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Posted: 10/7/2023 10:58:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryI guess they didn't scale back as much as I thought they did. They just closed everything in central Texas. Two more brands that are gone, but maybe not as famous as others listed: Bama Jams and Jellies Big John's baked beans - came as two separate cans taped together. Two more well-known brands of TV: Admiral and Quasar. And the one I miss most - Quincy's Steakhouse. Just two left in the Carolinas. I'd pay well to know what they did to tenderize their meat. Old HS friend who worked there said they just drug it through their tenderizer formula very quickly prior to grilling. |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:10:35 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Lafayette Radio Electronics I loved them. |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:12:57 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: J.C. Higgins was a brand that was part of Sears marketing. That also included the following other brands: Craftsman Kenmore Ted Williams Homemart Allstate Obviously, some of these brands are defunct, but others were sold off and still exist (Allstate and Craftsman, for examples) Quote HistoryQuoted: Quoted: J.C. Higgins. J.C. Higgins was a brand that was part of Sears marketing. That also included the following other brands: Craftsman Kenmore Ted Williams Homemart Allstate Obviously, some of these brands are defunct, but others were sold off and still exist (Allstate and Craftsman, for examples) I have the JC Higgins 12 ga double barrel (rebranded Stevens 311) that my mother bought my father for Christmas '59 when I was one year old. I have a Ted Williams single shot .22 that was my Christmas present wen I was 12. |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:16:30 PM EDT
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z. cavaricci
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:28:51 PM EDT
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I remember back in the day using various computer brands that no longer exist:
Tandy Microdata Ultimate Prime Altos Kaypro DEC Compaq IMSI Xerox 820 and Star IBM 360/370/System 34/5110 SDS Sigma Zenith micro Lots of stores already mentioned. |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:29:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Before Walmart there was a Gibson’s In town I grew up in. They no longer exist. @tn-maddog There’s one in Weatherford, Tx |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:31:30 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Sports Authority Fry’s Electronics Bennigans Mervyns Fry’s and Benihana definitely still around |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:45:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Before Walmart there was a Gibson’s In town I grew up in. They no longer exist. There is a Gibson's in Kerrville, TX and doing quite nicely. One of the few brick and mortar places that have extensivee reloading supplies. |
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Posted: 10/7/2023 11:56:12 PM EDT
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Sansui
Steak and Ale Bonanza and Ponderosa |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:28:11 AM EDT
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OTASCO (Oklahoma Tire and Supply Company)
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:35:47 AM EDT
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Zodys
The Good Guys Farmer Jack Chatham supermarket |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:36:17 AM EDT
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In my lifetime:
Desoto Studebaker Packard American Motors Hudson Edsel Mercury Oldsmobile Pontiac Sears Montgomery Ward Woolworth Mervyn's Stein Mart A&P Skaggs-Alpha Beta Burger Chef Howard Johnson Harvey House Royal Castle White Tower Arthur Treachers ChiChi's Roadhouse Grill Steak and Ale Victoria Station Isaly's Borders Books Kresge's Robert Hall Thom McAn Service Merchandise Best Products Newberry Levitz Furniture B Dalton Western Auto Dumont TV Network Waldenbooks I'm not getting into all the electronics and tech stores because I'm not up on all those. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:49:31 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Block buster @Gdirty5 Bend Oregon has the last remaining one. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:54:42 AM EDT
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 Technically, there's ONE left in Sturgis, MI but is it just a name and graphics or is it the real company? It's funny to see abandoned Hot n' Now buildings 20 years later or they've turned into drive-through ice cream or coffee places. It'll never be the same. RIP |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:55:45 AM EDT
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Railroad Salvage.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 12:59:29 AM EDT
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Anyone remember F & M Pharmacy stores?
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Posted: 10/8/2023 1:59:20 AM EDT
[#17]
Shuck's auto parts
Boones Farm NEC New Venture Gear New Process Gear North's Chuck Wagon Zima |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:12:48 AM EDT
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AOL is still with us.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:19:30 AM EDT
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Noveske Rifleworks
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:30:57 AM EDT
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Wilsons discount department store.
