Stores (Department, Clothing, Housewares, Five & Dime, etc.)
| 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. | ||
| Abes | YES | |
| Ace Dress Shop | 309 Maryland Avenue | YES |
| Ace Hardware Store | 414 Maryland Avenue | |
| Adams Clothes | 716 Market Street Closed in 1972 |
YES |
| Alexander's | 406 Market Street | YES |
| Alfred Carlis Children's Shop | Marsh Road & Midway Shopping Center | YES |
| Allen Furniture Company | 837 King Street | YES |
| Almarts | Concord Mall; Kirkwood Highway | YES |
| Al's Pawn Shop | 210 Market Street | YES |
| Amber Tile | 221 W 4th Street | YES |
| Angelo's | 101 S Ogle Avenue | YES |
| Antoine's | 4th & Tatnall Streets | YES |
| Artcraft Electric Supply Company | 208 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Arthur's | 700-702 Market Street | YES |
| Arts & Crafts Shop | 2301 Main Road, Roselle | |
| Art Stone & Tile Company | 208 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Avenue Dress Shop | 1609 Pennsylvania Avenue | |
| Avenue Gift Shop | 1703 Pennsylvania Avenue | |
| Bag & Baggage | 9th & Tatnall Streets | YES |
| Bailey's (Mary A) | 227 W. 9th Street | |
| Bamberger & Robbins | 204-208 W. 7th Street | |
| Baynard Optical Company | 5th & (423) Market Streets | YES |
| Beck Shoe Company | 603 Market Street | |
| Beehive Company | DuPont Building | YES |
| Bendheims Shoes | 710 Market Street | |
| Ben's Shoe Store | 3rd & King Street | YES |
| Berger Brothers | 236 King Street | |
| Bermans (Lewis) | 212 W. 27th Street | |
| Bernard's Dress Shop | 216 W. 9th Street | |
| J. Elmer Betty & Sons | 407 Delaware Avenue | YES |
| Bill's Clothes | 401 Market Street | |
| Bird-Speakman | 917-919 Tatnall Street | YES |
| Blum's Little Folks Shoppe | 708 King Street | YES |
| Bootery | 200 W. 9th Street, at Orange | YES |
| Boy's Shop | 802 King Street | YES |
| Braiger & Sklar, Inc. | 839 Market Street | YES |
| Braiger's, Inc | 413 Market Street | |
| Brait's Men's Shop | 424 Market Street | YES |
| Brand (John H) Company | 501 Shipley Street | |
| Brandywine Hardware Company | 1910 Market Street | |
| Brandywine Hobby Shop | 2007 Market Street | |
| Brandywine Little Shop | 2107 Market Street | YES |
| Braunstein's | 610-612 Market Street, 1914-1921 704-706 Market Street, 1922-1983 Merchandise Mart and Newark |
YES |
| Brill's Clothes | 401 and 507 Market Street | |
| Brofsky (Foley) | 809 Market Street | YES |
| Burkhard Electric Company | 101 S Maryland Avenue, Elmhurst | |
| Burton's Clothes | 405 Market Street | |
| P. J. Butler Furniture Company | 219-221 Market Street | YES |
| Butler's Stationary | 415 Market Street | YES |
| Capital Army & Navy Store | 216 Market Street | |
| Carl Cobin Shoes | 834 Market Street | |
| Carlson, John A | 923 Market Street | |
| Charle's | 220 W. 10th Street | |
| Charm, The | 501B W 9th Street | |
| Children's Corner | 830 Market Street | |
| Cohen Brothers | 504 N Madison Street | |
| Colonial Furniture | 1522 W 4th Street | |
| Colonial Furniture Company | 121-123 Market Street | |
| Colonial Stamp & Coin Company | 1903 W. 4th Street | |
| Cooper's Home Furniture, Inc | 219 Market Street | |
| Crockery Den | 812 Market Street | |
| Crosby & Hill | 605-609 Market Street | |
| Cut-Rate Shoes | 313 Market Street | |
| 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 |
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| De Courcelle's | Opened 1947, closed 1979 202 W. 8th Street 3919 Kirkwood Highway |
YES |
| deLane Millinery 1948-1976 |
504 Market Street | |
