Loved going to this TRU most of the time when visiting Altoona. It was a tradition for me. First stop was always to go and take pictures of trains on Horseshoe Curve, go to the PRR Railroad Museum downtown and then stop at Toy R Us and then the mall. What memories it was.... Man I miss Pennsylvania.
I live in upstate NY but my parents live in Pittsburgh. I've seen this off the highway a few times, never had time to check it out. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.
love the vintageness of the toys r us. I like the sign. A lot of the ones that were around me do have the rainbow colors, but i can't find the real vintage ones like the canton one that many explorers have done. Great video. I think you did it justice.
I was thinking the same thing.Why did they take the building sign down,but left the street sign up?.It probably has more to do with cost,and convenience.Probably cheaper,and easier to remove the building sign,than to remove that tall street sign.Thanks for the upload Wallie!.
If you think Altoona has a old aesthetic, Johnstown, PA in Cambria County has an old Toys R Us logo from the 70s, an abandoned Circuit City, a mall straight from the 90s, and an old Sheetz with the inside of the store from the mid 90s. And probably more if I could think off the top of my head.
You are not a dork; you are an urban archeologist actually documenting the demise of a culture and way of life that existed in the us since the mid 19th century.
If you go on Facebook and search Toys R Us Canada, the R has a maple leaf instead of a star in the centre. Happy 4th from those who celebrate the 1st 🇨🇦
It was closed on the June 30th when the stores fully shut down, it never had any issues withstanding the closures until all the stores closed. It did great business and I went there often. It was so sad when I heard it was gonna close (the march leading up to that june ) and even harder going on the last few days 😢
I hope they do have a come back cuz they’ll be able to start from the ground and grow back up and be almost as popular as it once was I sadly didn’t get to go to a toys r us before they closed since I was in Alaska and they didn’t have that much of the popular places like in the lower 48s
I heard that too about toys r us making a comeback on a much smaller scale. But I also heard that the media is making it into a much bigger deal than it’s going to be.
I miss toy r us I can’t wait to see them back I really enjoy your videos make me feel great about Abanded please because all of us get to enjoy them thx u so much
Not an expert on this location, but I do know enough to share this bit of info: This and the Dunham's Sports next to it both started out as one single location of a Johnstown, PA-based department store chain called Gee Bee from around the late 70's or so up until late 1992, when Value City Department Stores bought Gee Bee out. Already having a store a mile or two up the way (which closed with the rest of that chain in '09, and is now split between a church and a Planet Fitness), Value City closed this store, and the shopping center's owners were able to lure in Toys R Us and Dunham's, leading to what you saw here.
Fun Fact: The Toys R Us Sign on the building used to have a Kids R Us sign below the vintage one back in 2011. But somewhere around 2011 to 2015 it was replaced.
They were pretty quick to pull the signs off my town's combined Toys R Us/Babies R Us store, probably since it's in a large shopping center. It looks like maybe they're gutting it for redevelopment.
Awesome video. Maybe the store front signage was taken down for Halloween city to put that plastic strip up. It's ashame TRU is gone. Wonder what it's reincarnated self will be like, this pop up mini stores like Toys R Us Express in the malls. The city's strip of stores looks like something out of the 90s especially the TRU sign. The KMart can also be vintage 90s. One thing you should see about getting that sign ont he highway. At least Geoffrey. It would scare away birds and squirrels and other annoying people. HAHAHA. Maybe not if you rent, but wonder if it could fit inside your home.
This Toys R Us Wallie funny story that Brixmor Leasing Info Sign is the same ones (same company) who have spaces for lease up here in Massachusetts and alot in NH especially in the old Walmart which is now a Ocean State Job Lot..
There's only going to be 2 stores opening this year and they will only be a shell of what they used to be. Most of the major toy companies never got paid by the former owners.
So toys r Us and its affliated brands are now owned by trukids ltd which is just the old ToyRus team under a new name and a couple ppl assumed new positions in the company and theres alot of merchendising patnerships going on. Trukids seems to have made many international partners They are set to open 70 stores in asia and europe amd india but they self admit that they are riding the coat tails of the brand recongnition and still cant bridge the gap of compition in the united states....so....there trying but ehhhh...idk. its real jargony..but Its sounds like everywhere but the U.S. is on the priority
I remember when this place and the place next to it was the old gee bees department store..
At least this Toys R Us is documented and be remembered forever! Awesome video!
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Happy Holiday Wallie, Stay Awesome !
Loved going to this TRU most of the time when visiting Altoona. It was a tradition for me. First stop was always to go and take pictures of trains on Horseshoe Curve, go to the PRR Railroad Museum downtown and then stop at Toy R Us and then the mall. What memories it was.... Man I miss Pennsylvania.
