaware Avenue at DuPont Street | |
| Chappell Jewelers | • 401 Delaware Avenue • 406 Delaware Avenue, 1964 • 10th & Shipley Streets, 1965 |
YES |
| Charm Bar | 802 Market Street | YES |
| Charle's | 220 W. 10th Street | |
| Children's Corner | 830 Market Street | YES |
| Children's Mart | 804 King Street | YES |
| Clark & Tatman | 2901 Lancaster Avenue | YES |
| Cohen Brothers | • 515-517 Market Street, 1902 • 504 N Madison Street • Moved across the street to 509-513 Madison Street, 1952 • Relocated to 308-312 Market Street, 1963 • Also: 4010-4014 DuPont Highway |
YES |
| Collins Gift Shop | 303 Delaware Avenue | YES |
| Colonial TV & Appliance Company | James H. Angelo, Sr., founder and owner First location was a food market, Cleveland & Watson Avenues, in Colonial Heights, 1929-1948 Expanded and moved to 102-104 N. Union Street 1952-1955 1709 Lancaster Avenue, 1955- New Road, Elsmere, 1969-1975 closed after a fire destroyed the building. The location later became a Family Dollar Store and most recently, a Dollar General Store |
YES |
| Colonial Rug & Carpet Company | 8th & Tatnall Streets | YES |
| Colonial Stamp & Coin Company | 1917 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Color Tile | • 3737 Kirkwood Highway • 315 Chesmar Plaza |
YES |
| Colton's Dry Cleaning & Cold Storage | • 115 W 9th Street • 1225 Market Street • Marion Avenue & Brandywine Blvd., Bellefonte |
YES |
| Concors Supply Company | • 110 "A" Street • 200 King Street • 800 East 13th Street |
YES |
| Cooper's Home Furniture, Inc | • 212 Market Street • 219 King Street |
YES |
| Corner Cupboard | 1003 West Street | YES |
| Corset Shop | 9th Street at Market & King Streets | YES |
| Crockery Den | • 712 Market Street 7/14/1933-1938 • 812 Market Street, 1938-1977 A fire in 1953 caused the store to be closed for repairs |
YES |
| Crosby & Hill | • 220-222 Market Street (1878-) • 605-609 Market Street |
YES |
| Cummins & Maloney | 923 Market Street | YES |
| Custom Sport Shop | Naamans & Faulk Roads | YES |
| D & M Radio & Electronics Company | 215 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Davis (Millard F) Established 1879 |
• 9 E. 2nd Street, 1879 • 831 Market Street, 1908; closed 1970 |
YES |
| De Courcelle's | Opened 1947, closed 1979 • 202 W. 8th Street • 3919 Kirkwood Highway |
YES |
| deLane Millinery 1948-1976 |
504 Market Street | YES |
| Del-Mar Television & Appliance Center | 1815 Lancaster Avenue | YES |
| Delaware Army & Navy Store | 411 Market Street | YES |
| Delaware Electronic Supply | 205 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Delaware Hardware Company | 2nd & Shipley Streets | YES |
| Delaware Home Furnishing Company | 406 King Street | |
| Delaware Novelty House | 9-11-13 E. 2nd Street | YES |
| Delaware Photo Supply | 4th & Orange Streets | YES |
| Delaware Power and Light | • 834 Market Street • 600 Market Street, 1932 • 800 King Street, 1972 |
YES |
| Delaware Stamp & Coin Company | 925 Market Street, then 823 Orange Street, 1945 relocated to 810 Orange Street, late 1940s |
YES |
| Del-Mar Television & Appliance Center | 1815 Lancaster Avenue | YES |
| Dial Shoes | 604 Market Street, later, 709 Market Street | YES |
| Diamond Products Company | 218 Washington Street Formerly location, 1118 Washington Street |
YES |
| Diane Shop | 1715 Marsh Road | YES |
| DiMauro's Children's Clothing | 813 duPont Street | YES |
| Disitro Tailors | 610 W. 8th Street | YES |
| Donald's Clothes 1942-1958 |
