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Showing Original Post only (View all)Stores that were and are no more. Mine are Kaufmann's, Hornes. Gimbels. Kroger,. What once popular stores [View all]
are no longer in your are. RiteAid is the next to go. It's a drug store.
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Stores that were and are no more. Mine are Kaufmann's, Hornes. Gimbels. Kroger,. What once popular stores [View all]
debm55
Feb 2
OP
Marshall Fields and Carson, Pirie, Scott...those were the days. The christmas windows were amazing.
CincyDem
Feb 2
#1
Marshall Fields and Carsons were 2 of my Favorite Stores in Indiana. LS Ayres was the Other.
Indykatie
Feb 2
#54
I know what you mean, Sizes and fit vary in different stores. I am one for trying on my clothes and especially shoes.
debm55
Feb 2
#73
You are from Pittsburgh too? Remember meet me under the clock at Kaufmanns? they had thee best chocolate covered
debm55
Feb 2
#74
I don't see why they don;t tear it down. I loved it, But you could see it was turning into a dump.I don;t know if it;s
debm55
Feb 2
#79
Thank you, TexasBushshacker. That's how I feel about Wal Mart. --everything smashed together.
debm55
Feb 3
#180
Montgomery Wards, Lazarus in Columbus, Ohio, Circuit City, Walden Books, and Sears
sinkingfeeling
Feb 2
#9
In the Pittsburgh area, Lazarus took over Hornes, when Lazarus closed Maceys took over. Then Maceys closed.
debm55
Feb 2
#11
I loved shopping at Wards for blankets, towels, sheets, They were the best and resonable.
debm55
Feb 2
#94
They absolutely did! My Mom would take us kids via bus then subway every Christmas
Fla Dem
Feb 2
#49
My biggies are Hecht's and Woodward & Lothrop dept. stores, and Hahn's Shoes (DC area)
50 Shades Of Blue
Feb 2
#19
We had our Ames, Zayres and Murphy;s. --they were are dime stores. Used to buy necessities there.
debm55
Feb 2
#99
twain harte pharma . huge drug and variety store for years . now does only meds . mundorfs hardware . sonora ca
AllaN01Bear
Feb 2
#33
Yes with those red 8 o'clock coffee bags for under the grinder. At Christmas , they would put toys on top of the
debm55
Feb 2
#127
I grew up about 45 miles SE of Pittsburgh. It was a treat to go shopping in downtown Pittsburgh.
PittBlue
Feb 2
#52
That was true at onetime Pittsburgh is nothing to brag about. I know there is/was a mall in Washington, PA.
debm55
Feb 2
#130
Thank you bucolic_frolic. I know some of the names. The one I am worried about it is Thrift/Eckerd/Rite Aid They are
debm55
Feb 2
#135
They did that in the town next to mine.Had a regular sized drug store. Closed that one and opened a mega store. That one
debm55
Feb 2
#149
We are running out of Rite Aids to go to. This is our third one. The first one was made into a washing place for cars???
debm55
Feb 3
#198
Odd but the Rite Aid Switched our scripts that were on file to walMart without asking us. This was store 1 and 2. We
debm55
Feb 3
#210
Our Borders closed too. liked it better then Barns and Nobles. Borders had childrens authors, activities , etc.
debm55
Feb 2
#67
That's quite a different story, Sorry about your grandma and her problems. So sad about your store. People in WV don't
debm55
Feb 2
#155
Children's Palace was built first. then Kid R Us was built almost across the street. Childrens Palace closed first,
debm55
Feb 2
#157
Not in my area--we have Giant Eagle, Shop and Save(which is becoming a dump) Foodland closed in my area if not
debm55
Feb 2
#100
Nickels sells items in white boxes at the food stores. No way is it bakery quality. Hills has not been
debm55
Feb 2
#145
Thank you. I loved borders for my son. They had a set up in the back for story time, author readings. games. etc. A
debm55
Feb 2
#144
Great Eastern Mills sounds very lid friendly. i am sorry it is gone. Ty Squaredeal
debm55
Feb 3
#211
Yes, the Lord and Taylor, they made a big to do about it in Pittsbugh. Didn't last very long at all.
debm55
Feb 2
#140
Same here with the stores and just the Red Box . Around hear they are located outside of gas stations/ TY
debm55
Feb 2
#167
Your post is wonderful! You brought back things I have forgotten-Gold Circle. Service Merchandise, Tom McAnn, Thank you
debm55
Feb 3
#179
Record stores ... Tower Records, Discount Records, Dedicated Record Collector (in S.J.).
ificandream
Feb 3
#171
Thank you. That store was taken over so many times it's hard to remember the order the came and went,
debm55
Feb 4
#233
When I was teaching I bought alot from Casual Corner. I was one who didn't wear suits and such but I wanted to wear
debm55
Feb 3
#194
TY ironflange. We had a outdoor activities store equipment store here called Grander Mountain .It lasted for three years
debm55
Feb 3
#200
I didn't know that.KB Toys was in our Mall that is now closed and ready to collapse. YouTube has video of Century III
debm55
Feb 3
#212
Sorry Pucks mom. I heard Joane Farbris is about to close too. Ioved the variety of fabric and yarns there
debm55
Feb 3
#213
Same thing happened to our store Gander Mountain/ Sold outdoor stuff as you mentioned.
debm55
Feb 3
#214
thriftys , bought up by right aid, right aid kept the thriftys brand of ice cream. mundorfs .
AllaN01Bear
Feb 3
#204
EJ Korvettes, Quackenbush's, Stern's, Bambergers are real oldies from North Jersey
Wicked Blue
Feb 3
#206
TY Wicked Blue, BordersI loved it/ Hechingers we had right across the highway was Busy Beaver. What's odd is that
debm55
Feb 3
#217
OMG, I forgot about Phar-Mor. TY for bringing that one up. You have alot of grocery stores gone. Have they been replace?
debm55
Feb 3
#218
I've got one that was big mail order, but I think they did have actual stores: Herters
captain queeg
Feb 4
#221
we had the coolest Borders. It was a converted supermarket so it was huge
yellowdogintexas
Feb 6
#260
Ty JT45242, In my area there are none. Giant Eagle is the biggest Chain around here. I miss Sears too.
debm55
Feb 4
#242
Strawbridge and Clothier, Burdines, Jefferson's, Jordan Marsh, Jackson Byrons.
A HERETIC I AM
Feb 4
#241
I know who you are talking about. They just built one about 5 miles from here.Thank you A Heretic I AM
debm55
Feb 4
#243
Here's a question for you to ask: if you could bring back any stores that closed
Wicked Blue
Feb 4
#244
Thank you Wicked Blue. I will wait for this to drop and ask. Ty for the suggesion.
debm55
Feb 4
#245
Borders just because of its ambience (at least at the one nearest to us)
yellowdogintexas
Feb 11
#266