Webb's City, Historic department store in St. Petersburg, Florida
Webb's City covered ten blocks with 77 departments, offering products from pharmaceuticals to furniture, serving 60,000 customers each day during peak operations.
James Earl 'Doc' Webb established the store in 1925 by purchasing a small drugstore, expanding it into a retail center that generated $22 million annually.
The store implemented express checkout lanes for customers with fewer than ten items, introducing a retail innovation that became standard practice nationwide.
The establishment employed 1,700 staff members across multiple sections including a gift shop, hardware store, meat market, beauty salon, and travel agency.
The store featured performances with trained animals, including baseball-playing ducks and dancing chickens, plus mermaids in water tanks for entertainment.
Location: Florida
GPS coordinates: 27.76830,-82.64530
Latest update: March 3, 2025 11:18
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