204 Market Street Taken over by Goldenberg's, 1958 |
|
| Doubet (Carl A) 1938-1991 |
10th & Orange Streets | YES |
| Double O Applance & Car Repair | 2nd & Orange Streets | |
| Drucker Furniture Company 1934-1957 |
6 W 3rd Street | YES |
| Durso Shoe Repair | Seventh & French Streets, 1941-1968 Elsmere, 1968-1977 |
YES |
| Eagle Furniture Company | • 1050 S. Market Street • 162 E. Main Street, Newark |
YES |
| East Lynn's Dress Shop | ||
| Economy Cigar Store | 400 Market Street | YES |
| Eddy Duchin Piano Studios | 216 W. 9th Street | YES |
| Edmor Sport Togs | 814 Market Street | YES |
| Edward's | 414 Market Street | |
| Eleanore Wells | 416 Delaware Avenue | |
| Elizabeth Joseph | 17 E. 7th Street | YES |
| Ellison's Gift Shop | 835 Market Street, 1956-1959 Opened first at 410 Delaware Avenue in 1938 |
YES |
| Enright's Candy Kitchen | 2131 Market Street | |
| Elsmere Shoe Hospital | 13 Sanders Avenue | YES |
| Eppe's Department & Army & Navy Stores | • 308 Market Street • Store opened in 1922 at 511 Market Street • In 1943 it moved to 308-314 Market and finally closed its doors in the late 1950’s |
YES |
| Fabric House | Tri-State Mall | |
| Fabric Shop | Several locations: 233 Market Street (1935-1936) • 6 E. 7th Street (1936-1958) • 507 Market Street (1949-1970) |
YES |
| Fairfax Floor & Furniture Company | 2117 Concord Pike Opened in 1950 |
YES |
| Family Thrift Center | • 2012 W. Newport Pike • Also, Reivers Home Center 1974-1975 • Electric Gramophone 1976-1979 • A & P Food Market -1974 |
YES |
| Fanny Farmer | • 601 Market Street Opened in 1943-1960 • Wilmington Merchandise Mart • Tri-State Mall (1970) |
YES |
| Fashion Bug | • Concord Mall • Merchandise Mart • College Square, Newark |
YES |
| Fashion Shop | 213 W. 9th Street | YES |
| Father & Son Shoes | 404 Market Street | YES |
| Feeney (John T), Inc | 711 Shipley Street | YES |
| Feinberg, H Furniture Company | • 806-808 King Street • Warehouse, 216 W. 6th Street damaged by fire, 1941 |
YES |
| Feinberg, Peter, Inc | 230 King Street | YES |
| Feingold's Family Outfitters | • 8th & Kirkwood Streets, Opened in 1915 • Relocated to 11-13-15 E. 7th Street, 1924-1964 |
YES |
| Fel & Peoples Hardware | 507 Market Street | YES |
| Finkel's | 804 Market Street | YES |
| Fiorentino Department Store | 405 Lincoln Street | YES |
| Fisher's Ladie's Shop | • 805 Market Street • 225 W. 9th Street |
YES |
| Flagg Brothers Shoes | 833 Market Street | YES |
| Ford Flower Shop | 2130 W. 8th Street | YES |
| Forsythe Shoes | 715 Market Street | |
| Franklin Simon | Merchandise Mart (1962-1971) | YES |
| Frank's Radio Tubes | 3rd & Market Streets | YES |
| French Shop | 834 Market Street | YES |
| Fritz Furniture, Inc. | 5th & Shipley Street (1908-1916) | YES |
| Froggies Den | 710 West Center Street, Dobbinsville | YES |
| Frost Store | • 915 Shipley Street • 11th & West Streets • 845 Tatnall Street |
YES |
| Fulton Paper | • 104 E. 4th Street • 403 N. Van Buren Avenue • Broom Street & Concord Avenue • Newaark |
YES |
| Furniture Town | New Castle Farmers Market | |
| Garrett Miller Company |
4th & Orange Streets It started out in 1893 as an electrical construction and supply company, then a Philco wholesale distributor in 1945. They entered appliance sales in 1974. The business relocated to 3rd & Greenhill Avenue in 1966 and closed in 1997 |
YES |
| Garrett-Galloway | 916 Delaware Avenue | YES |
| Gaylord's |
