Businesses long gone

[PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L]

32 minutes ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:

Bed, Bath and Beyond

 

What's this?
Bed Bsth & Beyond

[PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L]

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)

[Jackson Haller]

Rose Records (bought out by Tower Records, who then also went out of business...) Both of these were favorite places of mine.

 

 

 

[The Original Lumpy Gritz]

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.

[Cypress Sun]

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.

[PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L]

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. 

[Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770]

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. 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

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.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

The Warehouse Electronics

Radio Shack

Skaggs

Brown Derby

Price Club

Toys"R" Us

REO

Marx Toys

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

5 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:

 

What's this?
Bed Bsth & Beyond

Closed most of their brick and mortar stores.

[Cypress Sun]

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.

[watab kid]

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 , 

[John Kloehr]

7 hours ago, Forty Rod SASS 3935 said:

Radio Shack

Still have 2 of them near me.

[Rye Miles #13621]

10 hours ago, PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L said:

 

Yes...that's the one I called. 

Very clever PWB!!

[Rye Miles #13621]

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

[Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984]

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.

 

 

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

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.)

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

94th Aero Squadron Restaurant.

[Forty Rod SASS 3935]

J. C. Whitney

Fiberfab

Sports Authority

Wherehouse Music

Sports Authority

S.H. Kress

S. S. Kresge

Crown Gas Stations

Imperial (aka Chrysler Imperial)

[Bailey Creek,5759]

Texaco Gas Stations.

You can trust your car. To the man who wears the star.