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(25,214 posts) Fri Feb 2, 2024, 01:33 PM Feb 2

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

Thank you, CincyDem debm55 Feb 2 #2

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

I miss MF sooo much. LakeArenal Feb 2 #65

Filene's including Filene's Basement Eugene Feb 2 #3

Been to Filenes and the Basment. in Boston. Miss going there when we visit, debm55 Feb 2 #5

one of the things I missed about Boston when we moved away. yellowdogintexas Feb 6 #258

Thank you yellowdogintexas/ debm55 Feb 6 #262

Gimbels! MOMFUDSKI Feb 2 #4

Thank you MOMFUDSKI, Loved their cherry cokes. debm55 Feb 2 #6

And one of those 3 MyOwnPeace Feb 2 #61

You are from Pittsburgh too? Remember meet me under the clock at Kaufmanns? they had thee best chocolate covered debm55 Feb 2 #74

Century 3 MyOwnPeace Feb 2 #77

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

City councilwoman.... MyOwnPeace Feb 2 #104

Did they keep the clock because it was a landmark of the store and city debm55 Feb 2 #113

Yep! MyOwnPeace Feb 2 #114

The Minkus stamp department was on the top floor. Squaredeal Feb 2 #138

In Houston: cloudbase Feb 2 #7

That's a shame. debm55 Feb 2 #8

My first full time job was at Joskes TexasBushwhacker Feb 3 #178

Thank you, TexasBushshacker. That's how I feel about Wal Mart. --everything smashed together. debm55 Feb 3 #180

A story about closed stores and open ones.....Yes this is True Stuart G Feb 6 #261

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

Wards. for sure LakeArenal Feb 2 #66

I loved shopping at Wards for blankets, towels, sheets, They were the best and resonable. debm55 Feb 2 #94

I was strictly a catalogue customer at Wards. LakeArenal Feb 2 #96

Montgomery Ward's failure took New England-based Lechmere Sales with it. Eugene Feb 2 #126

Sorry Eugene, debm55 Feb 2 #129

Sears, , K-Mart, JC Penneys, Busy Beaver. debm55 Feb 2 #10

Wm H Block, LS Ayres mobeau69 Feb 2 #12

Thank you mobeau69 debm55 Feb 2 #37

Jordan Marsh, Filenes, Raymonds, Zayres Fla Dem Feb 2 #13

Thank you , Fla Dem debm55 Feb 2 #16

And Jordan Marsh in downtown Boston had the best Christmas display ever. ificandream Feb 2 #39

Agree debm55 Feb 2 #45

They absolutely did! My Mom would take us kids via bus then subway every Christmas Fla Dem Feb 2 #49

Radio Shack (n/t) PJMcK Feb 2 #14

Oh yes, Radio Shack, TY PJMcK debm55 Feb 2 #18

Fry's electronics lapfog_1 Feb 2 #15

We had Fry's electronics for a while here in Phoenix. Coventina Feb 2 #21

yeah... I once went to a Fry's in, I think, Sierra Vista lapfog_1 Feb 2 #26

Haha! Yes, we have Fry's grocery stores here in AZ. Coventina Feb 2 #31

Ah yes, Fry's .... the memories.... ificandream Feb 2 #44

Sorry, lapfog_1 debm55 Feb 2 #75

In Newark, growing up, we had Basic LA Feb 2 #17

I think I still have a coat from Bambergers. LoisB Feb 2 #24

Yes Freddie Feb 2 #32

They did. Basic LA Feb 2 #64

I have a robe from Bams The Wizard Feb 2 #107

We had Woolworth and Kresges here. Kresges later changed to K-Mart. debm55 Feb 2 #97

Sorry Basic LA debm55 Feb 2 #115

My biggies are Hecht's and Woodward & Lothrop dept. stores, and Hahn's Shoes (DC area) 50 Shades Of Blue Feb 2 #19

TY 50 Shades of Blue. debm55 Feb 2 #98

Yellow Front, Pay 'n' Save are what immediately come to my mind. Coventina Feb 2 #20

I did a lot of shopping at Woolworth's. LoisB Feb 2 #23

We had our Ames, Zayres and Murphy;s. --they were are dime stores. Used to buy necessities there. debm55 Feb 2 #99

Broadway LoisB Feb 2 #22

Thank you LoisB debm55 Feb 2 #116

The dime stores . Permanut Feb 2 #25

TY Permanut debm55 Feb 2 #117

Devigas, lafayettes.... getagrip_already Feb 2 #27

TY getagrip_already debm55 Feb 2 #118

Woolworths, The Emporium, Dayton's, Red Owl, Piggly Wiggly, Ocelot II Feb 2 #28

Piggly Wiggly is still around unc70 Feb 2 #42

Haven't seen one in decades; they must have left my area or were bought out. Ocelot II Feb 2 #46

