Let me ask a question. Technology is great. The internet is amazing. I read and look up things all day. I am relearning at a faster pace languages that I took in school but forgot simply because no one else spoke them. So much all well and good but do we really need it? If we did not have big screen TVs the internet video games would life be so terrible?
@@carmelopappalardo8477 Today, without the internet (especially social media), a good chuck of society would not be able to function. While I love today's technology, I was happy growing up without the internet. Life was not perfect back then and it certainly isn't now - in 2021.
The first woman with whom I had ...err, the full range of physical enjoyment, I met at a Fotomat booth. She worked in the booth and for that one summer I was into photography as a hobby and was visiting the booth every few days. We became friendly and eventually, _very_ friendly.
@@rebecca6017 Well, it wasn't me in those fights. My adventure with a Fotomate was in the summer of 1973, and her name was not Rebecca. I was 20 and she was 18. I have looked her up on the internet. She has a Facebook page that looks like she seldom visits. However there is a video at another website of her giving a product sales pitch to a small crowd in what looks to be a conference room. Her voice is immediately recognizable. Physically, I can tell it is her although she is of course over 45 years older and not quite so slim. I have no desire to contact her for a number of reasons, one being that I'm afraid she would not remember me.
I remember back in high school Mark Ratner fell in love with the girl at the Fotomat. He bought forty dollars worth of frickin' film, and never even talked to her. You didn't even own a camera.
Wow! I met the future mother of my 2 beautiful daughters at Pharmor back 1991 when it used to be at Franklin Mills mall. She used to work in the video rental department. I still have my member ship card til this day.
+Gregg Goss In Philly? it's still there. It's unrecognizable after all the upgrades. They did change the name to The Philadelphia Mills Mall. I haven't heard anything about it not being safe or anything and I live about 2 miles from it. Both my daughter's work there and they think it boring there. Maybe you are thinking about The Gallery in Center City. That closed and is being turned into an upscale discount mall. Now THAT area is a mess. Lol
I don't know what people are going to do in the future if social security is discontinued or the age to draw it keeps going up,because employers don't like to hire the elderly,plus people get alzhiemers and dementia and can't work
@@lindahollander3588 Yes, I feel bad for the younger people in my office; they will have to wait until they're *70* to collect full SS benefits...and, like I said, try finding a job when you're over *40* these days.
I used to love Camelot Music. I was in the store in Hendersonville, NC at least twice a week. They used to get probably half of my grocery store paycheck every week back in the 80's. Great times!
I went to Scotland for a year to do a graduate studies program, and I was shocked to find not just Woolworths, but also a McCrory's in the local shopping mall in Edinburgh!! I had to call my mother and tell her, and she made me buy some sewing patterns to bring back!! LOL
JuniorXEastNY Bold attempt for a comeback. We will wait with bated breath to see if it will work for Woolies. Minus its massive debts, this might have some success.
Yes, it's funny that the Fotomat concept of driving up, dropping off, and getting your photos developed and back to you in one day, as opposed to close to a week at your local drug store, was revolutionary back in the early/mid 1970's through the early/mid 1980's. There was alot of competition among teens to get a job there; that is, if you wanted to work all-hour shifts (nights included), alone in that little booth. Robert Hall...my family used to practically "live" there. Every Easter, like clockwork, we would have to go there for a new dress and a "Spring coat" for my mother and I; dress pants and matching jackets for my brother and Father. No frills store; no ambiance (like most stores back in the 1960's and 70's...think Grants, E.J. Korvettes, Two Guys), just nice clothes at a good price for middle-income families.
Wow, Tower Records. I spent a lot of time and money there in my younger days in Los Angeles-not to mention Music Plus, Licorice Pizza, and The Wherehouse. All gone now.
BIG Smile at Fotomat...I bought my Kodak Instamatic 110 @ Zody's in '71 and had Mom or Dad drop off my film at Fotomat so I didn't have to buy the film....I just Googled it, and Fotomat building is still there!!!! 272 N Tustin St, Orange, CA 92867 it's in the middle of the parking lot just north of the Winchell's Donuts...which is also STILL there 50 years later....made my day
Timinator62 I lived in Orange County as well. Went to LaVeta, Taft and Peralta for my schooling. And remember Zody's and Akron. Plus the Fotomat as well. Haven't been there in years. Moved to Georgia in 1978. I miss the California of my childhood. Too bad it is gone.
I was just watching an old Match Game '73 episode and Richard Dawson made a reference to the Akron, the one I remember was on Lincoln and Beach Blvd by Knott's Berry Farm...Do you remember the Treasury? off the 91 Fwy? they failed before Zody's did...back in those days O.C. was AWESOME, now it's a traffic nightmare.
Timinator62 Yup. I remember the Treasury. I lived off Lincoln in Anaheim on Stinson Ave. I also remember the Akron and Tower Records. Movieland Wax Museum. Shakeys Pizza. Sneaking into Knotts was easy and never got caught. Eisenhower Park. I wonder how much it has changed after all these years.
Good times indeed, the Shakey's is still there...I got caught sneaking into Knott's my first time. 8^/. Do you remember the Van De Camp's restaurant that was a big Wind Mill?..it was right around the Tower Records. I ate at that Shakey's about 6 months ago (Bunch a Lunch) when I was in O.C. for business.. I like to Google map my old hang outs. crank some tunes like I did back then, change to street view and "drive" over to my old buddies and or girlfriends houses and check out the neighborhoods...I never would have pictured how cool the Internet actually is..like talking to you now...who would ever think this would be like it is?
Timinator62 I think the Van DeKamps I remember seeing was in Lakewood. I worked at the Carl's Jr on Lincoln in Anaheim. Good food back then. And Bill's Bike Shop on Tustin Ave. Best bikes anywhere. Schwinns were the best back then. Now they are cheap worthless crap.
Does anyone else remember the stores Lionel Playworld, Zayre's, Treasure Island, Food Giant, Big Apple, Swiss Colony, and Davison's? I'm 50 now, but I remember going to these stores while growing up in the 70s.
There was a Photomat in a small shopping center where I used to live in Security, Colorado in the '70's. However, when Albertson's added a film developing service, Photomat eventually closed and the little kiosk was removed. Fast forward a few decades and Albertson's closed when a new Super Walmart opened just up the highway. You can be sure that none of these businesses imagined they would ever go out of business due to new technology or competition. It makes me wonder: What will put Walmart out of business? Probably something nobody can dream of right now. Time marches on.
Walmart will never go out of business. They're on top of everything. Selection, location, convenience, even online shopping. It's a perfectly run business. Probably the most well-managed retail store ever to exist.
