We reached out to Facebook and asked our readers,
“What now-closed Downtown Kenosha business do you wish you could bring back?” Here are a few of the many answers we received. Thank you to everyone who participated.
“Leader Store, JC Penny,
Barden’s, Wooden Nickel,
Woolworths and Kroger
are just a few.” – John Fox
“Cooler Near the Lake!”
– Liz Brandon
“Grand Central.”
– Nadia Ehlers Lpn
“Rave On Music!” – Jason Kent
“Garbs. Always the place to go for that really hard person to buy for. Miss the ‘old’ downtown.”
– Jill Robinson
“NovelTea, the book store and tea shop.” – Cristina Cavallo
“McDonalds that was inside
Lou Perrine’s.” – Vivian Lee
“Something Different. Loved that place for sports items.”
– Dave Knud
“Sommelier – even though I don’t drink anymore. Eclectic Angel is missed desperately. The Nook.”
– Melissa Pegues
“Furr By Us.” – Carrie Szulczewski
“Morrison’s. My mom always took me there for my dresses. I would love to have a place like that to take my daughter and recreate traditions.” – Nikki Cooper
“The Orpheum.” – Gypsy Cyn
“My Place Cafe, Down the Rabbit Hole, Eclectic Angel, Orpheum Theater.” – Ruthy A Christy
“Carols Coffee Connection and Moe’s.” – Matt Glaman
“Hungry Head.”
– Matilda Suckleworth
“Definitely Grand Central! They were so kool, had a great
selection of albums, and just a chill vibe whenever you shopped there.” – Laurel Paschke
“Mader’s Shoes, Bisno’s Clothing, Krinker’s Hallmark.”
– Shelley Maurer
“Paperazzi, Mangia, Forever Christmas, The Barber Pole.”
– Laura Tyunaitis
“Jax Boutique!!! They had such beautiful clothing, handbags & jewelry! I was so sad to learn they had closed.” – Elisa Ann
“Mike’s Chicken and Donuts.” – Dustin Wamboldt
“Woolworths. I liked the lunch counter, riding the escalator and the photo booth!”
– Donna Ruffalo-Juzwik
“Becker Cigar Store! My dad and grandpa owned it and my brother and I have so many memories from our childhood there.” – Robin Swartz
“The Nook.”
– Rachel Young-Sipos
“The Place nightclub on 56th by the courthouse. Very cool old school nightclub that had
entertainment as well.”
– Jerry Markiewicz
“Mangia.” – Kevin Ervin
“Furr by Us for sure! The Accent Shoppe, and I did like Slice of NY, the pizza anyway.”
– Ravin Riutta
“Barden’s, the original Pazzo, Garbs, Bidingers, Office Outfitters, My Place Cafe, Woolworths.”
– Maria Caravati
“Not out of business, but Marina Garden needs to bring back late night hours!”
– Jake Kornelik
“One Sweet Dream, The Hungry Head, Leaders Store.” – Larry Zamba
“Furr by Us and
Crazy Daisy.”
– Melanie Becker Hovey
“I miss Robin’s Nest sooooooo bad!” – Laura Cox
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Concept by Donny Stancato & Jason Hedman
Edit by Jason Hedman
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