Kirby's Augusta - J.B. White: the Man, the Store

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  • Опубліковано 22 січ 2025

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  • @BobBridgesbob
    @BobBridgesbob 5 років тому +1

    My wife and I both grew up in Augusta and my wife worked at JB White for many years in high school, college and after. It was such a great company and we joined the thousands that were sad to see it go!

  • @georgiabelle5176
    @georgiabelle5176 4 роки тому

    I worked at J.B. White’s in National years from the age of 17 until I graduated college.The people there were great! They let you come home for holidays and summer and work. I have many fond memories and was sad when they were taken over by Dillard’s.

  • @theaverageoutdoorsman5374
    @theaverageoutdoorsman5374 2 роки тому

    This is so cool. I grew up in Belvedere, born in 1967. Have you thought of doing one on Big Star in North Augusta?

  • @karenpinner5913
    @karenpinner5913 8 років тому +1

    Thank you. I had no idea until now who J.B. White actually was. Back in the mid-60s I was on the White's Fashion Board & used to love to visit the store as often as I could!

    • @vonniewilford5874
      @vonniewilford5874 4 роки тому

      My mother always looked forward to shopping in Augusta - namely, J.B. White's!!

  • @jackbuckley7816
    @jackbuckley7816 2 роки тому

    I guess he could be considered the Harry Selfridge of Augusta's mercantile history, though I'm sure White wasn't anywhere near as colorful & flamboyant as Mr. S., nor as innovative. It's interesting, though, that White, an Irish native, founded a store in U.S., while Selfridge, an American, founded a store in London. Augusta, of course, also had stores founded by American mercantile pioneers such as J.C. Penney, Sears-Roebuck, & the great Woolworth. There were regional ones along Broad St., also, like Belk. Cullum's & Davidson''s, I think, were strictly local but maybe not. They were major players here, regardless. We had a Kress store, too, but I don't know how much national reach it possessed. Over in N. Augusta, there was a W.T. Grant's store through most of the 60's but which is long gone. I believe Grant's could be found in other parts of the small-town south but have no recollection of the extent.