V.Vega: Kodak never thought film would become obsolete, Woolworth's never imagined Walmart coming into existence, steam locomotive builders never guessed Mr. Diesel would invent his engine, etc. There are countless examples of companies who thought they would never go out of business. As for Walmart being a "well-managed retail store" -- that must be a joke, as you obviously have never worked for Wally-world yourself. (I have.)
Seeing that Eckerd store commercial almost made me cry. See, my parents and I always used to get our prescriptions filled at Eckerd, but what I remember the most is in my dad's final years of life, when he was battling a terminal illness, we were there at Eckerd a lot to fill his prescriptions, and I will never forget this one sweet pharmacy assistant who helped us out a lot and was always asking how Dad was. When he died, I remember her being very sad about that and feeling touched she would be that way. Not long after, Eckerd was bought out by CVS and I kinda felt like it was losing my dad all over again. Thanks for the awesome memories, and for the great Camelot Music commercial as well -- that would have been the era in which I was a prime Camelot Music customer, and I definitely remember hearing House of Pain at school dance parties in the early '90s!
Thanks for putting this together. My kids loved TG&Y when they were little. My hubby & I got our music from Tower Records & I worked at FotoMat. It is so much fun looking back in time!!!
hi fred another great compilation of store commercials that no longer exist. love seeing all these as they are fun and bring back to mind nice memories when I was much younger. I remember going to jm fields a lot when I was a kid with my mother and later when I was old enough to venture out myself, it is now a marshalls. thanks for sharing all these memories! rob
I miss Woolworths. I remember as a little kid my grandmother would take me there and she'd go shopping in the store while I sat at the diner inside and ate a piece of their lemon meringue pie with some hot cocoa. Fond, fond memories of those trips.
Fred it seems you're striking a chord with these videos I haven't thought of most of these business's in years. Years ago I had a friend who worked at a Fotomat (female) and couldn't believe she sat in a parking lot for 8 hours in the line of 🔥. I always thought a truck would take her out...... Excellent work Fred!
the Fotomat in my town, was not in a super busy spot and actually was the only thing we went to all the time in that little center. They seem to stay pretty busy then
What a blast from the past... My mom used to work for Munford aka Majik Market for years. I remember when I was an older teen going to Pharmor to spend my piddly paycheck every Saturday morning on cosmetics. Thanks for posting
These commercials definitely take me back to those times, I was surprised they didn’t show a Service Merchandise commercial. And it’s too bad that Toys “R” Us will be joining this group in less than a week
Wow what a blast from the past I was just talking to my mom about photo mat wow that is so cool good memories thank you for sharing this I enjoy your site always something cool
Ditto for the ones in South Africa. The defunct Woolies in the UK was part of the US version, not just named after it, until 1982. Apparently there weren't lawsuits shutting down the chain in Australia and the unrelated chain in South Africa with the same name. You'd think it would have an international copyright. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
TG&Y, McCrory's, Jewel T, Food World (Publix owned them), ROSES, Service Merchandise, J.M. Fields, Pantry Pride, Woolworths, Montgomery Wards, Jefferson Wards, Radio Shack, Burger Chef, etc. So many good stores now gone.
Vids like this one make me sad. Have you been in a toy store the last 5 years or so? They are depressing. There are no toys for kids anymore. Erector sets, train sets, toy soldiers and so much more really do not exist. Legos are huge, but most of them are just something you build out of Legos (like a Death Star or something else like it). Action figures have so little action (and so many kids don't play with them...they keep them in the container so they might be valuable). Some may think I am looking at the world with rose colored glasses. Just look at videos of old toy stores and compare them to today's (if you can find a toy store). And comic books? They are not for kids, period (even Archie comics) Sorry, Fred....jumped on my soap box.
Let me get this straight; they don't sell hula hoops, Slinky's, and pogo sticks anymore? I guess the kids have no time for such things, as they have their heads buried in their phones from about the age of 5.
kyokogodai: Train sets still exist. One national chain that still carries them is Hobby Lobby. If you want more than their very limited selection, then you have to find a model railroad shop. And they are getting harder to find every day. Two of the three such stores in my city closed recently. But, there are still mail order companies such as Walthers and their selection of items in all modeling scales is better than it has ever been.
kyokogodai I know what ya mean, kyokogodai. No more Lincoln Logs, Hot Wheels or Tinker Toys.Spirographs and Super Elastic Bubble Plastic (remember that gunk?) have fallen by the wayside, too. I can't recall when I last saw anybody tossing a Frisbee. Marbles and jacks? Forget it. Same with Play Doh and jumbo boxes of Crayola crayons, I'll bet. Model airplanes? Dream on. And it's a genuine shame, because all of those great old toys encouraged kids to be imaginative while also helping them to achieve manual dexterity and develop their hand-eye coordination. AND THEY WERE ALSO SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY WITH!
Back in the mid 60's in Newington, NH (right next t Portsmouth), a super JM Fields was built...it was 2/3's department store, 1/3 grocery store. In the early 70's the areas first indoor mall was built off the end of Fields. What a great place to shop and hang out! When Fields went out of business, Bradlee's went in. In the mid 90's, the mall was torn down, as a newer, bigger mall was built next door. The JM Fields store stayed intact, and to this day houses a Kohl's dept. store. A strip mall was built connected to Kohl's in the late 90's.So, through all these years, the original JM Fields store stayed intact. Odd how it was never torn down.....
Got my last leisure suit at Robert Hall. A rust-colored, Sunday Best beauty. That's how long it's been since Robert Hall. Camelot Music reminded me of Harmony House. Whew, getting old.
We actually still have an Eckerd in town that is open. We also have the Fotomat building still standing in a parking lot of a mostly abandoned shopping center. J.M. Fields was a great store. They had a great sporting goods section. We purchased a lot of ammo there at great prices when I was growing up. Nicely done Fred.
Jim Spencer I remember it well as a child of the 50s and 60s. A day for church and family. rides in the country if dad gassed up the day before. How I wish it was still that way
Jim Spencer. That,s right by a long shot. Many years back the only Grocery Store that was open on Sunday in the District of Columbia and the nearby Maryland and Virginia suburbs was the A&P. The only Drug Stores that were opened on Sunday was Peoples Drug Store and Dart Drug. Peoples is now CVS and Dart Drug later became Fantels. Now Fantels is completely out of Business. There was a few Grocery Stores in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs back in the early 90,s called Super Fresh. I believe they were owned by A&P.
