As a kid, I couldn't stand Grover Cronin’s Department Store in Waltham, Mass. I would have rather been at the Child World toy store in Medford. It just stunk having to shop for underwear (perhaps that sentence should be rephrased).
In retrospect, I wish we had Grover Cronin's back. To have a locally-owned, large-sized department store that was every bit was good as the national chains was truly impressive. The look of Grover Cronin's wasn't cheap-looking like Woolworth's, and the merchandise was always top-notch. Add a staff that was generally proud to work there, and you can understand why stores like this are so badly needed today. Pride of ownership is a timeless quality that sometimes seems so far away in today's world.
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I worked at GC summer of 1975 in between college years.
ReplyDeleteI went to chapel hill school and grover cronin was the best department store around. had every thing in it.
ReplyDeleteI have lots of memories of Grover Cronins, it was alot like a mini Macy's. My grandfather worked there when I was a teenager and I remember being there with my mom and my grandmother! Great store right on the Charles River and Moody St.
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