That store was the shit. Why’d the internet have to ruin everything damn it.
I live in upstate NY but my parents live in Pittsburgh. I've seen this off the highway a few times, never had time to check it out. Thank you for satisfying my curiosity.
I was 4 when i was there but now im nine and seeing this just makes me cry tears of joy❤
love the vintageness of the toys r us. I like the sign. A lot of the ones that were around me do have the rainbow colors, but i can't find the real vintage ones like the canton one that many explorers have done. Great video. I think you did it justice.
Happy Independence Day Wallie! Great video! Love the old school sign.
I was thinking the same thing.Why did they take the building sign down,but left the street sign up?.It probably has more to do with cost,and convenience.Probably cheaper,and easier to remove the building sign,than to remove that tall street sign.Thanks for the upload Wallie!.
I traveled to this Toys R Us on its last day of business and the Kmart In Altoona.
1:40 that’s an old school Toys R Us logo. My dad always went to Toys R Us, with that SAME EXACT LOGO
If you think Altoona has a old aesthetic, Johnstown, PA in Cambria County has an old Toys R Us logo from the 70s, an abandoned Circuit City, a mall straight from the 90s, and an old Sheetz with the inside of the store from the mid 90s. And probably more if I could think off the top of my head.
Hi WalieB26 happy 4th my friend and Awesome video and take care
It's so awesome as ToysRUs here in Australia shut down late year too but there reopening WOOHOO can't wait.
You are not a dork; you are an urban archeologist actually documenting the demise of a culture and way of life that existed in the us since the mid 19th century.
That toys r us is opening up as a Burlington coat factory
If you go on Facebook and search Toys R Us Canada, the R has a maple leaf instead of a star in the centre. Happy 4th from those who celebrate the 1st 🇨🇦
It was closed on the June 30th when the stores fully shut down, it never had any issues withstanding the closures until all the stores closed. It did great business and I went there often. It was so sad when I heard it was gonna close (the march leading up to that june ) and even harder going on the last few days 😢
03 baby myself, god I miss these days best store ever. As a kid the store felt like another world it was so big. Damn internet ruined real childhood.
I hope they do have a come back cuz they’ll be able to start from the ground and grow back up and be almost as popular as it once was I sadly didn’t get to go to a toys r us before they closed since I was in Alaska and they didn’t have that much of the popular places like in the lower 48s
That is an awesome sign and you are right and I have never seen a Toys R Us sign like that one! Thanks Wallie for all the cool videos that you do!
That was an awesome sign
Cool videos today
That sign is SO cool!!!
WallieB26 You Are The Best! Thank You! Happy 4th Of July! 🗽
my local toys r us (opened 2014) still has the letters. until it became hobby lobby. I cry
I heard that too about toys r us making a comeback on a much smaller scale. But I also heard that the media is making it into a much bigger deal than it’s going to be.
GOOD NEWS: Toys R Us. Made a comeback this year in 2022! See toys r us at Macy’s
Happy 4th! Great video as always!!
Thank you! Happy 4th to you too!
Toy R Us is rebranding and said they will be opening up new smaller stores in the near future.
Yeah
I miss toy r us I can’t wait to see them back I really enjoy your videos make me feel great about Abanded please because all of us get to enjoy them thx u so much
Not an expert on this location, but I do know enough to share this bit of info: This and the Dunham's Sports next to it both started out as one single location of a Johnstown, PA-based department store chain called Gee Bee from around the late 70's or so up until late 1992, when Value City Department Stores bought Gee Bee out. Already having a store a mile or two up the way (which closed with the rest of that chain in '09, and is now split between a church and a Planet Fitness), Value City closed this store, and the shopping center's owners were able to lure in Toys R Us and Dunham's, leading to what you saw here.
Cool! Another Toys R Us!
Happy 4th of July WallieB 🎇🎆
Check out the Toys R Us in Rochester, Minnesota if you can
DUDE SO RAD!!!! THAT SIGN RULES!!!!!!!
This is the toys r us that I went to
I’ve seen this one, and they actually kept the lights on oddly a while after it closed like it looked open
Good video wallie. Hope you had a great 4rth of July ! Love the vintage sign.
brings back memories, the one near me in Rhode Island just got turned into a different office store
I love that street front sign with Jeffery on top, so cool and playful!
Fun Fact: The Toys R Us Sign on the building used to have a Kids R Us sign below the vintage one back in 2011. But somewhere around 2011 to 2015 it was replaced.
Awesome video happy 4th bro
Reminds me of the one we had in Hickory, NC. There already turned it into a Gabes. We don't have stores sit abandoned for long around here.