3600 Miller Road and Lea Boulevard, 1959-1985 Originally the location of the Oberly Brick Company After 1985, it was the location of Zayre Corp., followed by Ames Department Store. Caldor Corp. took over in 1992 and went into bankruptcy in 1995 and closed in 1999. |
YES |
| George, Hugh A. Company | 718 Market Street, 1925-1930 905 Shipley Street, 1930-1972 |
YES |
| George's Hobby Center | 503 W. 7th Street | YES |
| Gewehr Piano Company | • 202-204 W. 9th Street (1911-1914) • 216 W. 9th Street (1914-1930) • 212-214 W. 9th Street (1930-1969) |
YES |
| Gilbrides | 310 W. 9th Street | YES |
| Glen, David Ready To Paint Furniture Company | 30th & Governor Printz | |
| Globe Photo-Engraving Company | 8th & Orange Streets | YES |
| Golden Dawn Hosiery Shop | 724 Market Street 1928-1956 |
YES |
| Goldenberg Army & Navy Surplus | 200 Market Street and 3 E. 2nd Street 1945-1976 |
YES |
| Golt's Miss & Tot Shop | 113 W. 9th Street 1925- |
YES |
| Good Deal Home Furnishing Company | 412 King Street | |
| Govatos | 403 Market Street (1894-1914) 8th & Market Streets (1910-2020) 3013 Lancaster Avenue (1975-1979) 3101 Concord Pike & Silverside Road (Talleyville Shopping Center) (1979-2024) |
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| Grants, W. T. | • 705 Market Street • Crossroads Shopping Center • Midway Shopping Center • Newark |
YES |
| Greens, H. L. Company | 610-612 Market Street Took over the old Silver's Store 1951-1971 |
YES |
| Groll's Sewing Machine Store | 621 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Grossi's Mens Apparel | 1931 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Grossman Electric Supply | 4th & Orange Streets | YES |
| Grubb Lumber Company | 215 W. Front Street (Front & Orange Streets) Founded 1922, merged with Warner Company, once a sand, gravel and concrete business. |
YES |
| Guilford's Men's Shop | 419 Market Street | YES |
| Hampton Warehouse Outlet Store | 1111 Arnold Avenue, New castle | YES |
| Hance Hardware | 6 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Hanover Shoe Company | 602 Market Street | YES |
| Hardcastle & Sons, Inc. | 417 Shipley Street | YES |
| Harold's | 823 Market Street | YES |
| Harris Diamonds | 503 Market Street | YES |
| Norman I. Harris Jewelers | 503 Market Street | YES |
| Harris & Groll | 7th & Market Street | YES |
| Harrison Furriers | 220 N. Harrison Street | YES |
| Harvey Hall | 802 French Street | |
| C. W. Hazel & Sons | 111 West 11th Street | YES |
| Hechinger | 4433 Kirkwood Highway, Milltown, Closed 1999 | YES |
| R. M. Hedger Floor coverings/carpets |
1611 Pennsylvania Avenue | YES |
| High Point Hardware | 401 Philadelphia Pike, Holly Oak | |
| Hiltex Clothes Shop | 304 Market Street | |
| Hobby Center | 845 Tatnall Street | YES |
| Hobby House | Midway Shopping Center | YES |
| Hoffman's Clothing, Furniture & Carpets | Third & Shipley Streets | YES |
| Holiday Spa Health Club | 9th & Shipley Streets 5515 Concord Pike |
YES |
| Holiday Shoes | 711 Market Street | |
| Home Budget Center | 4461 Kirkwood Highway | YES |
| Honey Bee | Fairfax Shopping Center | |
| Hoy's 5 cent & 10 cent; Store | • 206 N. Union Street • Merchandise Mart • 308 Delaware Avenue, New Castle • 636 S. Maryland Avenue |
YES |
| Huber & Company | 216 W. 9th Street | YES |
| Hudson Supply Company | 117 Market Street | YES |
| Hurley-Powel | 713-715-717 King Street | YES |
| Hurlock's Furniture Co. | 7th & Poplar Streets | YES |
| Innes Sewing Machine & Appliance Company | 2400 Market Street | YES |
| J. C. Penney's | • Prices Corner • Merchandise Mart |
