Time Travel: Labor Day Tradition at Hills Department Store and 1990s Clarksburg Pike Street Businesses
By Dick Duez on October 19, 2025 from History Blog
This advertisment is from the mid-1990s when Hills was still a beloved member of the community a provided its annual Labor Day Sale. For years, the store offered hot dogs for 15 cents and soft drinks for a nickle. It generally drew huge crowds.
Anyone remember this section of Pike Street in downtown Clarksburg. Today, the site is home to Jackson Square, a two level parking lot and event venue. When this photo was taken, believed to be in the late 1990s, it shows some of the businesses fronts that operated for years, including the Brunswick and Skasik's Cleaners. A sign for the "Evans Hotel" can be seen at the top of the tallest building that is painted on the side.
EDITOR'S NOTE: This ongoing photo feature of pictures from Bridgeport and throughout the Mountain State is part of local historian Richard "Dick" Duez's collection, the unofficial historian of Bridgeport, would appreciate any scanned photos emailed to him for use here or to include in his ongoing efforts to preserve local history. You can email photos, or let him know how to acquire copies of photos you may have in your possession, to Duez at dickdo@citynet.net.
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