Playtime is over
Wyker’s Toys, open since 1888, to close Tuesday
Wyker’s Toys, a Decatur institution first as a hardware store and then as a toy store, will close Tuesday.
The family business, in its fourth generation, began in 1888 as Wyker’s Hardware. It …
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I'm so sorry to hear of Wyker's going out of business. Your store brings back so many good memories of my children. So many Christmases and birthdays from your store. My children are grown now and I'm a new grandparent. I was so looking forward to shopping for my granddaughter there. Thanks for the memories. You will bemissed.
I REMEMBER THOSE YEARS WHEN MR. JOHN WYKER AND MR WILSON MORGAN AND THE FRAZIER BROTHERS WOULD BE AT THE LOCAL COFFEE SHOP ON BANK STREET. WE YOUNGER FELLOWS LISTENED AND LEARNED FROM THE OLD MASTERS. SINCE 1964 BANK STREET MEMORIES RANK HIGHEST OF THE PLACES OF EMPLOYMENT FOR ME. THOSE WERE SPECIAL PEOPLE FROM THE OWNERS OF BUSINESSES TO THE LOWEST WORKER. EVERY ONE WAS SO FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL AND IT WAS A JOY TO WORK THERE.