Albert Crescent in Chingford (Image: Gary Stone) According to the Guinness Book of World Record, on its 100th anniversary in 1979, it had become the largest department store chain in the world.

Indian Creek Village, known as the "Billionaire Bunker," isn't just another gated community. It's the ultimate fortress for the ultrarich. Nestled in South Florida's Biscayne Bay, this private island ...

It was a refuge for wealthy white gentiles, with early residents like vacuum king William Henry Hoover and department store magnate Frank Woolworth. The place had its ways of keeping people out ...

Early residents included William Henry Hoover, of vacuum fame, and Frank Woolworth, the eponymous founder of the department-store chain. Back then, residents conspired to keep Jewish homebuyers ...

Early residents included William Henry Hoover, of vacuum fame, and Frank Woolworth, the eponymous founder of the department-store chain. Back then, residents conspired to keep Jewish homebuyers ...

John Sainsbury opened the first suburban branch of his grocer's shop in Croydon, while in 1912 Frank Woolworth personally opened a store on the North End, praising Croydon as a "fine, progressive ...

The village was initially envisioned as a refuge for wealthy white gentiles. Early residents included William Henry Hoover, of vacuum fame, and Frank Woolworth, the eponymous founder of the department ...