| Del-Mar Television & Appliance Center | 1815 Lancaster Avenue | |
| Delaware Army & Navy Store | 411 Market Street | YES |
| Delaware Hardware Company | 2nd & Shipley Streets | YES |
| 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 | 709 Market Street | YES |
| Diamond Products Company | 218 Washington Street Formerly location, 1118 Washington Street |
YES |
| Diane Shop | ||
| DiMauro's Children's Clothing | 8th & duPont Streets | |
| Disitro Tailors | 610 W. 8th Street | YES |
| Donald's Clothes 1942-1958 |
204 Market Street | |
| Doubet (Carl A) 1938-1991 |
10th & Orange Streets | |
| Double O Applance & Car Repair | 2nd & Orange Streets | YES |
| Drucker Furniture Company 1934-1957 |
6 W 3rd Street | |
| East Lynn's Dress Shop | ||
| Economy Cigar Store | 400 Market Street | |
| Edmor Sport Togs | 814 Market Street | |
| Edward's | 414 Market Street | |
| Ellison's Gift Shop | 835 Market Street | |
| Eppe's Army & Navy Store | 302 Market Street | |
| Eppe's Department Store | 308 Market Street | |
| Fabric Shop | 6 E. 7th Street and 507 Market Street | YES |
| Fanny's Family Store | 4th & Lincoln Streets | |
| Fashion Shop | 213 W. 9th Street | |
| Father & Son Shoes | 404 Market Street | |
| Feeney (John T), Inc | 711 Shipley Street | YES |
| Feingold's Family Outfitters | 15 E. 7th Street | |
| 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 |
| Finkel's | 804 Market Street | YES |
| Fisher's Ladie's Shop | 805 Market Street | |
| Fisher's Ninth Street Store | 225 W. 9th Street | |
| Flagg Brothers Shoes | 833 Market Street | |
| Forsythe Shoes | 715 Market Street | |
| Frank's | 3rd & Market Streets | YES |
| Frank Murphy | 802 Market Street | YES |
| Franklin Simon | Merchandise Mart | |
| French Shop | 834 Market Street | YES |
| Gaylord's | Miller Road | |
| Gift Nock | 1209 Market Street | |
| Grants, W T | 705 Market Street | |
| Greens, H L | 610 Market Street | |
| Grossi's Mens Apparel | 1931 W. 4th Street | |
| Guilford's Men's Shop | 419 Market Street | |
| Golden Dawn Hosiery Shop | 726 Market Street | |
| Goldenberg Army & Navy Surplus | 200 Market Street | |
| Hampton Warehouse Outlet Store | 1111 Arnold Avenue, New castle | YES |
| Hanover Shoe Company | 602 Market Street | |
| Hance Hardware | 6 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Hardcastle & Sons, Inc. | 417 Shipley Street | YES |
| Harold's | 823 Market Street | YES |
| Harris & Groll | 5 W 7th Street | YES |
| Norman I. Harris Jewelers | 503 Market Street | YES |
| Harvey Hall | 802 French Street | |
| Hechinger | 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 House | Midway Shopping Center | YES |
| Holiday Shoes | 711 Market Street | |
| Home Budget Center | 4461 Kirkwood Highway | YES |
| Honey Bee | Fairfax Shopping Center | |
| Hoy's 5¢ & 10¢ 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 | |
| Hurlock's Furniture Co. | 7th & Poplar Streets | 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 |
| Jacob Fuel Oil Service | 111 Market Street | |
| James Shop | 218 Market Street | |
| Jarome's Housewares & Toys | 620 King Street | YES |
| Jesse Auto Service | 119 Market Street | YES |
| Jewel Box | 814 Market Street | YES |
| Jo Robbin's | ||
| 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 | YES |
| Kane, John W | 511 Market Street | YES |
| Katz's Children's Shop | 1727 W. 4th Street 2931 Washington 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 |
| Kennard-Pyle | 617-627 Market Street | YES |
