{"id":8345,"date":"2011-04-20T03:03:32","date_gmt":"2011-04-20T03:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/?p=8345"},"modified":"2014-08-20T01:05:00","modified_gmt":"2014-08-20T01:05:00","slug":"wilkes-barre-clothier-demun-sign-co-boscovs-boston-store-a-christmas-carol-fowler-dick-walker-marguerite-dick-obit-april-17-2011","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fadingad.com\/fadingadblog\/2011\/04\/20\/wilkes-barre-clothier-demun-sign-co-boscovs-boston-store-a-christmas-carol-fowler-dick-walker-marguerite-dick-obit-april-17-2011\/","title":{"rendered":"Wilkes-Barre Clothier – DeMun Sign Co – Boscov’s Boston Store – A Christmas Carol – Fowler, Dick & Walker – Marguerite Dick Obit – April 17, 2011"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The Boston Store is on South Main Street, just off Public Square in Wilkes-Barre, Pa. Now Boscov’s, it originally opened in 1879<\/a>, but sold to Boscov after millions of dollars of renovation destroyed by Hurricane Agnes flood in the early seventies.<\/p>\n

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WILKES-BARRE BOSCOV\u2019S TIMELINE<\/a><\/h2>\n

1879: <\/em>Fowler, Dick and Walker, three Scottish immigrants, establish a department store in downtown\u00a0Wilkes-Barre<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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1911: <\/em>Solomon Boscov arrives in Reading and begins peddling merchandise in Berks and Lancaster counties. He later opens a store in downtown Reading.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

1954: <\/em>Solomon\u2019s son, Albert Boscov, and son-in-law, Edwin Lakin, join the company and quickly raise sales. They open a second store in 1962.<\/p>\n

1950s: <\/em>The Fowler, Dick & Walker store undergoes a $5 million renovation project that takes nearly 10 years. It includes an expansion to South Franklin Street, the installation of escalators and more floors, and a 1,000-vehicle parking facility.<\/p>\n

1972: <\/em>The store sustains extensive damage when Tropical Storm Agnes causes flooding. The same year, Boscov\u2019s Department Store opens its first store outside of its hometown of Reading.<\/p>\n

1980: <\/em>Boscov\u2019s Department Store expands to Wilkes-Barre, purchasing what is now known as Fowler, Dick & Walker The Boston Store, as well as another store in the Laurel Mall, Hazle Township. The Wilkes-Barre store remains open during the conversion and holds a grand opening the following year – Times Leader<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n