YES |
| J-D Jewelers | 403 Market Street | YES |
| Jack & Jill Juvenile Furniture | 4308 Market Street | YES |
| Jack's Card Shop | 702 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Jacoby's Department Store | 224-226 Market Street | YES |
| Jamesway | Claymont & Newark | YES |
| James Furniture | 8th & Walnut Street | |
| James Shop | 218 Market Street | |
| Jarome's Housewares & Toys | 620 King Street | YES |
| Jay's | 211 Market Street | YES |
| Jefferson Ward | ||
| Jesse Auto Service | 119 Market Street | YES |
| Jewel Box | 211 West 9th Street | YES |
| Joan Roberts Children's Clothing | 18th Street & Augustine Cutoff | YES |
| John's Bargain Store | 607 Block Market Street | YES |
| Joy Hosiery Shop | 828 Market Street | |
| Joy Trimming Company | 227 W. 9th Street | YES |
| Joyce Potter School of Dance | 2300 Baynard Boulevard | YES |
| Joyce Shop | 712 Market Street | YES |
| Justis Brothers | • Market & Mary Streets, Newport • Edge Moor Shopping Center |
YES |
| Kammerer Hardware | Continental Shopping Center, DuPont Highway | YES |
| Kane, John W | 511 Market Street | YES |
| Kassees Brothers Dry Goods | 528 Lincoln Street | |
| Katz's Children's Shop | • 1727 W. 4th Street • 2931 Washington Street |
YES |
| Kaufman Glass Company | 1211-17 French Street | YES |
| Kee Supply Company | 3rd & Greenhill Avenue | YES |
| Keene Hardware | Newark Shopping Center | YES |
| Keil's Appliance, Music & Tire Center | Established 1919, closed in 1971 • 11th & Tatnall Streets, 1919-1971 |
YES |
| Keller Cleaners | 1607 Pennsylvania Avenue | YES |
| Rube Kelrick & Son | 407 Shipley Street | YES |
| Kendall China Shop | 219 West Ninth Street | YES |
| Kennard-Pyle | 617-627 Market Street | YES |
| Kenyon, Inc | 203 Market Street | YES |
| Kiddie Marts | Kirkwood Highway, Elsmere | YES |
| Kiddie World | • Naamans Road • 2800 Concord Pike • Brookside Shopping Center • 3626 Kirkwood Highway |
|
| Kids R Us | Churchmans Road & DE Route 7 | YES |
| Kinney Shoes | Merchandise Mart, Governor Printz Boulevard | YES |
| Klevan (Joseph) | 214 Market Street | |
| Knowle's Music & Hobbies Opened in 1941 |
• 212 W. 7th Street • 407 shipley • 515 shipley • 407 Market Street • Independence Mall Files bankruptcy petition 1968 |
YES |
| Kraft Hardware Company | 1221 Washington Street | |
| Kresge's, S S | 801 Market Street | YES |
| Kuschan's, Inc. | 415 King Street | YES |
| L & H | • 313 Market Street • 6 W. 4th Street, one of several businesses to locate at the site of the former Success Store. |
YES |
| Henry I. Law | 6th & Shipley Street ?-1972 |
YES |
| LeCompte Company | Delaware Avenue & Union Street | YES |
| Leed's Bond Clothes | • 511 Market Street • 606 Market Street |
YES |
| Leibowitz | 224-226 Market Street | YES |
| Lee’s Home Furnishings | 223 King Street | |
| LeMars 7th Heaven of Fashion | 2½ East 7th Street | YES |
| Leonard's | 314 Market Street | |
| LeRoy's | 509 Market Street | YES |
| Levitt's Charm Bar | 802 Market Street | YES |
| Levitt's Jewelry Company | 806 Market Street | YES |
| Levitt's Clothing Dep't. | 814 Market Street | YES |
| Levitz Furniture | Naamans Road & I-95 | YES |
| Levy's Kumfort Shoes | 223 Market Street | YES |
| Levy's Sporting Goods | 421 Market Street | YES |
| Lieberman's Company | 5th & Market Street | YES |
| Liebman & Company | 410 King Street | YES |
| Lincoln Camera Shop | 509 Lincoln Street 528 Lincoln Street Delaware Avenue & Union Street |
YES |
| Lincoln Fashions Dress Shop | 4th & Lincoln Streets | YES |