The Pig is still alive in small towns that don't have Walmarts yellowdogintexas Feb 6 #259

TY Ocelot II did they bring in stores to replace them? debm55 Feb 2 #119

Dayton's eventually became the Target Corporation. Ocelot II Feb 2 #123

Same here. TY debm55 Feb 2 #150

Thank you, Sad that they are gone debm55 Feb 3 #176

Downtown Youngstown OH Diamond_Dog Feb 2 #29

My half brother grew up in Youngstown exboyfil Feb 2 #72

Sorry it's gone. Sounds like a kid could have a good time there. debm55 Feb 2 #120

When I lived in Kentucky, there was a popular retailer called Ayr Way. Aristus Feb 2 #30

I've heard of this store! maspaha Feb 2 #101

Thank you Aristus. sorry it's gone. debm55 Feb 2 #121

twain harte pharma . huge drug and variety store for years . now does only meds . mundorfs hardware . sonora ca AllaN01Bear Feb 2 #33

Thank You AllaN01Bear debm55 Feb 2 #122

Gulf Coast stores (mostly New Orleans) gone or nearly gone MadLinguist Feb 2 #34

Thank you MadLinguist. Are they bringstores in to replace? debm55 Feb 2 #124

I miss the A & P Freddie Feb 2 #35

A&P is gone? I didn't know that. ificandream Feb 2 #41

I think the whole chain closed for good in 2015 Freddie Feb 2 #48

I remember A&P bucolic_frolic Feb 2 #56

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

Agree Freddie and those bags you put under the grinder. I think they were red. debm55 Feb 2 #125

Krogers still exists.. agingdem Feb 2 #36

But not in my area of Pittsburgh. debm55 Feb 2 #38

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

Yes, Kroger is still around. Dulcinea Feb 3 #219

Kroger is in Texas; it has sister stores in Arizona - Fry's yellowdogintexas Feb 4 #253

Alpha Beta, Mervyn's, White Front. ificandream Feb 2 #40

Thank you, ificandream. debm55 Feb 2 #131

are you in Fort Worth? nt yellowdogintexas Feb 11 #267

Robert Hall Keepthesoulalive Feb 2 #43

I used to do my school shopping at Robert Hall. debm55 Feb 2 #132

In Norwalk, CT, where I grew up, it was pdxflyboy Feb 2 #47

We had Green's dime store and A& P in Pittsburgh. Long gone debm55 Feb 2 #134

You must be in the Pittsburgh/Wheeling WVA/Eastern Ohio area montanacowboy Feb 2 #50

I live about 10 south of Pittsburgh. AND you just gave me a new idea for an OP debm55 Feb 2 #133

It's just one big buyout binge bucolic_frolic Feb 2 #51

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

Rite Aide has been a house of cards - loaded with debt - for years. bucolic_frolic Feb 2 #139

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

That's exactly what happened to our Rite Aid Freddie Feb 3 #186

That is sad , They didn't need the mega stores. debm55 Feb 3 #187

What used to be Rite Aid in my area is now an Ace Hardware. Different Drummer Feb 3 #197

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

I ended up having to switch to Walgreens when Rite Aid closed. n/t Different Drummer Feb 3 #208

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

In the SF Bay Area Mz Pip Feb 2 #53

Sorry, Mz Pip, debm55 Feb 2 #136

Grants, Jamesway, Ames patphil Feb 2 #55

Sorry I remember Grants and Ames. They are long gone from my area. TY debm55 Feb 2 #137

Funny you should ask... happybird Feb 2 #57

Thank you, happy bird debm55 Feb 2 #70

Cafeterias. Jeebo Feb 2 #58

I know, Kaufmanns uesd to have a tea room( cafeteria) on there top floor, debm55 Feb 2 #68

San Francisco Tiny Tabby Feb 2 #59

Our Borders closed too. liked it better then Barns and Nobles. Borders had childrens authors, activities , etc. debm55 Feb 2 #67

Thanks! You posted my list. leftieNanner Feb 2 #78

Steinmart, A.C. Moore, Christmas Tree Shop iamateacher Feb 2 #60

I loved Steinmart happybird Feb 2 #62

Thank you. I have heard of these stores debm55 Feb 2 #63

Wasn't AC Moore a paint store like Sherwin Williams? Ex teacher here 42 years. debm55 Feb 2 #151

Deb, it was a craft store. Went there frequently iamateacher Feb 11 #263

In WI Prange's, Treasure Island Robert Hall LakeArenal Feb 2 #69

Forgot abput Famous Footware/ TY debm55 Feb 2 #153

I remember the Prange's in Sturgeon Bay. Ocelot II Feb 2 #161

Heck's Department Store which closed its last store in 1990 (West Virginia) exboyfil Feb 2 #71