Jim Spence. Some more good info. Right Aid used to be Drug Fair. The Drug Fair stores were located in The District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, N E, North Carolina, Southern Delaware and in the City of Philadelphia. Then we had the old Rexxal Drug Stores located again in the District of Columbia, but I believe they were Nation wide. And again in the District of Columbia we had the old Care Drug Stores. I also believe they may have been Nation wide. Now do you or anyone else remember the old Thrifty drug and discount stores. There was one located in the old ( it,s closed down now and so is the old Bus Station) Greyhound Bus Station located at 6Th & Main St right in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, and there was several more up in Hollywood and on the East Side around Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights and I believe the old Clanton area. But this goes back to my Rookie days in the Police Department. Comment back please.
+david fyre Yes, Rexall was probably nationwide: we certainly had them here in NYC. It's actually still thriving in Canada: there are a number of them, some quite large, in downtown Toronto.
Hey, I recognise Eckerd from a Rescue 911 episode about a five-year-old calling because his mom went into diabetic shock in the car in an Eckerd parking lot in Florida and he saved her!
" At Foto-Mat your photos matter" Phar-Mor literally came out of nowhere. Several years later it's founder and the CFO were charged and convicted of embezzlement. Basically killing the company. Eckerd ( owned by J C Penney) was bought by CVS in the early 2000's. I remember the Robert Hall stores. Thanks again Fred for the memories.
Russ, I thought Eckerd was bought by Rite Aid. Or maybe CVS owns Rite Aid? Anyway, my Rite Aid cashiers tell me they're being bought by Walgreens soon.
FredFlix Eckerd was bought by CVS. Maybe Rite - Aid picked up some stores CVS didn't want or weren't able to due to regulatory concerns? Walgreens wanted to acquire the entire Rite - Aid chain but was rebuffed due to anti -trust concerns. After walking away from the initial deal Walgreens bought approximately half of the Rite - Aid chain. Which will be completed this Spring. About 1/3 of the locations acquired will be closed to satisfy regulatory concerns.
The Fotomat ad can be dated just by the Dorothy Hamil haircuts. I worked odd jobs for my parents for about four weeks in order to get that Emerson stereo. Did my first musical piracy with it, copying a friend's AC/DC album, High Voltage, onto 8-track.
When I was little, there were Robert Hall stores all over my state.I had one of those Presto Burger Makers when I was a teenager. I don't remember Majik Mart stores.
At least in Alabama, the malls went out before the Kaybee Stores in the mall closed. Sign of the times especially the Eckerd Drugs commercials. They seemed to be everywhere in the 80's.
Hi Fred. Both of these parts were fantastic. Brought back memories of Tower Records being "the place" where you'd meet a friend to hang out (not the phrase then). But, Tower had some big stores in San Diego in the 70's and 80's especially. And, I think in the late 60's, early 70's, our Woolworth had an ice cream counter where you could get floats and such. I may have that mixed up with Sav-on. It was one of them! Had forgotten all about that until seeing this. Great job again!
I had to chuckle wistfully when they said the Phar-Mor was across from the Builders Square. That's another store long gone, though I think I still have a carpenter's pencil from there. Or was it Builder's Emporium? And don't forget Channel Home Centers, or Rickel's Home Centers. I worked at one in the 80's in the lumber section. They were sort of a cross between the Home Depot/Lowe's and a True Value or Ace Hardwar. Bigger than a hardware/home goods store, but more personal and cleaner than the warehouses.And I wish I could remember the name of the home center I practically lived in when I was living in Santa Clara, CA. It was on El Camino Real at the Lawrence Expressway. I'm sure it's long gone now.
I remember Robert Hall. The "Sav-On" brand still exists, but is not connected to the original company. The Phar-Mor commercial is for a location that existed about 2 miles from my current home in Vega$. (Builder's Square is gone too). Thom McAn shoes ... I remember their stores well ... now their shoes are sold in Sears. Tower Records ... as much as I spent in those places .. I should have owned stock!
Thom McAn shoes sold at Sears are poorly made. When Thom McAn had their stores in malls I would often shop there for shoes. Better made shoes back in the day.
Fred, it finally occurred to me what it is you do: you are an "archivist". I don't know how or where you manage to come up with all these clips or how you can even remember them for that matter, but whatever it is, you're providing a great service! Once again, great work! Thank you!
I remember the Manik Mart in Charleston, South Carolina because it was very close to the apartment complex that we lived in from June, til almost August, of 1977.
Fred, awesome video!! Many of theses chains weren't in my part of the US, but it was fun seeing them and their style, music, format, etc!!! One thing I remember about Woolworth's (at least the older stores) is that some of the display tables had fold down stools mounted on the front. As a kid I always wondered were these for customers to sit and look or staff to refill tables; seems they were in the button/sewing dept if remembering right. We had a JJ Newberry's. Snack bar on the mall side, coffee shop/diner on the lot side. 2 floors, basement was huge!!! Even had a pet department where they sold live animals!!!!! I twent away in the 90s. Sorry, sidetracked myself and my comment. Are you planning a Defunct Restaurants video? HoJo's, Farrell's, Gino's, Wetson's, Beefsteak Charlies, Emerson's Steak House, et al???
I'd forgotten all about Camelot Music! When I used to tour, it was one of my go-to mall destinations. They'd have remaindered and overstocked discs in a bin, and marked down as low as $1.88! You had to dig a bit to find the classical and Broadway amid all the pop, but there were some great buys.
I knew someone that worked at a Fotomat! It didn't get many customers, so we would both sit in it and cloud up the small booth with "tobacco;)" smoke! Perfect buzz box! I miss those days.
I always wanted to work in a Kodac Photo booth in the middle of a shopping center parking lot ever since I saw Chainsaw and his friend working there in the movie Summer School. Guess that dream will never happen now, lol.
I miss the Jamesway department stores. My home town had one, and it's where I got all my Star Wars and Transformers toys back in the 80's. Later on, when I got into music, I would buy cassette tapes from there of all my favorite bands. Sadly, they went out of business in 1994, and the last thing I bought there was maybe a Dream Theater cassette tape. A Shop Rite supermarket exists there now. I miss the good old days!
The images of the Jolly Rancher flats make me laugh because there was a small "department store" in San Jose CA called DK Harriman's that had clothing and accessories plus stale candy my brothers would buy like those and most of the plastic wrapper would be stuck to them! Haha!
There was a Camelot Music in our mall. I bought so many records and later on cassette tapes and finally C D's. We had a Kaybee Toy Store too. Way less expensive than the soon to be shuttered Toys R Us.I believe Woolworth is still in Australia.