| Lincoln News Shop | 1900 W 4th Street | YES |
| Linen Mart | 827-829 Market Street | YES |
| Lippencott | 306-314 Market Street | YES |
| Little Folks Shop | 823 Market Street | YES |
| Little Hat Shop | 216 West Ninth Street | YES |
| Louis Furriers, Inc. | 1215 Market Street | YES |
| Lou's Shoe Repair | 4th & Franklin Streets | |
| Lowe's | Rt.7, Stanton 1165 N. Du Pont Highway, Dover |
YES |
| Lucille's Dress Shop | 9th & King Streets; 712 Market Street | YES |
| Lyons | Market Street | YES |
| MacAbee's Record Shop | • 2 East 7th Street • 610 Orange Street • 910 Orange Street |
YES |
| Mac's Art Shop | 206 Gov. Printz Blvd. | YES |
| Maesons | 4-6 W. 4th Street 413 Shiply Street 6 West 4th Street 618 King Street |
YES YES |
| Mammele (Canby C), Inc | 13-15 E 4th Street | YES |
| Mansure & Prettyman, Inc. | Albert G. "Bud" Mansure, owner 1923-1973 • 10th Street entrance to the DuPont Building, closed 1977 • Stone Hill Road, Augustine Hills, 1955-1994 |
YES |
| Marcozzi Radio Television Service | • 601 N. Lincoln Street (1953-2006) • 508 Greenhill Avenue (2006-) |
YES |
| Mar-Lyn Corset Shop | 310 W. 7th Street | YES |
| MARS | Big Elk Mall, Elkton, MD | YES |
| Marigold Credit Clothing Company | 102 W 6th Street | |
| Mar-Stans | Rt 202, Concord Pike | YES |
| Martins Furrier | 2000 Market Street | YES |
| Ham Mashington Shoe Repair | • 1705 Lincoln Street • 915 Market Street |
YES |
| Maternity Mart | 804 King Street | YES |
| Matthew's | • 907 Shipley Street & Granite Run Mall • Graylyn & Midway Shopping Centers • Concord Mall & Community Plaza |
YES |
| Mazzarelli Shoe Repair | 626 Lincoln Street | |
| McCaffery Dress Shop | 600 W. 11th Street | |
| McCaulley's Gift Shop | 100 W. 8th Street | YES |
| McMahon Brothers, Inc | 504 Jefferson Street | |
| McMahon's Furniture Company | 600 king Street | YES |
| Meeta's Discount Bazaar | 3800 Lancaster Pike | YES |
| M. Megary & Son | 6th & Tatnall Streets | YES |
| Men's Mart | • 4406 Market Street • 1952-1954 |
YES |
| Michener Brothers | 3321 Old Capitol Trail | YES |
| Mihanas-Olson | 11th & Heald Streets | |
| Mila Fabrics | Graylyn Shopping Center | YES |
| Milady Hat Shop | 816 Market Street | |
| Miles Shoes | 811 Market Street | |
| Mill Furniture Store | 316 Market Street | |
| Mill Store | Rockford Road at Bancroft Mill | YES |
| Miller Brothers Company | • 900 King Street • 607 W. 2nd Street opened in 1900 • 213 Market Street opened in 1904 • 900 King Street opened in 1915 after merging with Meharg's Furniture & Carpet Company |
YES |
| Milton's | 413 Market Street | YES |
| Mitchell's Millinery | 728 Market Street | YES |
| Mitchell's Toys & Trains | • Fairfax Shopping Center, Rt 202 • 1910 Lancaster Avenue • Ogletown Shopping Center, Rt 273 |
YES Closing Day |
| A. R. Morris Jewelers | 802 Market Street | YES |
| Monaghan Shoe Shop | 4th & Madison Streets | YES |
| J. T. Montgomery | 229 Market Street | YES |
| A. R. Morris Jewelers | 802 Market Street | YES |
| Morris Square Deal Jewelers | 813 Market Street | YES |
| Morrison's Hardware Company | Ogletown Road, Newark | YES |
| Moskin Stores, Inc. | 718-720 Market Street | |
| Moskins Credit Clothing Company | 718 Market Street | |
| Mount Pleasant Appliance Center | • 1334 W. 4th Street • 818 Philadelphia Pike • 411 Maryland Avenue |
YES |
| Mullin's (James T & Son) Clothing Store | 514 Market Street | YES |
| Mundy Brothers | 812-816 King Street |
YES |
| Murphy's | 802 Market Street | YES |
