Dime stores glass bottles and more

Mention the dime store, glass milk bottles and Black Jack gum to even a thirty-something and you’ll likely be met with a blank stare.

Well, let’s take a stroll down memory lane and see what you remember.

Dime Stores: Before Wal-Mart, Kmart, Shopko and such, the five-and-ten-cent store – or just plain “dime store” – was the king of retail. Not only did small towns have them, but a dime store once held a prominent spot on Chicago’s famed North Michigan Avenue.