‘Not Just a Burger and a Soda Pop’: Inside America’s Last Remaining Woolworth’s Diner

‘Not Just a Burger and a Soda Pop’: Inside America’s Last Remaining Woolworth’s Diner
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In the 1970s, five-and-dime stores abounded. While department store prices have soared since then, in the corner of the Five & Dime Antique Mall in Bakersfield, California, there remains a relic from the past.

A former Woolworth’s luncheonette, fitted with 22 original vinyl seats on a 74-foot lunch counter, is still open for business. Renamed “Woolworth’s Diner,” this retro eatery is a bonafide blast from the past.