Hey love the videos Fred keep them coming I'm from Southern California born and raised we used to have a restaurant chain called The Lone Ranger in Roy Rogers if you ever find videos and those that would be cool to see alright be cool man thank you for good videos
I remember the drive thru PhotoMat & Woolworths the one at the mall right by our house had an area so you could get somthing to eat This was a pleasant blast from the past
I always liked Fotomat b/c they hired pretty girls as attendants ("FotoMates"), and by stopping by you had a built-in reason to talk to them. It was a one-person kiosk, so they were always alone, and they handled quantities of cash. That deployment model would never fly today.
Another melancholy and bittersweet group of memories Fred. Used Fotomat most of the time over drug stores then, and Camelot Records was a weekly excursion, until the week I went in and all the LPs were gone. Went I asked, I was told that 'They were for Dinosaurs, we're selling CDs from now on". Way to alienate a customer Camelot. Oh, wait you are no more, and I am still buying LPs. Fred, you make our past seem more innocent, and in many way I suppose it was. Thanks again.
stendec 5762 I worked at Camelot in the late 80's. The only vinyl we sold was '12 dance mix singles. We did get a box of 8 tracks sent to us once once ( Springsteen's "The River", as I recall ) A couple of mallrats saw me unpacking them and asked "What are those ? A Springsteen video game ?"
Wow...! ROBERT HALL and THOM McCann! The ROBERT HALL store was on an outlot of a brand new regional mall, and of course, when I went to either homecoming or prom I HAD to have an orange shirt from them (with a 4 inch wide tie) in 1973. And my shoes were from Thom McAnn...some style of chukka boots as I remember. I think that those shoes were later sold at both SEARS and KMART...so what does THAT tell you about their demise! Thanx for sharing.
This is the first video I have seen with Robert Hall in it. We had a Robert Hall Village when I was a kid. The "village" part may just be a local name for my area
Where I grew up, the Woolworth still had a lunch counter. We would get my hair cut at the barber shop in the back and then get a soft pretzel (if I was good) on the way out.
I have Eckard stuff in my closet. The Fotomat was not air conditioned. I used to get Thom McCann and Chuck McCann confused. Those Woolworth sneakers were pricey for the 70's.
Sush great memories. Thank you for these great videos!
Oh, God, do I ever miss Woolworth's... 😭
If only there was a way to go back and relive those days.
Let me ask a question. Technology is great. The internet is amazing. I read and look up things all day. I am relearning at a faster pace languages that I took in school but forgot simply because no one else spoke them. So much all well and good but do we really need it? If we did not have big screen TVs the internet video games would life be so terrible?
@@carmelopappalardo8477 Today, without the internet (especially social media), a good chuck of society would not be able to function. While I love today's technology, I was happy growing up without the internet. Life was not perfect back then and it certainly isn't now - in 2021.
@@larrycj4382 I have lived with and without internet and I prefer without in many ways.
The first woman with whom I had ...err, the full range of physical enjoyment, I met at a Fotomat booth. She worked in the booth and for that one summer I was into photography as a hobby and was visiting the booth every few days. We became friendly and eventually, _very_ friendly.
I was a Fotomate in 1979. We were a captive audience for many boys back then. Even had a fist fight outside the booth on who could date me. Fun times.
@@rebecca6017 Well, it wasn't me in those fights. My adventure with a Fotomate was in the summer of 1973, and her name was not Rebecca. I was 20 and she was 18. I have looked her up on the internet. She has a Facebook page that looks like she seldom visits. However there is a video at another website of her giving a product sales pitch to a small crowd in what looks to be a conference room. Her voice is immediately recognizable. Physically, I can tell it is her although she is of course over 45 years older and not quite so slim. I have no desire to contact her for a number of reasons, one being that I'm afraid she would not remember me.
I remember back in high school Mark Ratner fell in love with the girl at the Fotomat. He bought forty dollars worth of frickin' film, and never even talked to her. You didn't even own a camera.
Back when America was still fairly normal.
U are so right my friend
Wow! I met the future mother of my 2 beautiful daughters at Pharmor back 1991 when it used to be at Franklin Mills mall. She used to work in the video rental department. I still have my member ship card til this day.
We had a pharmor in Fontana in the early 90's. It didn't last very long
David J, is the Franklin Mills Mall still open? Last thing I heard about it was that had become a not so safe or family friendly place to be.
+Gregg Goss In Philly? it's still there. It's unrecognizable after all the upgrades. They did change the name to The Philadelphia Mills Mall. I haven't heard anything about it not being safe or anything and I live about 2 miles from it. Both my daughter's work there and they think it boring there. Maybe you are thinking about The Gallery in Center City. That closed and is being turned into an upscale discount mall. Now THAT area is a mess. Lol
Awww, romantic!❤️❤️❤️
6:10 Crap! That reminds me. I never did pick up those pictures I dropped off. Suppose they still have them?
Wow, a senior citizen prominently displayed as an employee in the Woolworth's ad. These days, try to find a job after 40.
I did a career transition at 42...no problems.
@@TheDexterFishbourne I see it happen often. Perhaps it’s all in the personality and attitude 🤷🏼♀️
@@TheDexterFishbourne 42 is not a senior. 52 becomes much harder and after 62 you are very fortunate indeed to get a new job.
I don't know what people are going to do in the future if social security is discontinued or the age to draw it keeps going up,because employers don't like to hire the elderly,plus people get alzhiemers and dementia and can't work
@@lindahollander3588 Yes, I feel bad for the younger people in my office; they will have to wait until they're *70* to collect full SS benefits...and, like I said, try finding a job when you're over *40* these days.
These commercials are really getting out of hand, I went to watch this video and got nothing but ads 😆 Another good post Fred!
Ha!
LOL!! Max! that is clever and funny!
LOL!
I used to love Camelot Music. I was in the store in Hendersonville, NC at least twice a week. They used to get probably half of my grocery store paycheck every week back in the 80's. Great times!
R u a traveling man. Handshake
@@garyvon1736 I am. Handshake
Thank you! At least we have our memories...😏
You always knew the holidays were here when the "We're doing our Christmas shopping, at Robert Hall this year" commercials would start.
I went to Scotland for a year to do a graduate studies program, and I was shocked to find not just Woolworths, but also a McCrory's in the local shopping mall in Edinburgh!! I had to call my mother and tell her, and she made me buy some sewing patterns to bring back!! LOL
JuniorXEastNY Bold attempt for a comeback. We will wait with bated breath to see if it will work for Woolies. Minus its massive debts, this might have some success.
This channel makes me think how good as kid we had it. Yes life is great but I really miss the old days. Heaven to me is to do it again lol
More memories of extinct retailers. Thanks for the video.
