Tiny 10 Cent Treasures From A South Florida Store
A nostalgic list surveys items priced at 10 cents or less in a South Florida grocery hardware and dime-store mix. The roundup includes postcards, gum balls, folders, fruit, rulers, balloons, pencils, mouthwash, envelopes, and candies with playful notes about prices and small living costs. It evokes memories of dime-store life and contrasts past value with today.
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South Florida
Pot Luck
Mayer profiles builders and urban change in The Builders
New York AP Mayer surveys housing, neighborhoods and urban policy in The Builders. He cites figures from Dallas to St. Louis and Levittown founder William Levitt, detailing six European trips, 20 states and about 1000 interviews. He notes future works on diplomacy and a summer completion for a thriller.
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New York
Martin Mayer
Mayer
Dave Fox
Dallas
Leon Strauss
St. Louis
William Levitt
Levittown
Lavanburg Foundation of
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Basie Griffith
Texas
American Express
Diner Club
LFA
Permt
Bac-Pak
Calrod
Decorator
Stravinsky
SHARP
Nee Amster
Eureka
Eleleeween
Value City
Walnut Top Desk
VALUE
Cramer “Kik-Step
Stool
METAL
Estige
Odessa
Gale Cincotta
Chicago
New York Public Library
Fifth Avenue
42Nd Street