We had one in the city and we went there after school (high school-1960) to get a slice of pizza for 10 cents.
But you don’t find the really unique things from small businesses, in the new stores, that you used to find in the dime stores. I guess it’s just not ‘cost-effective’ anymore, to either produce or distribute them.
Our old Peoples’ Drug Stores - which became CVS - always had the most wonderful big bottles of floral cologne, in the Summer. I remember Jasmine and Lilac, especially - and I think they went for one dollar a bottle. Much nicer than any inexpensive fragrance that you can buy today, which are all made of synthetic fragrance, and all seem to smell like fruit or food. Little businesses just can’t afford to make quality products anymore.
I’d trade my Target in a minute, for an old-time Woolworth’s, or Murphy’s.