WILMINGTON, NC (WWAY) — As families across the Cape Fear prepare for a new school year, this week’s Throwback Thursday looks back at what back-to-school shopping looked like more than 40 years ago.
The latest edition of the WWAY archive series revisits stories from 1983 and 1984, when families filled Independence Mall searching for new clothes, the latest fashion trends and emerging technology for students.
The first story, from August 1983, showed families shopping for school clothes, with designer jeans among the year’s most sought-after items…