tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post458684073317010398..comments2024-03-18T03:00:29.951-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Turn-Stylin'Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-76222634378520716842012-10-20T12:37:46.988-05:002012-10-20T12:37:46.988-05:00Wow. I used to live in Downers Grove, IL and woul...Wow. I used to live in Downers Grove, IL and would go to the Jewel, Turn-Style and Case n' Bottle in your picture. Never thought I'd see what that building looked like in its prime again.<br /><br />I was bummed when the Turn-Style closed and replaced with a Venture one.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-87219442342731928552012-05-28T23:35:58.792-05:002012-05-28T23:35:58.792-05:00The fourth picture is Turn-Style at Four Flaggs Sh...The fourth picture is Turn-Style at Four Flaggs Shopping Center in Niles, IL.Lindanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-62580335771902477442009-08-07T20:02:23.208-05:002009-08-07T20:02:23.208-05:00I'm curious about the blog mention of the Turn...I'm curious about the blog mention of the TurnStyle in Lynn closing in '64.. Was this a different store from the one I recall existing in Lynn on The Lynnway just across from Revere, where my mom took me shopping many times as a kid? I recall that one, where I believe there is now an Asian restaurant, was open until about 1972 or '73 -- when it then became refurbished as an office company space for some years, before changing to a Denny's. I really do remember going there and it being opened into the early '70s.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-70348007074712254892009-05-18T14:57:00.000-05:002009-05-18T14:57:00.000-05:00Marty - Thanks, and you're correct on the Waukegan...Marty - Thanks, and you're correct on the Waukegan/Lake Cook location, at Deerbrook Mall. It later bacame a Venture store.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-56128174762607369002009-05-12T23:00:00.000-05:002009-05-12T23:00:00.000-05:00Great job on the detail regarding locations. I vag...Great job on the detail regarding locations. I vaguely recall a Turnstyle location in Deerfield at Waukegan and Lake Cook Rd.Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-34230524719102166982008-11-24T23:04:00.000-06:002008-11-24T23:04:00.000-06:00Anonymous - I think I've read an old newspaper acc...Anonymous - I think I've read an old newspaper account of the Harlem-Foster Turnstyle fire. They eventually reopened it, didn't they? <BR/><BR/>I've been surprised to learn that High-Low had over 50 stores in its heyday. We don't hear about them as we do other defunct chains such as National. <BR/><BR/>And I think the asterisk comes after the "Walmart"! :) Thanks!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-24756862560179572362008-11-21T15:24:00.000-06:002008-11-21T15:24:00.000-06:00I just want to say that I lived near the Harlem-Fo...I just want to say that I lived near the Harlem-Foster Turnstyle. I began to work there a short time. And then--it burnt down!!! Not me, not me!!! But after that, I got a horrible job at a Hi-Low with a mental case for a manager. I wish that Turnstyle would have made it. It might have been the butterfly in the air that could have stopped Wal*Mart. Or is it Walmart* now?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-62772783911681101002008-08-02T14:44:00.000-05:002008-08-02T14:44:00.000-05:00Tomcat - It couldn't have helped. Stores really ha...Tomcat - It couldn't have helped. Stores really had minimal security in those days compared to now, so it really depended on the area.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-31167758622767655922008-07-30T21:56:00.000-05:002008-07-30T21:56:00.000-05:00I grew up near the Foster and Harlem Turn-Style an...I grew up near the Foster and Harlem Turn-Style and it was a hotbed for shoplifting. The 'bad' kids would brag about stealing stuff, and that TS was 'so easy' to rip off. Probably something that hurt the chain I am sure.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-16081779267308573822008-07-05T13:32:00.000-05:002008-07-05T13:32:00.000-05:00John- Thanks. Turn-Style is definitely one of the ...John- Thanks. Turn-Style is definitely one of the harder ones to find much on, because they were geographically limited and really not around all that long. The Tribune archive was a big help in piecing together the history. The color photos are old Turn-Style publicity shots and the b/w shot was from a Chain Store Age article on Jewel. <BR/><BR/>Steven - I've often wondered about that myself. I'm sure execution (mainly merchandising but also encompassing customer service and advertising approach)were major keys. I can't help but think having common checkouts (which many of the old "combo" stores didn't in those days) and a single name above the door are factors as well.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-45404425069295219892008-07-05T01:26:00.000-05:002008-07-05T01:26:00.000-05:00I can't figure out how the grocery-general merchan...I can't figure out how the grocery-general merchandise stores of the 1970s just about all failed, yet the supercenters of the 1990s and 200s are all chugging along. Is it better execution or did the consumer change?Livemallshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01567198484359363455noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-3176224797417754362008-07-04T12:01:00.000-05:002008-07-04T12:01:00.000-05:00thank you your comments love the stuff on turn sty...thank you your comments love the stuff on turn style it has been inposable for me to find anything out about them other than what i alredy knew. i also thank you for mentining my blog i just hope i can live up to the standards set by everyone else<BR/>john galloJohn Gallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077271252579296723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-69241149137602120122008-07-04T11:58:00.000-05:002008-07-04T11:58:00.000-05:00thank you for the coments and wow i have been tryi...thank you for the coments and wow i have been trying to find photos of turnstyle for years ware do you get you stuff its incredibal<BR/>john galloJohn Gallohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05077271252579296723noreply@blogger.com