| Kenyon, Inc | 203 Market Street | 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 | 611 & 801 Market Street | |
| Kuschan's, Inc. | 415 King Street | |
| Leibowitz | 224 Market Street | |
| LeMars 7th Heaven of Fashion | 7th Street | |
| Leonard's | 314 Market Street | |
| LeRoy's | 509 Market Street | |
| Levitt Jewelry Company | 802 Market Street | |
| Levitts Clothing Dep't. | 814 Market Street | |
| Levy's Kumfort Shoes | 223 Market Street | |
| Liebman & Company | 410 King Street | |
| Lincoln Dress Shop | 4th & Lincoln Streets | |
| Lincoln Shop | 1900 W 4th Street | |
| Linen Mart | 827-829 Market Street | |
| Lucille's Dress Shop | 9th & King Streets; 712 Market Street | |
| MacAbee's | 2 E. 7th Street | YES |
| Maeson | 4-6 W. 4th Street | |
| Mammele (Canby C), Inc | 13-15 E 4th Street | YES |
| Mansure & Prettyman, Inc. | 6th & Market Streets 15 W. 10th Street |
YES |
| MARS | Big Elk Mall, Elkton, MD | YES |
| Mar-Lyn Corset Shop | 310 W. 7th Street | YES |
| Marigold Credit Clothing Company | 102 W 6th Street | |
| Mar-Stans | Rt 202, Concord Pike | YES |
| Maternity Mart | 804 King Street | YES |
| Matthew's | 907 Shipley Street & Granite Run Mall Graylyn & Midway Shopping Centers Concord Mall & Community Plaza |
YES |
| 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 | |
| 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 | |
| Milady Hat Shop | 816 Market Street | |
| Miles Shoes | 811 Market Street | |
| Mill Furniture Store | 316 Market Street | |
| Mill Store | Rockford Road at Bancroft Mill | |
| 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 |
| Millard Davis | 831 Market Street | |
| Milton's | 413 Market Street | |
| Mitchell's Millinery | 728 Market Street | |
| Mitchell's Toys & Trains | Fairfax | |
| Monaghan Shoe Shop | 4th & Madison Streets | YES |
| Morris Square Deal Jewelers | 813 Market Street | |
| Moskins Credit Clothing Company | 718 Market Street | |
| Mullin's (James T & Sons) Clothing Store | 514 Market Street | YES |
| Mundy Brothers | 812-816 King Street |
YES |
| Murphy & Finkle | 417 Market Street | |
| National 5 & 10 | Newark | YES |
| National Family Stores | Prices Corner & Centerville Road | YES |
| Newark Department Store | Newark | 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 |
| Nordstrom Department Store | Christiana Mall | YES |
| Nugent's | 829 Market Street | YES |
| Ogden Howard Company | 500 King Street | |
| Olga's Kiddie Shop | 601 S. Heald Street | |
| Oppenheim & Collins | Merchandise Mart | |
| Oxford Pipe Shop | 401 Market Street | |
| Paulin's | 221 W 9th Street | |
| Peoples Credit Clothing Company | 713 Market Street | |
| Peter's 5¢ & 10¢ Store | 417 N Lincoln Street | |
| Philip Liebman & Company | 107 S Market Street | |
| Phillip's New & Used Furniture | 104 E 5th Street | |
| Phillips (Paul R) | Brookside Drive & Maryland Avenue | |
| Pomeroy's | ||
| Poole's Electric Company | 904 Orange Street | |
| Quality Store | 230 Market Street | |
| Ralph's Army & Navy Store | 411 Market Street | |
| Ralph's | 411 Market Street | |
| Reiver Company | 608 King Street 4104 Market Street |
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| Reynolds Clothiers | 914 Orange Street | |
| 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 |
| Robert Hall Clothing, | 1402 Market Streets | |
| Robins & Clark, Inc | 301 N Union Street | |
| Rodney's Tie Bar | 113 W. 9th Street | |
| Rogers Jewelry Company | 407 Market Street | |
| Rommel's | 105 W 8th Street | |
| Rosenbaums | 9th & Market Streets | |