| Murphy & Finkle | 417 Market Street | |
| National 5 & 10 | Newark | |
| National Family Stores | • 713 Market Street • Prices Corner & Centerville Road |
YES |
| Newark Department Store | YES | |
| Newark Farm & Home | Newark | YES |
| Newark Lumber Company | 221 E. Main Street, Newark | YES |
| Nicole's Jewelers | 222 W. 9th Street | YES |
| Ninth Street Book Shop | 104 W. 9th Street Plaza | YES |
| Nordquist-Farrar | 107 West Ninth Street | |
| Nordstrom Department Store | Christiana Mall | YES |
| Nugent's | 829 Market Street | YES |
| O'Donnell's | 313-315 Market Street | YES |
| Ogden Howard Company | 500 King Street | YES |
| Old Dutch Shop | 4 East 7th Street | YES |
| Olga's Kiddie Shop | 601 S. Heald Street | |
| Oppenheim & Collins | Merchandise Mart | |
| Oxford Pipe Shop | 401 Market Street | |
| Pala Brothers Furniture | 1800 Kirkwood Highway | YES |
| Panel & Carpet Center | 816 SW. Heald Street | YES |
| Paulin's | 221 W 9th Street | YES |
| E. L. Peacock Company | Ninth, King & French Streets | YES |
| Peanut Store | • 832 Market Street • 4 West 4th Street |
YES |
| J. C. Penney's | • Prices Corner • Merchandise Mart |
YES |
| Penn-Jersey | • 4th & Walnut Streets • 4406 N. market Street |
YES |
| Penny Hill Flowers | 405 Philadelphia Pike | YES |
| Pennyhill Home Supply | 403 Philadelphia Pike | YES |
| Peoples Credit Clothing Company | • 611 Market Street Second floor of Kresge's 5 & 10 • Relocated to 713 Market Street in the 1930's |
YES |
| Alfred D. Peoples Hardware | • 506 Shipley Street • 507 Market Street |
YES |
| Peoples Service Store | 716 Market Street | YES |
| Peoples Tire Store | 206 8th & Market Street | YES |
| Pep Boy's | 6-8 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Peter's 5 & 10 Cent Store | 417 N Lincoln Street | YES |
| Phillip Liebman & Company | 107 S Market Street | |
| Phillip's New & Used Furniture | 104 E 5th Street | |
| C. L. Pierce | 2118 Market Street | YES |
| Poland Jewelry | 503 Market Street 509 Market Street 10th & Market Streets |
YES |
| Pollee Shoppe | 225 Market Street | YES |
| Pomeroy's | ||
| Poole's Electric Stores | 3 E. 9th Street 1013 Union Street (904 Orange Street) |
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| Protigals | 232-234 King Street | YES |
| Quality Store | 3rd & Market Street | YES |
| Radio Electronic Service Company | 3rd & Tatnell Streets | |
| Radio Shack | • Northtown Plaza, Naaman's Road • Blue Hen Mall, Dover |
YES |
| Rae Corset Shop | 6 East 7th Street | Yes |
| Rainbow | 702 Market Street | |
| Ralph's Army & Navy Store | 411 Market Street | |
| Rashti's | 625 Market Street | Yes |
| Rawlins & Kinkade | 1211 Market Street | Yes |
| Record Museum | • Concord Mall, 1969- • 419 Market Street, 1971-1976, later Jacks Record Museum |
Yes |
| Reiver Company | • 608 King Street • 4104 Market Street |
Yes |
| Renzi Men's Store Clothiers | 401 Market Street | |
| Reynolds Candy Company & Tea Room | Originally located at 220-222 Market Street, 1881-1907 415 Market Street, 1907-1908 703 Market Street, 1908-1971 |
Yes |
| Reynolds Clothiers | 914 Orange Street | Yes |
| Richard-Donald Furs | 730 Market Street | |
| Richard's | 824 Market Street | |
| Richardson's Variety Store |
• 105 N. Maryland Avenue (First location, 1940) • 301 S. Maryland Avenue, Richardson Park, 1948 • 1909 Market Street, 1948 • 3-5 Sanders Road, Elsmere, 1949 • Philadelphia Pike & Seminole Avenue, Claymont, 1952; Enlarged in 1956 • Market & James Street's, Newport, 1953 • Marsh & Silverside Roads, Graylyn Shopping Center, 1959 • Midway Shopping Center, Kirkwood Highway, 1963 |
