tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post4604140944971309828..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Happy New Year!Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-18730803650749682442014-06-09T17:04:19.936-05:002014-06-09T17:04:19.936-05:00I worked at 4 places in that mall when I was a tee...I worked at 4 places in that mall when I was a teen. Still live by it todayRobert Pyszkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08226589614675611612noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-84476149034155396592013-10-06T18:20:14.930-05:002013-10-06T18:20:14.930-05:00I have just discoverd this blog, and I am in love!...I have just discoverd this blog, and I am in love! Lots of reading to catch up on. I was born in 56 and have been in retail since 73. I so love all the old department store pictures and info! Thanks so much for doing this, and please keep it up! Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00605943598104799848noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-36717612091884899272013-02-12T14:27:35.613-06:002013-02-12T14:27:35.613-06:002/12/13
RobGems.ca Wrote:
Yes, I remember all thre...2/12/13<br />RobGems.ca Wrote:<br />Yes, I remember all three of the "tower tall" mall signs as a kid, the Oakland Mall one at the corner of 14-Mile rd. & John R. Road by 1-75 being the most memorable one (and the one most sorely missed.)The Macomb Mall one is the only one left standing,with The Crowley's store long gone, replaced for awhile by a Value City store, extinct by 2008.The Livonia Mall one is also missed as well,replaced by a less than spectacluar sign. the Pontiac Mall once had a large sign, not anything resembling the "Tower Tall" signs, but memorable with a huge sign just stating it in big letters as "The Mall" from 1962-1985. The Summitt Place mall took it's place in 1985, and still stands, despite most of the stores closing from 2007-2011, only a lone Sears store anchoring the East side of the mall.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-6481151630401276722013-02-07T05:54:54.768-06:002013-02-07T05:54:54.768-06:00Yes, shouldn't be too long now...Yes, shouldn't be too long now... Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-31438099572672209202013-02-06T16:32:55.491-06:002013-02-06T16:32:55.491-06:00Got anything in the back, Dave? It's been abou...Got anything in the back, Dave? It's been about a month, so it's about that time...Pseudo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848368606946150471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-7762945081623006572013-01-15T15:23:34.127-06:002013-01-15T15:23:34.127-06:00Dave you always do a great job. It's always a ...Dave you always do a great job. It's always a pleasure to check in and see a new post. As we talked in the past I grew up in a retail household, my dad was at S.S. Kresge and mom at K-Mart, then I spent 25 yrs at Sears.<br /><br />I actually worked at that Sears store in 1998 and ran the Auto Center. That auto center had 35 bays...in the real glory days of tune-ups etc. that place rocked. We still did a very respectable business in 98.<br /><br />That store in 98 had a volume of $70 million in sales per year...not bad for a neighborhood store. The store manager of the big box termed it a neighborhood store, the mall was essentially dead....Sears and possibly Kohls were destination stores and served that local neighborhood.<br /><br />It was definitely a night and week-end store which was an indicator that it served the working class people. The store was absolutely huge and it was definitely built in the glory days. <br /><br />It's sad to see the condition of Sears today. It only slightly resembles the "Great Store" of yesteryear.<br /><br />Dave, Happy New Year and keep up the great work.Dave McDonaldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11551397785293594544noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-91460523187222369182013-01-03T19:15:17.966-06:002013-01-03T19:15:17.966-06:00So glad to see another post so soon! I love the mi...So glad to see another post so soon! I love the mid-century styling of this sign! Seems that many are passionate about saving old buildings, but great old signage often get short shrift. Companies change logos, or want to update a property, and the building often gets a make-over while the signage goes completely. Nice to know that this sign has survived mostly intact.Mikehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08794382516478990237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-47453381095601874652013-01-03T00:46:50.666-06:002013-01-03T00:46:50.666-06:00Another Good One Dave! I'm A Big Fan Of Your P...Another Good One Dave! I'm A Big Fan Of Your Post's and Life from the good Ol' Days. I Check Back Daily To See If There Are Any New Post. Consider Me....A Fan! Thank You and keep up the good work. <br /><br />- ROB.HAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14971207205464540593noreply@blogger.com