James River Branch: F.W. Woolworth

F.W. Woolworth, Part 1 of 2: Exterior Construction

More than any other building in the restless town of Naughtright, this one has likely suffered the most for all of the changes the town has endured. Originally it was to be the dominant structure on Main Street. But once all of the shuffling finally died down, that honor went to the East Theater, which in a prior life was an imposing Town Hall.

In its first incarnation, the Five and Dime consisted of two Miller Engineering K.C.'s Hardware kits grafted together, with a single-story extension tacked on the back. Subsequently the design was revised to fit the long-angled street corner opposite the wedge-shaped Triangle Bar. Then it was pared down to just a single kit, with one angled side wall to share the street corner with Emma's, when the little restaurant was in a free-standing building (which got moved around quite a bit). Ultimately this arrangement proved unworkable, so Emma's got moved into the Hotel building, and the Five and Dime settled into an ordinary rectangular shape, with a mini-park wedged in next door to fill the odd corner. As boring as it may sound, all of this has resulted in the Five and Dime now occupying a virtually unmodified K.C.'s Hardware kit, while paradoxically having cost more than any other structure in the whole town.

This project was last updated on 1 November 2009. More as it happens.

This is the original Micro Structures K.C.'s Hardware kit.

Version 1 was a straight-line grafting of two kits with an extension out back.

Version 2 featured the same two kits grafted together on an angle.

Made for a larger storefront, this sign will need to be cut down to fit.