YES |
| Rickel | 400 College Square Shopping Center | |
| Rienzi Bridal Salon | 409 Delaware Avenue | |
| Ritter B | • 601 N. Lincoln Street, early 1930s to 1948 • 4th & Union Streets, 1948-1993 |
YES |
| Robbins & Clark, Inc | 301 N Union Street | YES |
| Robelen's | 710 Market Streets | YES |
| Robert Hall Clothing, | 1402 Market Streets | |
| Rodney's Tie Bar | 113 W. 9th Street | |
| Rogers Jewelry Company | 407 Market Street | |
| Rommel's | 105 W 8th Street | |
| Rose Fleisher | 1205 Washington Street | |
| Rosenbaum's | 836 Market Street, 1924 to 1962, when the store closed Opened in 1919 at 228 King Street Relocated to 824 Market Street in early 1920s |
Yes |
| Daniel Ross & Son Department Store | 206-208-210 Market Street 1878-1913. Sold to brother Robert E. Ross |
YES |
| Royal Radio Company | 218 W. 5th Street | |
| Ryan's Home Furnishings | 1935 W 4th Street | YES |
| Salter's Music Shoppe | 222 West 9th Street | YES |
| Samuels Shoe Store | 1318 Market Street, 1937-1964 | YES |
| Schagrin's Women's apparel & millinery | 228 Market Street, 1898-1907 606 Market Street, 1907-1908 Name changed to Schagrin and Braunstein, 1909-1919 Several years later, the store moved to 811 Market Street and closed in 1935 |
YES |
| Schwartz Department Store | 610 Market Street | YES |
| Sears, Roebuck and Company | • 219 W. 9th Street, 1928-1934 • 701 Shipley Street, 1934-1950 (previous Stern Furniture Store; later, became the United Way Building) • 40th & Market Streets, 1950-1992 • Prices Corner Shopping Center, 1963-2018 • Concord Mall, 1992- |
#1 #2 #3 |
| Shellhorn & Hill | Elsmere | YES |
| Shields Lumber & Coal Company | Greenville | YES |
| Shinn (B. Frank) Company | 501 Orange Street | YES |
| SILO Appliance Stores | • 3114 Market Street • 3624 Kirkwood Highway, Marshallton • Tri-State Mall, Naaman's Road • 5601 Concord Pike Silo was founded by Sidney Cooper in Philadelphia, PA. in 1946. Silo expanded into the Wilmington area in the 1960s. Cooper died in 1976 and his son-in-law took over. Beginning in 1980, Silo was taken over by several investments and ended in 1995. The Wilmington stores closed in late 1992. |
YES |
| Simpsons Hobby Shop | Concord Pike & Naamans Road 2302 Washington Street |
YES |
| Sisofo's | 515 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Slicer Sporting Goods | 307 N. James Street, Newport | YES |
| Sloan Camera Center | • 918 Orange Street • 910 Orange Street • 108 W. Ninth Street |
YES |
| Snellenburg | 7th & Market Streets | YES |
| Sobocinski's (Zenon W) | 234 Maryland Avenue | |
| Stafford’s Silverbrook Mart | S. Olge Avenue | |
| Strawbridge & Clothiers | Merchandise Mart, 1952-1983 Christiana Mall, 1978-2006 Concord Mall, 1983-2006 |
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| Success Store | 6 W. 4th Street See also L & H and Maesons Louis Singer, who owned a department store in Pottstown, PA, opened a new store at 6 W. 4th Street. The Humphrey Lynch Hotel occupying the site was demolished. The new building had Louis Singers initials engraved at the top until it was demolished in 2020. The location was also home for Pep Boys, L & H, and Maeson's. |
YES |
| Tape Hut | • 3847 Kirkwood Highway • 2501 Concord Pike • 1358 Main Street, Newark |
YES |
| Teen Towne | 307 Delaware Avenue | YES |
| Terminix Company of Delaware | 604-605 Orange Street | YES |