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:32:53 AM EDT
[#21]
Altavista
Emporium Montgomery Ward GI Joe's (sporting goods stores in PNW) |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:33:48 AM EDT
[#22]
Wometco Home theatre (WHT)
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:43:17 AM EDT
[#23]
Red Barn
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:46:45 AM EDT
[#24]
Hughes Aircraft Company
Rockwell International Crazy Eddie's |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:55:35 AM EDT
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AMT
Lorcin Davis Industries Western Auto Ohio Rapid Fire |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 2:59:13 AM EDT
[#26]
Coleco and Amiga (a division of Commodore)
Micro Instrumentation and Telemetry Systems - maker of the Altair computer, one of the first to use the 8080 CPU. Split up and sold off to various companies in the 70s. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 3:57:19 AM EDT
[#27]
Nash
Kaiser Fraiser Brown Derby |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 5:26:03 AM EDT
[#28]
Ben Franklins ?
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Posted: 10/8/2023 5:33:42 AM EDT
[#29]
Remington
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Posted: 10/8/2023 5:34:23 AM EDT
[#30]
GM
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Posted: 10/8/2023 7:43:56 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Bell Labs /thread www.belllabs.com |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 7:47:53 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Allis-Chalmers My dad was a salesman for them in the 50's. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:05:33 AM EDT
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US Steel
Zenith Woolworth Blockbuster Compaq Howard Johnsons Sears (next) 9 out of 10 of the Fortune 500 from 1955 are out-of-business now. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:38:44 AM EDT
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Quoted: @tn-maddog There’s one in Weatherford, Tx Quoted: There is a Gibson's in Kerrville, TX and doing quite nicely. One of the few brick and mortar places that have extensivee reloading supplies. I looked it up but didn't read far enough Looks like there are four independently owned stores, two in TX and two in KS |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:42:21 AM EDT
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I remember Corinth, MS having a Gibson’s and a ‘magic mart’?
Magic mart would have been in the 1980’s. I think it was a separate chain from the one in VA. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:50:32 AM EDT
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Aerospace:
McDonnell Douglas Conductron EEMCO Datron Data/Tech: Electronic Data Systems |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 8:52:07 AM EDT
[#37]
Burger Chef
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:01:50 AM EDT
[#38]
Quote HistoryQuoted: Pizza Inn is still kickin. that's cool have not seen one in years do you have one nearby ?? i grew up near one and we would eat there a lot |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:11:42 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: that's cool have not seen one in years do you have one nearby ?? i grew up near one and we would eat there a lot I think there is one in Myrtle Beach, or somewhere near there |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:12:57 AM EDT
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Quoted: Ben Franklins ? There is Still a Ben Franklins in Manistique MI. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:14:53 AM EDT
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:16:00 AM EDT
[#42]
Detroit area.
Highland Appliance Fredders, I give you 5 pounds of coffee if I can’t beat your best deal Belvidere construction, we do good work! |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:18:48 AM EDT
[#43]
ALCO Dept Stores
IIRC correctly , a lot of Gibsons became PAMIDA , bought out by SHOPKO and they are now gone . ORSCHELNS Farm Stores WOOLCO Dept stores WT GRANT Dept Stores TREASURE CITY Dept Stores JEWEL T GEM Stores BELLA HESS Dept Stores |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:24:37 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Ben Franklins ? Still open. About a quarter of the names listed in this thread are still active businesses. Windham Weaponry |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:30:01 AM EDT
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Not a company but a product:
Johnson’s Paste Wax. Discontinued. Remaining stock now sells for $75-$100/can. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:30:14 AM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: S&H Green Stamps. Big deal in my rural southwestern Idaho demographic during the 60s. https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/273675/Screenshot_2023-10-07_at_4_43_29_PM_png-2982902.JPG My mom had these when I was a kid. I didn’t know what they really were and thought they were food stamps. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:35:08 AM EDT
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Quoted: . . . Wang Computor Datsun Compac . . . Datsun was just the name of Nissan's US company. They discontinued it for various reasons. The reason why they didn't want to start it with the name Nissan is because it means "Japan Made" and they thought that might not go over too well so soon after WWII. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:49:04 AM EDT
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Eberhard grocery store
MC Sports Hudson’s Department Store These were big in Michigan, and to some extent in the Midwest when I was a kid. They are all gone now. |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 9:53:01 AM EDT
[#49]
Scotts 5&10
Lawson's the forerunner of 7-11 WT Grant's Gimbel's Thom McAn |
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Posted: 10/8/2023 11:01:12 AM EDT
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Gibson Greeting Cards
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