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- 12 Dec 2007 15:47
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Woolworth's
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19168
- 04 Dec 2007 00:47
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: DEFUNCT Home Improvement Chains
- Replies: 34
- Views: 59123
Since we're counting lumberyards here (apparently we are, since someone mentioned Wickes), .... Actually, Wickes back in its day, also operated full-line home improvement stores as well, much like some of the Lowe's stores built in the late 80's and early 90's. A few were near Wickes Furniture stor...
- 04 Dec 2007 00:42
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W. Bell and Co.
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6529
Re: W. Bell and Co.
Who remembers in the Washington, D.C.; Atlanta; Houston; and Chicago areas the Service Merchandise and Best Products similarity chain W. Bell and Co.? The one in Atlanta was just across I-75/I-85 from The Varsity...I near Gordy Tire (Gordy Tire and The Varsity were both in the same family)...near t...
- 04 Dec 2007 00:36
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Dept. store chains with widely dispresed operations
- Replies: 28
- Views: 13736
What I found unusual about Orbach's was that although it was a regional chain, it operated in two regions that were far away from each other: New York/New Jersey and Southern California. The only other regional department store I can think of that operated in non-adjacent regions was Gimbels, which...
- 27 Nov 2007 17:18
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: TG&Y
- Replies: 24
- Views: 19464
- 18 Nov 2007 06:18
- Forum: History: USA Southwest and Hawaii (Excluding California)
- Topic: Gibson's in El Paso
- Replies: 2
- Views: 5829
Re: Gibsons
The El Paso store was probably part of the others in this part of the country.....Gibson Products Company....the headquarters was in Seagoville, TX. Gibsons were all over the northern part of Texas, into Oklahoma and Kansas, and maybe other states too. ... Gibson Products Company operated stores in...
- 08 Aug 2007 04:46
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: York Steak House
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5469
Re: York Steak House
I don't know exactly when the chain finally went away, but I was familiar with locations in the 70's and 80s, and as stated, they were typically in shopping malls. There were a number in Florida and Georgia that I recall seeing. They were generally tray-service steak houses similar to Bonanza and Po...
- 11 Jun 2007 23:51
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: A&P/Big Star, Atlanta, 1992
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5542
- 13 May 2007 11:52
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Red and White
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28586
- 12 May 2007 07:03
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: What Is History Of Goodings Supermarkets In Florida?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 19242
I lived in the area from 1979 until 1991. When I first arrived, I believe Gooding's still had only their flagship store in Maitland. It was rather small, but offered top quality meats, produce, baked goods, and specialty groceries in addition to the more routine items. They began an expansion progra...
- 08 May 2007 21:22
- Forum: Announcements, FAQs, Etc.
- Topic: Possible Format Change on Board
- Replies: 6
- Views: 14743
David, I think going regional is a good idea because it allows the readers to home in on posts that are of prime interest. If regions ARE designated, it becomes an issue of balancing logical grouping along with the desire to create just the right number of regions, i.e., not too many and not too few...
- 22 Apr 2007 23:28
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Red and White
- Replies: 19
- Views: 28586
In the 60's and 70's, Red and White stores were all over Middle and South Georgia and in South Carolina as well at the very least. In the Savannah and Charleston areas, they had quite a number of stores, and over that way were NOT just relegated to small towns. As stated earlier, one did typically f...
- 01 Apr 2007 12:24
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Woolco
- Replies: 43
- Views: 47532
As stated earlier, Woolco stores were in many states. Metropolitan Atlanta had several as did Central Florida. One location most memorable to me was below the the southwest quadrant/corner of Semoran Boulevard and Curry Ford Road in Orlando. It was located in a small strip center also containing and...
- 31 Mar 2007 11:50
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Bonus Gifts Points
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3014
Bonus Gifts Points
I recall this program from back in the 70's, maybe even back into the late 60's. Basically, it was a system whereby consumers could collect and redeem/convert the points by mail for certificates equivalent to a set value of trading stamp books that would be honored by most of the then-current tradin...
- 30 Mar 2007 22:26
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Old Department Store Restaurants
- Replies: 37
- Views: 26995
Re: Jordan Marsh CP Orlando restaurant location
IIRC, the dining room was on the third floor. Colonial Plaza had many old but interesting places. In addition to the aforementioned Ronnie's and Jordan Marsh dining room, there were a Harvest House coffee shop in Woolworth's as well as a snack bar opening onto the "mall" walkway. The enti...