You're welcome, Luis.
It's funny to see Fotomat ads in this age of digital cameras and facebook.
Yes, it's funny that the Fotomat concept of driving up, dropping off, and getting your photos developed and back to you in one day, as opposed to close to a week at your local drug store, was revolutionary back in the early/mid 1970's through the early/mid 1980's. There was alot of competition among teens to get a job there; that is, if you wanted to work all-hour shifts (nights included), alone in that little booth.
Robert Hall...my family used to practically "live" there. Every Easter, like clockwork, we would have to go there for a new dress and a "Spring coat" for my mother and I; dress pants and matching jackets for my brother and Father. No frills store; no ambiance (like most stores back in the 1960's and 70's...think Grants, E.J. Korvettes, Two Guys), just nice clothes at a good price for middle-income families.
I worked at a Fotomat. One of the best jobs I ever had. People were always excited to get their pictures.
I thought Fotomat convenient and fast, they went out long before digital cameras I wonder why?
@@deborahdesanto2313 Read the Wikipedia page about Fotomat. It's very interesting about the owner.
@@karenannefromusa ok I will thanks very much 😊
Used to get back to school clothes from Robert Hall in the Detroit area back in the 60's and 70's.
Thanks Fred, I always love your videos, they bring back great memories!
FredFlix. Thank you very very much. I love these videos. All these beautiful and precious memories. Keep em coming.Thanks again. God bless.
Another fantastic video of memories. Thank you big brother Fred.
You're welcome, 5argeTech /\. This certainly is a popular video.
Wow, Tower Records. I spent a lot of time and money there in my younger days in Los Angeles-not to mention Music Plus, Licorice Pizza, and The Wherehouse. All gone now.
I miss those stores and the culture that went with them!
pretty soon we'll have part 3, featuring k-mart , sears, etc.
K-Mart and Sears are in part 1. Toys-R-Us should be in part 3.
BIG Smile at Fotomat...I bought my Kodak Instamatic 110 @ Zody's in '71 and had Mom or Dad drop off my film at Fotomat so I didn't have to buy the film....I just Googled it, and Fotomat building is still there!!!! 272 N Tustin St, Orange, CA 92867 it's in the middle of the parking lot just north of the Winchell's Donuts...which is also STILL there 50 years later....made my day
Timinator62 I lived in Orange County as well. Went to LaVeta, Taft and Peralta for my schooling. And remember Zody's and Akron. Plus the Fotomat as well. Haven't been there in years. Moved to Georgia in 1978. I miss the California of my childhood. Too bad it is gone.
I was just watching an old Match Game '73 episode and Richard Dawson made a reference to the Akron, the one I remember was on Lincoln and Beach Blvd by Knott's Berry Farm...Do you remember the Treasury? off the 91 Fwy? they failed before Zody's did...back in those days O.C. was AWESOME, now it's a traffic nightmare.
Timinator62 Yup. I remember the Treasury. I lived off Lincoln in Anaheim on Stinson Ave. I also remember the Akron and Tower Records. Movieland Wax Museum. Shakeys Pizza. Sneaking into Knotts was easy and never got caught. Eisenhower Park. I wonder how much it has changed after all these years.
Good times indeed, the Shakey's is still there...I got caught sneaking into Knott's my first time. 8^/. Do you remember the Van De Camp's restaurant that was a big Wind Mill?..it was right around the Tower Records. I ate at that Shakey's about 6 months ago (Bunch a Lunch) when I was in O.C. for business.. I like to Google map my old hang outs. crank some tunes like I did back then, change to street view and "drive" over to my old buddies and or girlfriends houses and check out the neighborhoods...I never would have pictured how cool the Internet actually is..like talking to you now...who would ever think this would be like it is?
Timinator62 I think the Van DeKamps I remember seeing was in Lakewood.
I worked at the Carl's Jr on Lincoln in Anaheim. Good food back then.
And Bill's Bike Shop on Tustin Ave.
Best bikes anywhere. Schwinns were the best back then. Now they are cheap worthless crap.
Does anyone else remember the stores Lionel Playworld, Zayre's, Treasure Island, Food Giant, Big Apple, Swiss Colony, and Davison's? I'm 50 now, but I remember going to these stores while growing up in the 70s.
I remember the abandoned Foto=Mats being converted in to a variety of drive thru businesses.. locksmiths, drive thru coffee, ice cream places, etc.
There was a Photomat in a small shopping center where I used to live in Security, Colorado in the '70's. However, when Albertson's added a film developing service, Photomat eventually closed and the little kiosk was removed. Fast forward a few decades and Albertson's closed when a new Super Walmart opened just up the highway. You can be sure that none of these businesses imagined they would ever go out of business due to new technology or competition. It makes me wonder: What will put Walmart out of business? Probably something nobody can dream of right now. Time marches on.
I always say the "Orb" will change everything. You wait.
Thomas Levy Amazon and other online catalogs are well into the process of putting Walmart out of business.
Never thought of that? What will put Walmart out of business? Right now it seems all we have are Walmart and Amazon??
Walmart will never go out of business. They're on top of everything. Selection, location, convenience, even online shopping. It's a perfectly run business. Probably the most well-managed retail store ever to exist.
V.Vega: Kodak never thought film would become obsolete, Woolworth's never imagined Walmart coming into existence, steam locomotive builders never guessed Mr. Diesel would invent his engine, etc. There are countless examples of companies who thought they would never go out of business. As for Walmart being a "well-managed retail store" -- that must be a joke, as you obviously have never worked for Wally-world yourself. (I have.)
I think Winn Dixie is about to be added to the list.
Seeing that Eckerd store commercial almost made me cry. See, my parents and I always used to get our prescriptions filled at Eckerd, but what I remember the most is in my dad's final years of life, when he was battling a terminal illness, we were there at Eckerd a lot to fill his prescriptions, and I will never forget this one sweet pharmacy assistant who helped us out a lot and was always asking how Dad was. When he died, I remember her being very sad about that and feeling touched she would be that way. Not long after, Eckerd was bought out by CVS and I kinda felt like it was losing my dad all over again. Thanks for the awesome memories, and for the great Camelot Music commercial as well -- that would have been the era in which I was a prime Camelot Music customer, and I definitely remember hearing House of Pain at school dance parties in the early '90s!
Touching story, ladyi7609. In our area, Eckerd was bought by Rite Aid (which is being bought by Walgreens).