| The Shoe Doctor | Ninth & Shipley Streets | YES |
| Thomas Lyn Jewelry | • 409 Market Street • 406 Shipley Street |
YES |
| Thomas Paint & Paper | 103 Market Street | YES |
| Thom McAn | • 216 Market Street • Concord Mall • Christiana Mall • Prices Corner |
YES |
| Tiny-Tot Towne | 400 N. Lincoln Street | |
| Toadvine Clothing | 835 Market Street | YES |
| Toni Ann Shop | 8-10 S. Union Street | |
| Topkis | 420 Market Street | YES |
| Topps Quality Shoes | 3rd & Market Streets | YES |
| Towne & Country Casuals | • 220 West 9th Street • Relocated to 221 West 9th Street, 1963 |
YES |
| Truax Electric Company | 306 Shipley Street | YES |
| Turcal's Furniture | ||
| Ulmer's (Horace H) | 1702 Main Road, Brack-Ex | YES |
| Union's Men's & Boys Store | 6 S. Union Street | YES |
| Union Street Hardware Company | 801 N Union Street | YES |
| United Cigar | 927 Market Street | |
| Value City | The successor of the seven remaining Wilmington Dry Goods stores purchased in 1989 |
YES |
| H. W. Vandever Company | • 809 Market Street, (1907), later 903 Shipley Street • 909 Tatnall Street (1955) |
YES |
| Vandever's Hobby Center | • 905 Orange Street and later 919 Orange Street, George B. Schmutz, owner 1948-1980 • 3rd & Shipley (1987) |
YES |
| J. B. Van Sciver Company | 844 King Street, opened in 1946 Formerly the E. L. Peacock Company, a furniture store, purchased in 1901, then known as the 'Kendall Building'. In 1906, the building became home to the Wilmington Furniture Company, who sold it to J. B. Van Sciver in 1946. See "Chronological Events". |
YES |
| Vari's Dry Goods | 1721 W. 4th Street | |
| Vogue Fabrics | 209 W. 9th Street | |
| Wall To Wall Sound | • Chestnut Hill Plaza, Newark • Rt. 202 & Silverside Road • 4830 Kiekwood Highway |
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| John Wanamaker | Augustine Cut-off | YES |
| Wassam's Varity Store | Chestnut Run Shopping Center | YES |
| Wax Furniture Company | 213 Market Street | YES |
| West's Youth Center | 822 Market Street | |
| White Brothers, Inc. | 103 W. 7th Street | |
| Wholesale Electronics Supply Company | • 901 W. 5th Street, then • 802 French Street, formerly the Turnverein Buildinhg, then • 1402-1404 Walnut Street |
YES |
| Wilbur-Rogers | 722 Market Street | |
| Willard S. Wilson | • 8 West 7th Street • 405 Delaware Avenue • 403-405 Delaware Avenue • 2107 Concord Pike, Fairfax Shopping Center |
YES |
| Wilmington Appliance Company | 807 Orange Street | YES |
| Wilmington Camera Shop | 412 Delaware Avenue | YES |
| Wilmington Dry Goods | 418 Market Street | #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 Christmas Ads |
| Wilmington Electrical Speciality Company | 405 Delaware Avenue | |
| Wilmington Furniture Company | S. E. Corner Ninth & King Streets | YES |
| Wilmington Hardware | 701-703 W 4th Street | |
| Wilmington Lawn Mower Supply Company | • 1810 W. 11th Street • 1824 W. 11th Street • 2703 Philadelphia Pike |
YES |
| Wilson Music Company | • 807 Market Street • 922 Shipley Street |
YES |
| Wollaston's (Helen) | 300 W. 9th Street | |
| Woolco Department Stores | Northtown Plaza, Naamans Road & I-95 | YES |
| Woolworth's, F W | 506 & 839 Market Street | YES |
| Wright & Simon | 911 Market Street | YES |
| Wroten (J C) | 101 N James Street, Newport | YES |
| Yours Truly Men's Shop | 309 Market Street | |
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Created: February 20, 2018
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