re: #252 Joe Bacon 🌹
I know back in the 50s my home town had a tiny Montgomery Ward and Spiegel storefront that simply handled catalog orders.
My hometown had a MonkeyWards down on central avenue that sold mostly auto stuff like tires, but also had a storefront for catalog orders, and the typical house appliances.
Sears had a similar storefront.
The big clothes stores in town were JCPenny’s and SS Kresge’s.