Thanks for putting this together. My kids loved TG&Y when they were little. My hubby & I got our music from Tower Records & I worked at FotoMat. It is so much fun looking back in time!!!
hi fred another great compilation of store commercials that no longer exist. love seeing all these as they are fun and bring back to mind nice memories when I was much younger. I remember going to jm fields a lot when I was a kid with my mother and later when I was old enough to venture out myself, it is now a marshalls. thanks for sharing all these memories! rob
Glad you liked it, Rob.
I miss Woolworths. I remember as a little kid my grandmother would take me there and she'd go shopping in the store while I sat at the diner inside and ate a piece of their lemon meringue pie with some hot cocoa. Fond, fond memories of those trips.
Fred it seems you're striking a chord with these videos I haven't thought of most of these business's in years. Years ago I had a friend who worked at a Fotomat (female) and couldn't believe she sat in a parking lot for 8 hours in the line of 🔥. I always thought a truck would take her out......
Excellent work Fred!
Thanks, Scott. Good comment.
Where did you go to the rest room at the Fotomat? I used to wonder that hahaha.
Thomas Ritter The funny thing was they all seem to disappear into Oblivion one by one.
the Fotomat in my town, was not in a super busy spot and actually was the only thing we went to all the time in that little center. They seem to stay pretty busy then
Scott Petrone z
What a blast from the past... My mom used to work for Munford aka Majik Market for years. I remember when I was an older teen going to Pharmor to spend my piddly paycheck every Saturday morning on cosmetics. Thanks for posting
You're welcome, Betts.
These are great !Keep 'em coming !!
Will do, Lewis.
Funny that Milk prices haven't changed much in over 30 years ! Thanks Fred Great Subject ! 😆
Mark Romero , ya I noticed that too...but everything else did by quite alot
Erik Hertzer , you certainly got that correct ! 😆
Those were the days. Thanks for the memories, and sorry I missed this when first out!
You're welcome, Tom.
The Phar-Mor store here in Jackson Michigan was turned into a Kohl's in the mid 90's. And I fondly remember TG&Y and Eckerd.
Love that phone ad.AT&T breakup.
These commercials definitely take me back to those times, I was surprised they didn’t show a Service Merchandise commercial. And it’s too bad that Toys “R” Us will be joining this group in less than a week
I used to work for Service Merchandise. They sold a ton of jewelry and electronics
Thanks for another great video! Best wishes to you!
Thank you, Stacy.
Wow what a blast from the past I was just talking to my mom about photo mat wow that is so cool good memories thank you for sharing this I enjoy your site always something cool
great work again fred !
Great job! I was in Australia and Woolworths is a grocery store chain there!
Thanks, Mark. Woolworths Groceries? Wow.
Woolworths in Australia has no relation to the defunct F.W. Woolworth in America.
Ditto for the ones in South Africa. The defunct Woolies in the UK was part of the US version, not just named after it, until 1982. Apparently there weren't lawsuits shutting down the chain in Australia and the unrelated chain in South Africa with the same name. You'd think it would have an international copyright. Imitation is the sincerest form of flattery?
Shopped at Robert Hall back in the 60's great layaway plans. The good old days.
Layaway plans were a big deal, especially in the days when charge cards weren't so readily available.
My sister worked there in the 70's
No frills, just good clothes at a good price...
@@cindyiwanski9171 ask her if any black people worked in her store.
TG&Y, McCrory's, Jewel T, Food World (Publix owned them), ROSES, Service Merchandise, J.M. Fields, Pantry Pride, Woolworths, Montgomery Wards, Jefferson Wards, Radio Shack, Burger Chef, etc. So many good stores now gone.
ROSES is still here They have one in lower Burrell PA
There are still a few around - Harrisonburg, VA the last time I was there. They sure aren't the stores they used to be.
Jewel based in suburban Chicago is still around. They are a subsidiary of Albertsons.
Roses is still around, I know of at least five of them.
There is a Roses in Blue Ridge Ga.
Wow, thanks for this stroll down memory lane!
You're welcome, blessOTMA.
Thank you for sharing !!
You're welcome, Randall Sage.
Vids like this one make me sad. Have you been in a toy store the last 5 years or so? They are depressing. There are no toys for kids anymore. Erector sets, train sets, toy soldiers and so much more really do not exist. Legos are huge, but most of them are just something you build out of Legos (like a Death Star or something else like it). Action figures have so little action (and so many kids don't play with them...they keep them in the container so they might be valuable). Some may think I am looking at the world with rose colored glasses. Just look at videos of old toy stores and compare them to today's (if you can find a toy store). And comic books? They are not for kids, period (even Archie comics) Sorry, Fred....jumped on my soap box.
kyokogodai , agreed. Toys now seem warped.
Let me get this straight; they don't sell hula hoops, Slinky's, and pogo sticks anymore? I guess the kids have no time for such things, as they have their heads buried in their phones from about the age of 5.
kyokogodai: Train sets still exist. One national chain that still carries them is Hobby Lobby. If you want more than their very limited selection, then you have to find a model railroad shop. And they are getting harder to find every day. Two of the three such stores in my city closed recently. But, there are still mail order companies such as Walthers and their selection of items in all modeling scales is better than it has ever been.
kyokogodai
I know what ya mean, kyokogodai. No more Lincoln Logs, Hot Wheels or Tinker Toys.Spirographs and Super Elastic Bubble Plastic (remember that gunk?) have fallen by the wayside, too.
I can't recall when I last saw anybody tossing a Frisbee.
Marbles and jacks? Forget it. Same with Play Doh and jumbo boxes of Crayola crayons, I'll bet.
Model airplanes? Dream on.
And it's a genuine shame, because all of those great old toys encouraged kids to be imaginative while also helping them to achieve manual dexterity and develop their hand-eye coordination.
AND THEY WERE ALSO SO MUCH FUN TO PLAY WITH!
I agree with you, Cap, especially about the comics. There's no way an 8-year-old can get into them as I did. It was magical.
Back in the mid 60's in Newington, NH (right next t Portsmouth), a super JM Fields was built...it was 2/3's department store, 1/3 grocery store. In the early 70's the areas first indoor mall was built off the end of Fields. What a great place to shop and hang out! When Fields went out of business, Bradlee's went in. In the mid 90's, the mall was torn down, as a newer, bigger mall was built next door. The JM Fields store stayed intact, and to this day houses a Kohl's dept. store. A strip mall was built connected to Kohl's in the late 90's.So, through all these years, the original JM Fields store stayed intact. Odd how it was never torn down.....
Another great collection Fred. Remembering Children's Palace and Best showrooms, two more stores no more.
I may do Vol. 3, Chris.
