SYRACUSE, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) – Shirt World on Marshall Street has been a fixture on the SU Hill since it opened in 1976. 48 years later, Shirt World closed its doors for the final time.
“Well, this is the perfect opportunity for us to do it. The demand for space up here has been wonderful,” the owner, Dave Jacobs, said.
Jacobs’ parents opened the store and passed it on to Dave and his wife. Shirt World sold a variety of Syracuse University apparel including hats, clothes, and foam fingers.
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Customers could often find Dave Jacobs passionately talking about items in his store or his love for Syracuse. Jacobs believed the key to the success of the business lasting nearly half a century was the store’s relationship with the SU community…