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- Building Ties: Car Shows & Downtown
- Changes In The Urban Landscape
- Female Entrepreneurship: The Pressure to Perform
- The Geography of Class
- The History of the Carlisle Fire Department
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- Carlisle Lodging Then and Now
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- Reclaiming African American History
- Where Did All The Greeks Go?
Tag Archives: retail
Antique Shops and Tattoo Parlors
In a chapter titled “Community Life,” from Stacy Mitchell’s book Big Box Swindle, the following passage immediately made me think of downtown Carlisle’s landscape due to similar characteristics mentioned in the book and evident in the town: “Mega-retailers have not only produced … Continue reading
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Big Box Reaction
After reading the first part of Big Box Swindle along with our discussion in class it became apparent that updating Carlisle would not be as easy of a task as one may assume. However, after a long discussion in class I … Continue reading
Carlisle’s Oldest Italian Eatery
The current owner of George’s Sub Shop, Pete Mesitoris, located on High Street, is the son of the orginal owner, George. During the Interview, much to my suprise, Pete noted that Wal-Mart was a welcomed addition to the Carlisle community. He … Continue reading
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West High Health
When interviewing Mr. Jeff Wood at Whistlestop Bookshop, he commented about the health of High Street near his store. The business fronts are usually full and there is a quicker turn around of empty ones. He noted that West High … Continue reading
Changes in Carlisle’s Retail Industry
John Banco’s 1999 interview with John Dutrey of Dutrey’s Shoes reveals Dutrey’s opinion of how Carlisle has changed since he was a child. As Dutrey is in the retail business in Carlisle, he emphasizes how commercialization negatively influenced small retail … Continue reading
Carlisle’s Retail Industry in 1901
According to a paper written by E.F. Hann for a Dickinson College Sociology class in 1901, there were a multitude of retail establishments in Carlisle in the early 1900s. The author portrays the diverse services offered by the 149 merchants … Continue reading
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Carlisle origin of Giant
The supermarket chain GIANT began in 1923 in Carlisle, Pennsylvania with a small butcher shop known as the Carlisle Meat Market. In 1936, David Javitch, one of the two men who worked in the butcher shop, bought a store in … Continue reading