Memories were made at the iconic five-and-dime, once home to Fargo-Moorhead’s only escalator. The end came in 1980 with a shopping season of nostalgia, indecision and cottage cheese on the side.

As youngsters 50 to 70 years ago, many of us who grew up in the Berkshires rarely visited cities larger than Pittsfield. We really felt everything we needed or wanted could be found in a store in our ...