Tot to Teen Village Sign
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Tot to Teen Village SignEntry/Object ID
2018.0025.0001Description
The Tot to Teen Village was a children's clothing store that was founded in 1937 in Kalamazoo, MI. It moved several times through the course of its run, and its original name was The Tot Shop. The donated sign comes from the location established in 1966 on Kilgore Road in Kalamazoo. It was called "village" because the interior featured half a dozen large, elaborate kid-friendly structures that defined different areas of the store - a castle, an old western town (with a slide), a princess zone, trees, and carpet paths. The store was beloved by many generations of parents and children, so there was great affection for the sign. When the store closed in 2017, the new owner wanted to find a new home for the sign and so it was moved in March of 2018. After attempts to donate it to the area history museum but challenged by the sign's size, it was donated to the American Sign Museum.Collection
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