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

Mine, Too! Deep State Witch Feb 2 #76

Children's Palace was built first. then Kid R Us was built almost across the street. Childrens Palace closed first, debm55 Feb 2 #157

Montgomery Ward, Radio Shack Ritabert Feb 2 #80

Yep all gone, Sad. debm55 Feb 2 #158

Barney's and Woolworth are the ones I miss the most! MLAA Feb 2 #81

Do you remember the little cafe at Woolworth? debm55 Feb 2 #159

Best tuna melts ever. I went there at least once a week back in the mid 80s. MLAA Feb 3 #173

Agree TY debm55 Feb 3 #175

Stewart's greymattermom Feb 2 #82

I loved Stewarts downtown! maspaha Feb 2 #95

Thank you, Anything move in to replace it? debm55 Feb 2 #163

Gray Drug in Cleveland. Radio Shack Raven123 Feb 2 #83

Sorry, Raven123 debm55 Feb 3 #182

I remember 'Best &Co.' on New York's 5th Ave. from my childhood, Jrose Feb 2 #84

Sounds like a great store for the family. sorry it moved out. debm55 Feb 2 #164

Thom Mcan shoe store Raven123 Feb 2 #85

Only way I can buy shoes is to try them on. and I went there frequently. debm55 Feb 2 #92

A few that I remember... Niagara Feb 2 #86

Wow, your shopping choices have gone down. Thank you,Niagara. debm55 Feb 2 #88

I worked at Merry Go Round Texasgal Feb 11 #268

Retail isn't an easy job. Happy to hear you had a great retail job. Niagara Feb 12 #269

CompUSA Shermann Feb 2 #87

Thank you, Shermann debm55 Feb 2 #91

Licorice Pizza for recorded music DBoon Feb 2 #89

Thank you, DBoon. debm55 Feb 2 #90

Yep. Licorice Pizza. calimary Feb 4 #230

I am surprised there are no Krogers where you live, there are over 3200 stores. nt doc03 Feb 2 #93

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

Rennebohm's and Red Owl Tetrachloride Feb 2 #102

TY Tetrachloridem so sad, debm55 Feb 3 #188

Closed enid602 Feb 2 #103

Sad, Are there stores to take their place? debm55 Feb 2 #148

Not same enid602 Feb 2 #152

I know what you mean. debm55 Feb 2 #162

John Wanamaker's claudette Feb 2 #105

Sad, I have heard of them. debm55 Feb 2 #147

Rickles. "We ain't just paint . . . . " no_hypocrisy Feb 2 #106

We aint nothing now. That is sad. debm55 Feb 2 #146

Nickels I remember as kid Duncanpup Feb 2 #108

Nickels sells items in white boxes at the food stores. No way is it bakery quality. Hills has not been debm55 Feb 2 #145

In NJ we had great eastern mills and two guys from harrisons bedazzled Feb 2 #109

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 was great for kids. Squaredeal Feb 3 #207

Great Eastern Mills sounds very lid friendly. i am sorry it is gone. Ty Squaredeal debm55 Feb 3 #211

Ceazt Eddie - Electronics chain GP6971 Feb 2 #110

Thanks, did you go there and it so, where to buy your stuff from now? thanks debm55 Feb 2 #143

Yes, went there many times. They had really GP6971 Feb 3 #172

Kinney's Shoes, or shoe stores like that in general. Mr.Bill Feb 2 #111

I remember Kinney's, I really have to try my shoes on and I miss them. debm55 Feb 2 #142

Bullocks Wilshire and Bullocks Westwood. calimary Feb 2 #112

Those areas sound very upscale. debm55 Feb 2 #141

Nan Duskin in Philadelphia dhol82 Feb 2 #128

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

There are still Kroger stores. Jeebo Feb 2 #154

Thanks it just be in my area. as Giant Eagle is the main grocery. debm55 Feb 2 #168

Caldor's and Bradley's. Buy what Mrs B. buys. dem4decades Feb 2 #156

Thank you. Sad they are gone. debm55 Feb 3 #169

Bohacks. thucythucy Feb 2 #160

That's sad. Anything move in to replace it? debm55 Feb 2 #166

Not that I know of. thucythucy Feb 3 #174

Video rental stores. Jeebo Feb 2 #165

Same here with the stores and just the Red Box . Around hear they are located outside of gas stations/ TY debm55 Feb 2 #167

A few more DaBronx Feb 3 #170

Your post is wonderful! You brought back things I have forgotten-Gold Circle. Service Merchandise, Tom McAnn, Thank you debm55 Feb 3 #179

