150 years, 2 world wars, 32 mayors, and 28 presidents later, a store still thrives in a bankrupt city - Inquirer.com
T. Frank McCall’s, a family-owned business in Chester, Pennsylvania, has remained operational since 1876 despite the city's economic decline and municipal bankruptcy. The store survives by adapting its inventory to meet essential needs for industrial and municipal clients.
Why it matters
The story serves as a case study in business longevity and resilience within economically distressed urban environments.
Listen to article • 0:00 min Humans still answer the phones. The business is family-owned and run by women. But perhaps the most remarkable aspect of T. Frank McCall’s is the reality that the store is still there, next to the railroad tracks in the Delaware County riverfront city of Chester, where it has been since 1876.
The article provides a human-interest narrative about a local business without taking a political stance on the city's bankruptcy.
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