Despite growing up in the area, I never heard of this store until my mom pointed it out while we were exploring her old towns. Apparently, Ben Franklin was one of the first retail franchises, with thousands of them throughout the country at their peak. Unfortunately, the parent company went bankrupt in 1997, and most of the stores in the chain went out of business, but some are still going strong. This store, in Broadway, VA, is one of them, and next time I'm in town (and it's not a holiday), I'll have to really check it out.