:) DaBronx Feb 4 #222

Record stores ... Tower Records, Discount Records, Dedicated Record Collector (in S.J.). ificandream Feb 3 #171

Sorry, Ificandream.. debm55 Feb 3 #177

Hochschild-Kohn or "Hochschilds" and Hutzler's in Baltimore Onthefly Feb 3 #181

Sorry Onthefly.. Did the replace with other stores? debm55 Feb 3 #183

No. They were original large department stores. Onthefly Feb 3 #185

It would be nice if they developed apartments for thr homeless or elderly. TY debm55 Feb 3 #189

Zayre's - K Mart - Pamida - K's Merchandise - Shop KO Emile Feb 3 #184

Yes , all gone, Sad. Ty Emile debm55 Feb 3 #190

I worked for the company that killed Zayres Ohio Joe Feb 4 #224

Wasn't Ames bought by Murphey.s? Which also didn't last long? debm55 Feb 4 #226

No Ohio Joe Feb 4 #231

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

I miss Sears and Woolworth's the most... malthaussen Feb 3 #191

Yes, I agree. Mal, there is really no place to shop. debm55 Feb 3 #192

Casual corner and White Front kimbutgar Feb 3 #193

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

J Jill is still around but in limited malls where I live kimbutgar Feb 3 #195

There catalogue is very skimpy. I think it is on it;s way out. debm55 Feb 3 #196

Woodward's ironflange Feb 3 #199

TY ironflange. We had a outdoor activities store equipment store here called Grander Mountain .It lasted for three years debm55 Feb 3 #200

KB Toys barbaraann Feb 3 #201

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

Denver Dry Goods Pucks mom Feb 3 #202

Sorry Pucks mom. I heard Joane Farbris is about to close too. Ioved the variety of fabric and yarns there debm55 Feb 3 #213

Western Auto. At least I haven't seen one in many years. captain queeg Feb 3 #203

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

Thank you, AllaN01Bear. debm55 Feb 3 #215

KMart orangecrush Feb 3 #205

That sure is right. TY orangecrush. debm55 Feb 3 #216

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

Some of the "were and are no more" stores in my area. Different Drummer Feb 3 #209

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

YMMVYour Mileage May Vary. Different Drummer Feb 4 #248

Forgot to mention... Different Drummer Feb 4 #249

Thank you different drummer. debm55 Feb 4 #250

Rochester NY - Sibley's, Forman's and McCurdy's department stores. 3catwoman3 Feb 4 #220

Thank you 3catwoman3. Did any stores take their place? debm55 Feb 4 #227

Only one - The Bonton, which was a poor substitute IMO. 3catwoman3 Feb 4 #252

I've got one that was big mail order, but I think they did have actual stores: Herters captain queeg Feb 4 #221

Highs Ice Cream comes to mind. GoodRaisin Feb 4 #223

We didn't have it here in PA. Thank you Good Raisin. debm55 Feb 4 #228

Robert Hall's, Horn and Hardarts, Schrafts' E J Korvettes' Conjuay Feb 4 #225

We had a Robert Hall's herem but not the otheres. Thank you Conjuay. debm55 Feb 4 #229

Clifton's Cafeteria, Borders, Radio Shack, F.W. Woolworth Zambero Feb 4 #232

I liked Borders better then Barnes and Noble.TY Zambero for your list. debm55 Feb 4 #234

we had the coolest Borders. It was a converted supermarket so it was huge yellowdogintexas Feb 6 #260

In Dallas, Tiche's and Sanger-Harris Vogon_Glory Feb 4 #235

Thank you Vogon_Glory. Did anything replace it.? debm55 Feb 4 #236

Joske's took over Tiche's and Foley's took Vogon_Glory Feb 4 #237

Thank you, Vogon_Glory debm55 Feb 4 #238

There was also a Volk's department store chain in Dallas Vogon_Glory Feb 4 #240

Kroger still around, one of the biggest grocery chains JT45242 Feb 4 #239

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

Ohrbach's in NYC Wicked Blue Feb 4 #246

Thank you Wicked Blue. Macys and Gimbels have been long gone from my area. debm55 Feb 4 #247

In the NYC/Long Island area: choie Feb 4 #251

North Texas: Mervyn's, Sanger-Harris, Skaggs/Alpha-Beta(grocery) yellowdogintexas Feb 4 #254

North Texas (Or at least Dallas) had Skillern's drug stores n/t Vogon_Glory Feb 5 #256

definitely not Fort Worth nt yellowdogintexas Feb 6 #257

Vinyl Fever, numerous locally owned music stores, hardware stores like my grandfather's(you need just one washer? He had retread Feb 5 #255

Kroger's is all over the place up here GenThePerservering Feb 11 #264

Eckerds and Gibsons Texasgal Feb 11 #265