John Wilson Sporting Goods, based in Cedar Rapids, IA, will launch a going-out-of-business sale Thursday, according to The Gazzette. John Wilson founded the store in 1946, and it is run by his grandson, Pete Wilson and granddaughter, Lucy Stevens.
John Wilson Sporting Goods in Cedar Rapids was located in Lindale Mall for 21 years until it moved in the spring of 2001 to the Lindale Crossing shopping center.