When I was growing up there was Ben Franklin's 5 and Dime, Woolworths, Newberry's, TG&Y, J.C. Penney, K-Mart when it first opened, House of Fabrics, and Hancock Fabrics. I believe Sears also sold fabric but we never went there because my dad didn't like Sears. I don't remember smaller stores, but that might be because my mom never drove and my dad was not one to go to fabric stores unless my mom wanted to go somewhere. I do remember once we went up to Vancouver B.C. in 1969 and there was a fabric department where I found some of the most wonderful wool fabric. Can't remember the store we were in but I always wanted to return.