Christopher U.S. Smith I love best store fronts my favorite was peeling facade
FredFlix Now we need to add Toys R Us to the list. :(
@@ChristopherUSSmithand Sears and A&S and Pathmark
Thanks Fred...
You're welcome, Eli.
Got my last leisure suit at Robert Hall. A rust-colored, Sunday Best beauty. That's how long it's been since Robert Hall. Camelot Music reminded me of Harmony House. Whew, getting old.
We actually still have an Eckerd in town that is open. We also have the Fotomat building still standing in a parking lot of a mostly abandoned shopping center. J.M. Fields was a great store. They had a great sporting goods section. We purchased a lot of ammo there at great prices when I was growing up. Nicely done Fred.
Thanks, Gregg.
I live in western ny n remember ; twin fair , two guys, child world, cavages music,Fay's drugs, hills n bells supermarket .
sean h, how about Super Duper, Your Host, Gleason's?
Anyone notice JM Fields opened at 9:30 the day after thanksgiving??? Most people today have been shopping for 5 hours by then.
Jim Spencer I remember it well as a child of the 50s and 60s. A day for church and family. rides in the country if dad gassed up the day before. How I wish it was still that way
Jim Spencer. That,s right by a long shot. Many years back the only Grocery Store that was open on Sunday in the District of Columbia and the nearby Maryland and Virginia suburbs was the A&P. The only Drug Stores that were opened on Sunday was Peoples Drug Store and Dart Drug. Peoples is now CVS and Dart Drug later became Fantels. Now Fantels is completely out of Business. There was a few Grocery Stores in the Maryland and Virginia suburbs back in the early 90,s called Super Fresh. I believe they were owned by A&P.
Jim Spence. Some more good info. Right Aid used to be Drug Fair. The Drug Fair stores were located in The District of Columbia, Maryland, Virginia, N E, North Carolina, Southern Delaware and in the City of Philadelphia. Then we had the old Rexxal Drug Stores located again in the District of Columbia, but I believe they were Nation wide. And again in the District of Columbia we had the old Care Drug Stores. I also believe they may have been Nation wide. Now do you or anyone else remember the old Thrifty drug and discount stores. There was one located in the old ( it,s closed down now and so is the old Bus Station) Greyhound Bus Station located at 6Th & Main St right in the heart of Downtown Los Angeles, and there was several more up in Hollywood and on the East Side around Boyle Heights, Lincoln Heights and I believe the old Clanton area. But this goes back to my Rookie days in the Police Department. Comment back please.
+david fyre Yes, Rexall was probably nationwide: we certainly had them here in NYC. It's actually still thriving in Canada: there are a number of them, some quite large, in downtown Toronto.
In those days,the stores were not open on on Thanksgiving
I lived in Pharmor and went to Fotomat every week! Thanks for putting together this fun reel!
You're welcome.
Loved Robert Hall !! We had one in Harbor City California .
Hey, I recognise Eckerd from a Rescue 911 episode about a five-year-old calling because his mom went into diabetic shock in the car in an Eckerd parking lot in Florida and he saved her!
" At Foto-Mat your photos matter" Phar-Mor literally came out of nowhere. Several years later it's founder and the CFO were charged and convicted of embezzlement. Basically killing the company. Eckerd ( owned by J C Penney) was bought by CVS in the early 2000's. I remember the Robert Hall stores. Thanks again Fred for the memories.
Russ, I thought Eckerd was bought by Rite Aid. Or maybe CVS owns Rite Aid?
Anyway, my Rite Aid cashiers tell me they're being bought by Walgreens soon.
FredFlix Eckerd was bought by CVS. Maybe Rite - Aid picked up some stores CVS didn't want or weren't able to due to regulatory concerns? Walgreens wanted to acquire the entire Rite - Aid chain but was rebuffed due to anti -trust concerns. After walking away from the initial deal Walgreens bought approximately half of the Rite - Aid chain. Which will be completed this Spring. About 1/3 of the locations acquired will be closed to satisfy regulatory concerns.
FredFlix In Middle Tn all of our Eckerd drug stores are Rite Aid.
Classic commercials from the 60s 70s 80s were the best.
The Fotomat ad can be dated just by the Dorothy Hamil haircuts.
I worked odd jobs for my parents for about four weeks in order to get that Emerson stereo. Did my first musical piracy with it, copying a friend's AC/DC album, High Voltage, onto 8-track.
Thanks, Fred! Have a wonderful evening... Michael in Minnesota
Nice to hear from you again, Michael.
When I was little, there were Robert Hall stores all over my state.I had one of those Presto Burger Makers when I was a teenager. I don't remember Majik Mart stores.
At least in Alabama, the malls went out before the Kaybee Stores in the mall closed. Sign of the times especially the Eckerd Drugs commercials. They seemed to be everywhere in the 80's.
Hi Fred. Both of these parts were fantastic. Brought back memories of Tower Records being "the place" where you'd meet a friend to hang out (not the phrase then). But, Tower had some big stores in San Diego in the 70's and 80's especially. And, I think in the late 60's, early 70's, our Woolworth had an ice cream counter where you could get floats and such. I may have that mixed up with Sav-on. It was one of them! Had forgotten all about that until seeing this. Great job again!
I appreciate that as always, Earl.
Tower Records also maintained an extensive head shop. 🚨
@@glennwike2636you mean you were able to get"head" at Tower Records?
@@dwightpowell6673 no..... bongs.... the head happened after.
I had to chuckle wistfully when they said the Phar-Mor was across from the Builders Square. That's another store long gone, though I think I still have a carpenter's pencil from there. Or was it Builder's Emporium? And don't forget Channel Home Centers, or Rickel's Home Centers. I worked at one in the 80's in the lumber section. They were sort of a cross between the Home Depot/Lowe's and a True Value or Ace Hardwar. Bigger than a hardware/home goods store, but more personal and cleaner than the warehouses.And I wish I could remember the name of the home center I practically lived in when I was living in Santa Clara, CA. It was on El Camino Real at the Lawrence Expressway. I'm sure it's long gone now.
@Peter Stevens I had a charge plate years ago from E.J. Korvette's! They've been gone about as long as my first wife!!
Thank you
You're welcome, Andrew.
Oh yeah, Woolworth's, Majik Market, Camelot......so many memories.....
I remember Robert Hall. The "Sav-On" brand still exists, but is not connected to the original company. The Phar-Mor commercial is for a location that existed about 2 miles from my current home in Vega$. (Builder's Square is gone too). Thom McAn shoes ... I remember their stores well ... now their shoes are sold in Sears. Tower Records ... as much as I spent in those places .. I should have owned stock!