My local Toys R Us is now a PGA Super store
First time seeing the Geoffrey head mounted to top of roadway sign, cool!
They were pretty quick to pull the signs off my town's combined Toys R Us/Babies R Us store, probably since it's in a large shopping center. It looks like maybe they're gutting it for redevelopment.
Are you going to do the Toys R Us in Cranberry?
YO I LIVE BY THERE ITS A HALLOWEEN STORE NOW AND ITS GREAT
I drive by that beautiful sign daily. This one closed June 30th.
lol it must be a requirement that they leave ONE CART in each store LOL!
My local toys r us is being torn down and turning into a home sense store what a shame
Looks like another one in Greenville N.C. I’m happy today’s my birthday which is the fourth
Awesome video. Maybe the store front signage was taken down for Halloween city to put that plastic strip up. It's ashame TRU is gone. Wonder what it's reincarnated self will be like, this pop up mini stores like Toys R Us Express in the malls.
The city's strip of stores looks like something out of the 90s especially the TRU sign. The KMart can also be vintage 90s.
One thing you should see about getting that sign ont he highway. At least Geoffrey. It would scare away birds and squirrels and other annoying people. HAHAHA. Maybe not if you rent, but wonder if it could fit inside your home.
Toys R Us is coming back later this year.
There used to be a Toys r us express inside the Eastwood mall in Niles OH, but closed a while ago
My mother-in-law's company put that sign up, and tore it down. Geoffrey looks just as massive sitting on ground level!
This Toys R Us Wallie funny story that Brixmor Leasing Info Sign is the same ones (same company) who have spaces for lease up here in Massachusetts and alot in NH especially in the old Walmart which is now a Ocean State Job Lot..
A lot of Altoona looks ancient. It's like a time warp to visit.
They turned this into a spirit Halloween store, at least that’s what it was the last time I was in Altoona, which has been a few months
There's only going to be 2 stores opening this year and they will only be a shell of what they used to be. Most of the major toy companies never got paid by the former owners.
It’s looks like the toys r us building Hagerstown md
Isn’t Altoona where they have the locomotive shops?
Cool sign👍
GOOD JOB WALLIE B THANKS AND HAPPY 4TH OF JULY!
theres a kmart open in bath ny
NOOOOOOO NOT THE TOYS R US IN ALTOONA, PA
My toys r us still has the logo on, 1 year after, its a shell of itself
That Trus is now Urban air, I live in Altoona.
HAPPY 4TH OF JULY COMRADE(S)! :)
Wallie, could you go back here and film that AC Moore? It’s probably abandoned now since Michael’s bought it out.
Congrats wallieb26 I have joined you tube since 2018 for abandoned buildings in Dallas fort Worth.
That’s the toys r us that I grow with
They probably used it as a spirit store.
This location has different exterior brickwork.
Hi toys r us toys store is in Macy's mall and buy toys in north American is already open toys store in 2023 this year 😊🎉
If your a dork so am I, luv this stuff
Can you film sincerely yogert in Hampton pa nest to shop en save
8:17 what is this song at of the toys r us
Lo Key - I Got A Thang For You
It’s Burlington soon!
There was a toys r us in flint mi now a ashley home store
But they better have low prices if they want to survive the competition
My guess is they only took the logo off for the Halloween City, and that’s why the street sign is still there. That’s what happened with my Toys R Us.
Phil The Cow Yup, this is exactly why.
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Sad 😭
I live in Switzerland but it is still bad
The ac Moore Wright by that toys r us is closing
Geoffrey was leave toys r us for the last time this is sad
Cool :)
Markfinizio your videos and awesome
4:46 it was just a fire pull station
That was actually where they got ya. They would have cool dispensers with small toys or tattoos or jewelry.
There is a guy on tiktok who made a miniature abandoned Toys R Us you don't have to do it abandoned but I recommend doing that tutorial
I found one toys r us cart outside at my tru
This was my toysrus
penny sick fever cold
I have a toys R us that looks like this one.
Fireworks🎉😊😮❤
So toys r Us and its affliated brands are now owned by trukids ltd which is just the old ToyRus team under a new name and a couple ppl assumed new positions in the company and theres alot of merchendising patnerships going on. Trukids seems to have made many international partners They are set to open 70 stores in asia and europe amd india but they self admit that they are riding the coat tails of the brand recongnition and still cant bridge the gap of compition in the united states....so....there trying but ehhhh...idk. its real jargony..but Its sounds like everywhere but the U.S. is on the priority
THE USA HAS ONE COMING OUT I LIVE IN UNITED OF STATES
At least Toys “R” Us is at. United States that’s where I live :) I want to see Jeffrey…….
I was there
ngl i miss it bc they made it into a stupid burlington
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