Welcome to the Christmas Villages page that has all of the villages that start with the letter:
Lands' End:
Quick History: Lands' End is a clothing and décor retailer that started out in 1963. It was purchased in 2002 by Sears and it became a large clothing brand within Sears stores at that time. During the time it was owned by Sears it did have some standalone stores within the USA. Then in 2014 or 2015 it became a stand-alone company and was no longer owned by Sears. Lands' End kept a partnership with Sears until the year 2019. In the year 2019 it was announced that the Lands' End brand would no longer be offered within Sears stores after January of 2020. As of December of 2021 there are more than 15 Lands' End stores around the USA.
An interesting note: the apostrophe in the company name was actually a typographical error that the owner could not afford to change, and as a result they decided to keep the apostrophe in its location due to the cost of moving it when the company first started operations on the flyers and mailers that were printed.
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Lennox Furnace Company:
Quick History: Lennox Furnace Company is indeed a real place. It has been in operation for many many years. It is actually still in operation as of October of 2022.
Lenox:
Quick History: Lenox is currently a manufacturing company for tableware, giftware, and collectible products. It used to operates Lenox retail stores. However, in July of 2020 it was announced that the Lenox outlet and warehouse stores would permanently close as a result of the Covid-19 Pandemic.
Lionel Electric Trains:
Quick History: Lionel Electric Trains was indeed a real business. It now just goes by the name Lionel and produces more than just trains. It also has a very large business in selling Nascar Diecast. As of October of 2022 Lionel is still in business.
Little Caesars:
Quick History: Little Caesars is a real company that started out in the year 1959. As of 2024 the company has over 5,500 locations across the United States.
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Little Debbie Snacks Bakery:
Quick History: The Little Debbie brand was started in 1960 when the founders, O.D. and Ruth McKee, of McKee Foods Brands decided to name a product after on of of their grandchildren. The Little Debbie brand has grown tremendously since that time. McKee opened up stores with the name Little Debbie Snacks Bakery to sell some of their products and as of December 2021 there are still Little Debbie Snacks Bakery's found around the USA.
LoBill Foods:
Quick History: LoBill Foods was indeed a real grocery store. LoBill was owned at one point by Marsh Grocery and when that company went out of business LoBill did as well.
Longs Drugs:
Quick History: Longs Drugs is indeed a real place that started in 1938 and grew to over 500 locations as of the year 2008. In 2008 it was purchased by CVS pharmacy and many of the stores were rebranded to CVS at that time. However, the 70 locations that are located in Hawaii never changed their names. So, if you go to Hawaii you will still see Longs Drugs in operation but these locations are actually still owned by CVS.
Note: There are many different versions of Longs Drugs. I am not sure if I have all of them pictured. If you come across one that is not pictured then please feel free to e-mail them to me at Titus86@gmail.com.
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Lowe's :
Quick History: Lowe's first stared out in 1921 and has grown to be the second largest Home Improvement store within the United States as of December of 2021. It operates over 2000 locations within the United States as of the end of 2021 as well.
Note: There are many different versions of Lowe's. I am not sure if I have all of them pictured. If you come across one that is not pictured then please feel free to e-mail them to me at Titus86@gmail.com.
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