Children shopped for Valentines at the S.S. Kresge & Co. store at 250 West Main Street in Lexington, February 1951. From left are Sara Smith, Paul Leonard and Shirley McQueen. The chain store opened in 1912 in Lexington and was a favorite venue of thrifty shoppers. After it expanded and reopened in 1947, The Lexington Leader credited the store with changing Lexingtonians’ attitudes toward chain stores. The store closed in 1967 and is now the site of the Lexington Financial Center, more commonly known as the “Big Blue Building.” The S.S. Kresge Co. was renamed Kmart Corp. in 1977. Published Feb. 8, 1951, in the Lexington Leader. Herald-Leader Archive Photo