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* '''Woolworth Building:''' a skyscraper in New York City (792 ft. tall), commissioned by Frank W. Woolworth → Tim Finnegan supposedly helped to build New York's skyscrapers | * '''Woolworth Building:''' a skyscraper in New York City (792 ft. tall), commissioned by Frank W. Woolworth → Tim Finnegan supposedly helped to build New York's skyscrapers | ||
| + | ** [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Woolworth_Building Wikipedia] | ||
* '''Woolworth:''' a chain of low-price stores; opened in England at the time and deridied by the conservative press for introductincg 'Amercanism', consumerism, and 'luring' women into decandence and selfindulgence. | * '''Woolworth:''' a chain of low-price stores; opened in England at the time and deridied by the conservative press for introductincg 'Amercanism', consumerism, and 'luring' women into decandence and selfindulgence. | ||
Revision as of 15:25, 27 April 2010
- Woolworth Building: a skyscraper in New York City (792 ft. tall), commissioned by Frank W. Woolworth → Tim Finnegan supposedly helped to build New York's skyscrapers
- Woolworth: a chain of low-price stores; opened in England at the time and deridied by the conservative press for introductincg 'Amercanism', consumerism, and 'luring' women into decandence and selfindulgence.
- Sir William Walworth: Lord Mayor and one of the Nine Worthies of London
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- Walworth Road: site of a Jewish synagogue in Dublin (now a Jewish museum)
- Waal: Dutch distributary of the Rhine; also a village and district in southern Holland
