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(44,429 posts) Thu Apr 17, 2025, 11:55 AM Apr 17

What store/stores did you go to as child to get spring clothing, shoes, etc,/food, that is no longer in business? mine [View all]

is A & P for food and Kaufmanns for clothing.

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What store/stores did you go to as child to get spring clothing, shoes, etc,/food, that is no longer in business? mine [View all] debm55 Apr 17 OP

We had a store in Dover called Emmanuel's. It was the first name of the owner. I can't remember the last name. Walleye Apr 17 #1

Thank you very much, Walleye. debm55 Apr 17 #2

Jordan Marsh, Bradlees for clothing Eugene Apr 17 #3

Thank you very much, Eugene. Too bad that they are all gone. debm55 Apr 17 #5

Bradley's and Lechmere, yes!! Tadpole Raisin Apr 17 #16

MERVYN'S FirstLight Apr 17 #4

Thank you very much, FirstLight. I remember the Orange Julius from my local mall, too. And all the stores. debm55 Apr 17 #6

The old Mervyn's on Hamilton Avenue in Campbell was remodeled into a Safeway about 20 years ago. Basso8vb Apr 17 #23

Hinky Dinky for food and Golds for clothing. (in Nebraska) OLDMDDEM Apr 17 #7

Thank you very much OLDMDDEM, Love the names. debm55 Apr 17 #14

Z. A. Y. R. E. , ZAYRE! But it was so long ago! nt Tadpole Raisin Apr 17 #8

Thx! I'd forgotten about ZAYRE SheltieLover Apr 17 #10

For some reason I remember their fish tanks at the back of the store. Tadpole Raisin Apr 17 #12

Lol SheltieLover Apr 17 #13

I remember those!!!! Thank you SheltieLover. debm55 Apr 17 #19

I loooooved those horse rides! SheltieLover Apr 17 #24

They were a nickel right? Tadpole Raisin Apr 17 #26

Heck I remember ZAYRE stores. Thank you Tadpole Raisin. debm55 Apr 17 #17

Corvette's, K-Mart, Sears, Campbell's SheltieLover Apr 17 #9

All so true, SheltieLove. debm55 Apr 17 #20

Woolworth's, SS Kresge, Boston Store SheltieLover Apr 17 #11

Thank you SheltieLover. I don't think we had any Boston Store. though. debm55 Apr 17 #32

J L Hudson , downtown Detroit. Srkdqltr Apr 17 #15

Montgomery Wards, Sears, Kress, McClellands, Gimbles. brush Apr 17 #18

Thank you very brush.. I remember them all except for McClellands. debm55 Apr 17 #33

Kinney Shoes, Miller's Outpost, Mervyn's Basso8vb Apr 17 #21

Thank you Basso8vb. Thank you for sharing with us. debm55 Apr 17 #34

Sears for kids clothes Freddie Apr 17 #22

I love it, Thank you very much Freddie. debm55 Apr 17 #35

The State Street Mill in Utica, NY PoindexterOglethorpe Apr 17 #25

Thank you very much PoindexterOglethorpe. debm55 Apr 17 #36

Gimbles Dept. Store FalloutShelter Apr 17 #27

Same here FalloutShelter. debm55 Apr 17 #37

So you're a Jersey Girl? FalloutShelter Apr 17 #46

Belk's (still around but called 'Belk') and Ivey's (long gone) in Charlotte CurtEastPoint Apr 17 #28

Thank you very much, CurtEastPoint. I have ordered from Belk online. debm55 Apr 17 #39

I can remember the big downtown store very well. Escalators with wooden slats for steps, elevators with operators CurtEastPoint Apr 17 #47

Our Store in Pittsburgh---Kaufmanns had the escalator with wooden steps and the elevator operators. At the top of the debm55 Apr 17 #49

I can hear the kabonk kabonk sound they would make when the reached the top or bottom and went under. CurtEastPoint Apr 17 #51

My mom bought our school clothes at Sears. redstatebluegirl Apr 17 #29

Thank you very much redstatebluegirl debm55 Apr 17 #40

That's a long list TexLaProgressive Apr 17 #30

I agree with you TexLaProgressive. I liked the locally owned stores here in SW. PA, They are all gone now. debm55 Apr 17 #42

Monkey Wards RoadRunner Apr 17 #31

HAHAHAHAHAHAH. That's funny. I forgot about Monkey Wards. I bought my bike there. Only had one and it was from MW. debm55 Apr 17 #43

Woodward and Lothrop oberle Apr 17 #38

Thank you very much for sharing your memories with us. oberle debm55 Apr 17 #44

SEARS some_of_us_are_sane Apr 17 #41

Thank you very much. At one time, Sears and Penney"s were my stores. debm55 Apr 17 #45

5 and dime stores Earl_from_PA Apr 17 #48

For movies, it was Blockbuster sakabatou Apr 17 #50

Abraham & Strauss for clothing, and A&P for food (The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea Company.) elleng Apr 17 #52

Sears, K-Mart, Twin Fair, Big Wheel, Pamida, Rawsons, IGA, Woolworth's and Liberal. SamKnause Apr 17 #53

Woolworths, and Nichols BlueKota Apr 17 #54

Robert Hall's. Definitely lower middle class stuff, appropriate for my family. NNadir Apr 17 #55

We did our school shopping at Robert Hall's debm55 Apr 17 #56

Base Exchanges and Commisaries are still a thing, but .., Dorothy V Apr 17 #57

Acme for groceries, Sears for just about everything else. nt Nittersing Apr 17 #58

Wurzburgs in Grand Rapids, MI catbyte Apr 17 #59

Detroit Cirsium Apr 17 #60

There was a little store in Sierra Vista, Arizona in the early 1970's called The Small Fry Shop. Aristus Apr 17 #61

Al Baskin & The Boston Store ProfessorGAC Apr 17 #62

... and not to be forgotten, Filene's Basement Eugene Apr 17 #63

A & P, IGA, Venture, Peaches Records & Tapes Clouds Passing Apr 17 #64

Long time ago Comrade Citizen Apr 17 #65

Korvettes, jcPenney's or Sears ... surrealAmerican Apr 17 #66

Pranges department store chowmama Apr 18 #67

Sears Mad_Dem_X Apr 18 #68

Sears LogDog75 Apr 18 #69

Richfoods, S&P for food. OldBaldy1701E Apr 18 #70