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FirstLight

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4. MERVYN'S

Thu Apr 17, 2025, 12:05 PM

Apr 17

God, haven't thought of that in YEARS! we used to hit the "eastmont mall" in the sketchy part of Oakland near our house, it was always an adventure...and they had an Orange Julius!

God, I can smell the Mervyn's store and that mall right now! crazy!

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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