| Royal Radio Company | 218 W. 5th Street | |
| Ryan's Home Furnishings | 1935 W 4th Street | |
| Samuels Shows | 4th & Market Streets | YES |
| Schagrin's | 207 W. 9th Street | |
| 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 |
| Shellpot Hardware | 4106 Market Street | YES |
| Sherwin-Williams Company | 200 W 8th Street | |
| Shields Lumber & Coal Company | Greenville | |
| Shinn (B. Frank) Company | 501 Orange Street | YES |
| Shuster's | 820 Market Street | |
| Sidney's Men's Clothing | 2009 Market Street | |
| SILO | 32nd & Market Streets | YES |
| Silverside Hardware | Silverside Road | YES |
| Simpsons Hobby Shop | Concord Pike & Naamans Road 2302 Washington Street |
YES |
| Singer Sewing Machine Company | 608 Market Street | |
| Sisofo's | 515 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Sklut Furs | ||
| Slicer Sporting Goods | 307 N. James Street, Newport | YES |
| Sloan Camera Center | 910 Orange Street | YES |
| Smith & Strevig Druggist |
Delaware Avenue & Adams Street | YES |
| Snellenburgs | 7th & Market Streets | YES |
| Sobocinski's (Zenon W) | 234 Maryland Avenue | |
| Standard Wallpaper & Paint | 128 Market Street | |
| Stanley Furniture | 211 Market Street | YES |
| Star Wallpaper Company | 222-224 King Street | YES |
| Stereo Discounters | 3926 Kirkwood Highway 3919 Silverside Road |
YES |
| Stern & Company | 614 Market Street | |
| Stork Shop | 1328 Washington Street | |
| Storm's Shoes | 921 Market Street | YES |
| Raymond H. Stout | 614 French Street | YES |
| Strawbridge & Clothiers | Merchandise Mart, 1952-1983 Christiana Mall, 1978-2006 Concord Mall, 1983-2006 |
#1 #2 Video |
| Sturgis Store (A&P) | 2625 West Street | YES |
| Style Shop | 819-821 Market Street 832 Market Street |
YES |
| Streamline Army & Navy Store | 214 Market Street | |
| Success Store | 6 W. 4th Street | YES |
| Swift | 209 Shipley Street | YES |
| Teen Town | 307 Delaware Avenue | |
| Thomas Paint & Paper | 103 Market Street | |
| Tiny-Tot Towne | 400 N. Lincoln Street | |
| Toadvines Clothing | 835 Market Street | |
| Toni Ann Shop | 8-10 S. Union Street | |
| Topps Quality Shoes | 230 Market Street | |
| Towne & Campus Clothing | ||
| Turcol's (John B) | 1738 W 6th Street | |
| Ulmer's (Horace H) | 1702 Main Road, Brack-Ex | |
| Union's Men's Store | 6 S. Union Street | |
| Union Street Hardware Company | 801 N Union Street | |
| United Cigar | 927 Market Street | |
| Value City | The successor of the seven remaining Wilmington Dry Goods stores purchased in 1989 |
YES |
| H. W. Vandever | 809 Market Street, later 903 Market Street |
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 | YES |
| Vogue Fabrics | 209 W. 9th Street | YES |
| John Wanamaker | Augustine Cut-off | YES |
| Wax Furniture Company | 213 Market Street | |
| West's Youth Center | 822 Market Street | |
| White Brothers, Inc. | 103 W. 7th Street | |
| Wilbur-Rogers | 722 Market Street | |
| Wilmington Dry Goods | 418 Market Street | #1 #2 #3 #4 #5 #6 #7 #8 #9 #10 #11 |
| Wilmington Electrical Speciality Company | 405 Delaware Avenue | |
| Wilmington Hardware | 701-703 W 4th Street | |
| Wollaston's (Helen) | 300 W. 9th Street | |
| Woolco | ||
| Woolworth's, F W | 506 & 839 Market Street | |
| Wright & Simon | 911 Market Street | |
| Wroten (J C) | 101 N James Street, Newport | |
| Yours Truly Men's Shop | 309 Market Street | |
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Created: February 20, 2018
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