El sábado 22 de noviembre de 1947 una tienda de excedentes de guerra llamada Chubby & Tubby (3333 Rainier Avenue S) celebra su Gran Inauguración en Seattle. El negocio –ubicado inicialmente en un grupo de barracas metálicas militares Quonset en un lote de esquina (donde antes funcionaba una estación de gasolina Signal) en el vecindario Rainier Valley de Seattle– de hecho había estado abierto desde hacía unas cinco semanas. Pero aparentemente, los dos corpulentos propietarios –Woodrow ("Woody") "Tubby" Auge (fallec. 1989) e Irvin "Chubby" Frese (fallec. 1997)– tenían todavía algunos asuntos organizativos que arreglar antes de oficializar las cosas: de hecho, durante esas primeras cinco semanas la compañía se llamó en realidad "Tubby & Chubby."
La tienda de excedentes de guerra Chubby & Tubby celebra su Gran Inauguración en Seattle el 22 de noviembre de 1947.
- By Peter Blecha
- Posted 8/25/2010
- HistoryLink.org Essay 9535
Sources:
Chubby and Tubby "War Surplus Specials," classified ad, The Seattle Daily Times, October 8, 1947, p.34; Chubby and Tubby "War Surplus Specials," classified ad, The Seattle Daily Times, October 6, 1947, p.28; Tubby and Chubby "Grand Opening," display ad, The Seattle Daily Times, November 21, 1947 p.45; Tubby and Chubby "Surplus," classified ad, The Seattle Daily Times, December 31, 1947, p.18; Jake Batsell and Sarah Anne Wright, "Variety Chain Chubby & Tubby Slipping into History?," The Seattle Times, December 14, 2002 (http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com); Tubby and Chubby, display ad, The Seattle Times, May 3, 1984, p.55; Christine Frey, "Chubby & Tubby Slims Down as Owners Look for Buyer," December 17, 2002 (http://www.seattlepi.com); "A cherished part of old Seattle," editorial, The Seattle Times, December 19, 2002 (http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com); Jake Batsell, "Legendary Chubby & Tubby plans to close this weekend," The Seattle Times, January 5, 2003 (http://community.seattletimes.nwsource.com).
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