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'''Watkins Book Shop''' was an independently-owned book store at 9168 [[Parkway East]] in the [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Shopping Center]] in [[Roebuck]] | [[Image:Watkins_Book_Shop.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Watkins Book Shop store front. Photo used by permission.]] | ||
'''Watkins Book Shop''' was an independently-owned book store at 9168 [[Parkway East]] in the [[Roebuck Marketplace|Roebuck Shopping Center]] in [[Roebuck]]. | |||
Watkins | The book store originally opened in [[1972]] as a [[Little Professor Book Center|Little Professor]] location owned by [[Paul Seitz|Paul]] and [[Diane Seitz]]. After a year, the Seitzes were considering closing it. After hearing this, one of their employees, [[Joyce Watkins]], and her husband, [[Charlie Watkins|Charlie]], decided to buy it. The Watkins opted not to remain a Little Professor franchisee and renamed the store after purchasing it in [[1973]]. They continued to run it until closing in [[1994]]. | ||
== Refernces == | |||
* Watkins, Joyce Chase. (September 2, 2010). Personal communication. | |||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
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[[Category:Former retailers]] | [[Category:Former retailers]] | ||
[[Category:Roebuck]] | [[Category:Roebuck]] | ||
[[Category:1973 establishments]] | |||
[[Category:1994 disestablishments]] | [[Category:1994 disestablishments]] | ||
Revision as of 00:29, 3 September 2010
Watkins Book Shop was an independently-owned book store at 9168 Parkway East in the Roebuck Shopping Center in Roebuck.
The book store originally opened in 1972 as a Little Professor location owned by Paul and Diane Seitz. After a year, the Seitzes were considering closing it. After hearing this, one of their employees, Joyce Watkins, and her husband, Charlie, decided to buy it. The Watkins opted not to remain a Little Professor franchisee and renamed the store after purchasing it in 1973. They continued to run it until closing in 1994.
Refernces
- Watkins, Joyce Chase. (September 2, 2010). Personal communication.
External links
- Watkins Book Shop on Facebook