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Johnny Vardeman: Gainesville TV, appliance store survived for 63 years

Customers get their first peek at a color TV on display in Wofford’s TV and appliance store in Gainesville in the late 1950s.

08052018 VARDEMAN — Customers get their first peek at a color TV on display in Wofford’s TV and appliance store in Gainesville in the late 1950s.

It’s akin to a country store, but instead of a pot-bellied stove, shelves of groceries and a chunk of cheese and crackers, the floor is covered with televisions, washing machines and dryers.