PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 32 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said: Bed, Bath and Beyond What's this? Bed Bsth & Beyond Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 FYI...just because a company moved out of your neighborhood, city, or state doesn't mean it's "long gone". Random searches on some of those listed indicate that some of them are still in business. Including BLOCKBUSTER (I just called the store & verified that it is OPEN) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackson Haller Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) Rose Records (bought out by Tower Records, who then also went out of business...) Both of these were favorite places of mine. Edited August 11 by Jackson Haller Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Original Lumpy Gritz Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 On 8/9/2024 at 8:01 PM, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Western Auto J. C Higgins Charlie Brown's Sambo's Howard Johnsson F. W. Woolworth Ben Franklin Builder's Emporium FedCo Fed Mart Ponderosa Steak House Spudnut The Bluebird Restaurant...and Cafe Westen Airlines Santa Fe RR Burma Shave UTOCO Name your favorite long gone places. My Father was on the BOD for WAL. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 1 hour ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: FYI...just because a company moved out of your neighborhood, city, or state doesn't mean it's "long gone". Random searches on some of those listed indicate that some of them are still in business. Including BLOCKBUSTER (I just called the store & verified that it is OPEN) My understanding is that there is only one of them left in the entire world, in Oregon. There used to be one on every corner so it seemed. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 14 minutes ago, Cypress Sun said: My understanding is that there is only one of them left in the entire world, in Oregon. There used to be one on every corner so it seemed. Yes...that's the one I called. 6 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 4 hours ago, John Kloehr said: Fry's Grocery stores. Last to use union checkout employees, folded due to costs of not utilizing bar codes on products, costs of putting price stickers on every item. Frys was bought by Krogers, and as Tex Wilson said, is still here in Az. Their "house" brand is Krogers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 5 hours ago, John Kloehr said: Good Guys Electronics (TV, Stereos). West coast, bought out by Comp USA. Fry's Grocery stores. Last to use union checkout employees, folded due to costs of not utilizing bar codes on products, costs of putting price stickers on every item. We have Fry's here, Kroger owned now and I hate the place. Problem is we only have Fry's and Safeway....not much selection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 (edited) The Warehouse Electronics Radio Shack Skaggs Brown Derby Price Club Toys"R" Us REO Marx Toys Edited August 11 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 5 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: What's this? Bed Bsth & Beyond Closed most of their brick and mortar stores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cypress Sun Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 5 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: What's this? Bed Bsth & Beyond That's where Snoop Dog shops...oh, wait....that's Bed Bath & Bong. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 i remember a lot of these from ,y youth , some were more ocal and i know not of them , im surprised no one mentioned the studebaker avanti - and advanced car of its time that just didnt catch on , i wish i had one , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
John Kloehr Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 7 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: Radio Shack Still have 2 of them near me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 10 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said: Yes...that's the one I called. Very clever PWB!! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rye Miles #13621 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 8 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said: The Warehouse Electronics Radio Shack Skaggs Brown Derby Price Club Toys Toys"R" Us REO Marx Toys There's 2 Brown Derby's here in NE OHIO Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 (edited) This brings up the question, is a franchise gone if it has closed almost all locations? if I can’t go to a shop and actually look at an example of an item, IMO, it’s gone. I might as well look on Amazon or eBay. Edited August 11 by Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 (edited) B. Dalton Books Lumberjack Oak Furniture The Sofa Factory Pier 1 Imports Market Basket Comp USA Boston Back Bay Seafood Famous Recipe Fried Chicken (took on the Colonel...and was run out of the town.) Edited August 12 by Forty Rod SASS 3935 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 94th Aero Squadron Restaurant. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Forty Rod SASS 3935 Posted August 11 Author Share Posted August 11 J. C. Whitney Fiberfab Sports Authority Wherehouse Music Sports Authority S.H. Kress S. S. Kresge Crown Gas Stations Imperial (aka Chrysler Imperial) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bailey Creek,5759 Posted August 11 Share Posted August 11 Texaco Gas Stations. You can trust your car. To the man who wears the star. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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