Thom McAn shoes sold at Sears are poorly made. When Thom McAn had their stores in malls I would often shop there for shoes. Better made shoes back in the day.
Fred, it finally occurred to me what it is you do: you are an "archivist". I don't know how or where you manage to come up with all these clips or how you can even remember them for that matter, but whatever it is, you're providing a great service!
Once again, great work! Thank you!
Wow, Paul, I didn't think of myself as a fancy archivist!
Yes -- "Archivist and Presenter (Senior), American Ephemera, Recorded Visual Arts & Advertising, 1930-1990"
I remember the Manik Mart in Charleston, South Carolina because it was very close to the apartment complex that we lived in from June, til almost August, of 1977.
Miss Sav-On Drugs so much. I was only 9 years old in 2006 when all Sav-On stores became CVS/pharmacy.
Thanks for the memories. :)
You're welcome, Misha.
Misha. And some very fine ones.
Fred, awesome video!! Many of theses chains weren't in my part of the US, but it was fun seeing them and their style, music, format, etc!!! One thing I remember about Woolworth's (at least the older stores) is that some of the display tables had fold down stools mounted on the front. As a kid I always wondered were these for customers to sit and look or staff to refill tables; seems they were in the button/sewing dept if remembering right. We had a JJ Newberry's. Snack bar on the mall side, coffee shop/diner on the lot side. 2 floors, basement was huge!!! Even had a pet department where they sold live animals!!!!! I twent away in the 90s. Sorry, sidetracked myself and my comment. Are you planning a Defunct Restaurants video? HoJo's, Farrell's, Gino's, Wetson's, Beefsteak Charlies, Emerson's Steak House, et al???
A defunct restaurants video is on the menu, Jeff.
Cool!!! Looking forward to its "debut."
I'd forgotten all about Camelot Music! When I used to tour, it was one of my go-to mall destinations. They'd have remaindered and overstocked discs in a bin, and marked down as low as $1.88! You had to dig a bit to find the classical and Broadway amid all the pop, but there were some great buys.
Wow I remember going to Woolworths as a kid. We also shopped at Woolco.
Fotomat... I feel so old because I remember those.
I knew someone that worked at a Fotomat! It didn't get many customers, so we would both sit in it and cloud up the small booth with "tobacco;)" smoke! Perfect buzz box! I miss those days.
Wasn't pantry pride in the grocery racket to I remember going there with my grandmother
So many memories. 💖
I always wanted to work in a Kodac Photo booth in the middle of a shopping center parking lot ever since I saw Chainsaw and his friend working there in the movie Summer School. Guess that dream will never happen now, lol.
I miss the Jamesway department stores. My home town had one, and it's where I got all my Star Wars and Transformers toys back in the 80's. Later on, when I got into music, I would buy cassette tapes from there of all my favorite bands. Sadly, they went out of business in 1994, and the last thing I bought there was maybe a Dream Theater cassette tape. A Shop Rite supermarket exists there now. I miss the good old days!
Jamesway, Caldor and Bradlees were all great stores. Walmart and Target put them out of business when they entered the NY/NJ area.
The images of the Jolly Rancher flats make me laugh because there was a small "department store" in San Jose CA called DK Harriman's that had clothing and accessories plus stale candy my brothers would buy like those and most of the plastic wrapper would be stuck to them! Haha!
There was a Camelot Music in our mall. I bought so many records and later on cassette tapes and finally C D's. We had a Kaybee Toy Store too. Way less expensive than the soon to be shuttered Toys R Us.I believe Woolworth is still in Australia.
Loved Tower Records. Went to the one on Sundet Blvd in Hollywood with my friends!
God, we need some of these places again. What do you have now, Walmart, Target, Amazon?
There was a Robert Hall store where I lived.My parents bought many of my suits and dress jackets and pants there
Hey love the videos Fred keep them coming I'm from Southern California born and raised we used to have a restaurant chain called The Lone Ranger in Roy Rogers if you ever find videos and those that would be cool to see alright be cool man thank you for good videos
I appreciate that, Michael.
I remember the drive thru PhotoMat & Woolworths the one at the mall right by our house had an area so you could get somthing to eat
This was a pleasant blast from the past
Thanks, Alfred.
I always liked Fotomat b/c they hired pretty girls as attendants ("FotoMates"), and by stopping by you had a built-in reason to talk to them. It was a one-person kiosk, so they were always alone, and they handled quantities of cash. That deployment model would never fly today.
I used to work at a fotomat
I had one of those Presto burger makers at one time. I loved it too.
I always loved JM Fields when I was a kid
Another melancholy and bittersweet group of memories Fred. Used Fotomat most of the time over drug stores then, and Camelot Records was a weekly excursion, until the week I went in and all the LPs were gone. Went I asked, I was told that 'They were for Dinosaurs, we're selling CDs from now on". Way to alienate a customer Camelot. Oh, wait you are no more, and I am still buying LPs. Fred, you make our past seem more innocent, and in many way I suppose it was. Thanks again.
You're welcome, stendec. Nice comment.
stendec 5762 I worked at Camelot in the late 80's. The only vinyl we sold was '12 dance mix singles. We did get a box of 8 tracks sent to us once once ( Springsteen's "The River", as I recall ) A couple of mallrats saw me unpacking them and asked "What are those ? A Springsteen video game ?"
Wow...! ROBERT HALL and THOM McCann! The ROBERT HALL store was on an outlot of a brand new regional mall, and of course, when I went to either homecoming or prom I HAD to have an orange shirt from them (with a 4 inch wide tie) in 1973. And my shoes were from Thom McAnn...some style of chukka boots as I remember. I think that those shoes were later sold at both SEARS and KMART...so what does THAT tell you about their demise! Thanx for sharing.
My friend Michelle worked at a Foto Mat when were in the 10th grade. I used to sit in there with her. There was not enough room for both of us... LOL
This is the first video I have seen with Robert Hall in it. We had a Robert Hall Village when I was a kid. The "village" part may just be a local name for my area
I remember the RH "village" stores were their foray into opening full size department stores. It did not work out, unfortunately.
Where I grew up, the Woolworth still had a lunch counter. We would get my hair cut at the barber shop in the back and then get a soft pretzel (if I was good) on the way out.
Feels like I've seen every commercial at one point of my life...crazy
I miss people being kind and considerate.
I have Eckard stuff in my closet. The Fotomat was not air conditioned. I used to get Thom McCann and Chuck McCann confused. Those Woolworth sneakers were pricey for the 70's.
I remember eating lunch at Woolworths many times during my lunch break both in Boston and Columbus Ohio.