Laramie’s Living History — Businesses
A series of stories prepared for the Albany County Museum Coalition, an alliance of institutions that promote Laramie’s historic and cultural resources. This series originally appeared in the Laramie Boomerang.
The type of businesses in Albany County have changed over time but some have roots to 1868.
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What happened to the J.C. Penney store in Laramie?
One of the first chain stores to open in Laramie was the 1915 “ Golden Rule” store. Operated by James Cash Penney, the chain had begun in 1902 with the “mother store” in Kemmerer, Wyoming . Laramie had one, what happened to it?