The Woolworth Buiding a Great Example of Nostalgia and Mixed Use

A trip to the Woolworth Building is a must for anyone into memorabilia of a simpler time and place. It was the time without Wal-mart. This building is one of the highlights of a trip to Oxnard, CA. It was made so by the visionary, David Feigin. His passion and humor are contagious. You cannot possibly spend any time around him and be depressed.

What makes the Woolworth Building great is its multi-use. This seems to be the theme to Oxnard, but it works well.

The Woolworth building has something for everyone. It has a working museum. All the memorabilia came from online and people who heard he was creating this museum. It has working vending machines, old time photo booths, and cases and walls filled with history. The neat thing is that the vending machines were set at the price of the sixties.

If the museum is not your cup of tea, you can go to the Experimental Cafe. It has a sixties theme concept that takes you back to the Summer of Love.

On the walls are games, TVs showing old programs, and books from that time.

It is very bright and multicolored, sort of that psychedelic thing of the time.

The food is great. It is plentiful. They have a curried chicken salad that is all the rage. The portions are ample, without being overdone.

Lunch prices show nothing over $6.95, so it well priced. One of the smart things is they realize they are in a business location, so they only stay open until 3pm Mon-Thurs, while extending the hours until 11pm on the weekend. They also eliminate the “sick Sunday” by being closed.

On the weekend you can go to hear local musicians play their tunes.

If you prefer a more current day restaurant without the temptation of spending your change on games, then you can dine at Fresh & Fabulous. This Mediterranean eatery offers many sandwich choices, and you can indulge your need for sweets with their cookies.

Upstairs in the Woolworth Building is a Charter School, so you have the hustle and bustle of youth upstairs and nostalgia downstairs. The walls were thick enough that if you did not know there was a school upstairs, then you would not know there were teenagers on the grounds.

You can also hire Sam Spade, the detective if that is what you need. He has an office in the building as well.

The history of the building goes back to 1950. In 2003, David Feigin began the process of restoring the building. He never intended to do a museum, but after doing some research, he found that the history of the building should be in the building. His research led him to purchase and obtain the thousands of pieces of memorabilia that makes up the museum, and that showcases in the Experimental Café as well.

For More Information

http://www.thewoolworthbuilding.com

http://www.experimentalcafe.com/

The Woolworth Building

401 South 'A' Street,

Oxnard, California 93030