tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post6214098032771174361..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: "The Beat Goes On" at Dillard's Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger34125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-28325149304130016482022-08-25T22:48:56.150-05:002022-08-25T22:48:56.150-05:00When did Dillards first occupy Hancock Center, and...When did Dillards first occupy Hancock Center, and did it face Red River then? Did it occupy the building where the gym is now? Without the interior mall, hard to get my bearings.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-34516701114815232013-07-05T03:47:25.032-05:002013-07-05T03:47:25.032-05:00I miss the original courtyard layout of Hancock. I...I miss the original courtyard layout of Hancock. I liked going to the old Dillard's as well, which closed around 1990, because they bought out the Joske's store in nearby Highland Mall. Ironically that store closed as well, only several years ago.Chasrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545599811374245373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-60909597278984948322013-01-01T17:39:08.654-06:002013-01-01T17:39:08.654-06:00Update: I seem to remember now that the clothing s...Update: I seem to remember now that the clothing store which occupies part of the old Blass building is Citi Trends rather than Fashion Metro.Hamfast Ruddynecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-86263040463173211932012-12-04T07:08:12.370-06:002012-12-04T07:08:12.370-06:00I had the 45 of that song, Angie - glad you liked ...I had the 45 of that song, Angie - glad you liked this!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-62974637910987543432012-12-03T23:12:58.288-06:002012-12-03T23:12:58.288-06:00These pictures are so neat! What a find! S&C h...These pictures are so neat! What a find! S&C had a song called "A Cowboy's Work is Never Done," so I appreciated that reference!Absolutely Angiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14729846659214483092noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-39666541353386374822012-10-21T15:40:49.676-05:002012-10-21T15:40:49.676-05:00I wish we had Dillard's instead of Boscov'...I wish we had Dillard's instead of Boscov's in Greater Philadelphia. And as far as grocery stores go, I wish we had Kroger instead of Giant. Also, I wish Target had gone out of business instead of Montgomery Ward. In the 80's and 90's, Target stores were at least a little bit interesting. But I miss their old garden centers, ceiling fan displays, and color-coded department signage. Even their selection of Hot Wheels cars was better in my childhood, but maybe that's more of a Mattel/Hot Wheels issue than a Target issue. It's a shame what department stores we DON'T have in Houston anymore. Mervyns, which was similar to Kohl's but nicer, Montgomery Ward, Lord & Taylor (they left the Houston market in 2003 after not that long), and of course Foley's.Trent Pettitnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-281091470547753822012-10-16T06:41:43.706-05:002012-10-16T06:41:43.706-05:00Ha Ha. Actually there still is an HEB in Hancock C...Ha Ha. Actually there still is an HEB in Hancock Center where Sony and Cher appeared in '67, unlike the Dillard's there that closed in 1990.Chasrichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07545599811374245373noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-29124825002855902352012-09-26T02:08:11.174-05:002012-09-26T02:08:11.174-05:00Well before its current behemoth status, Macy'...Well before its current behemoth status, Macy's had a division called "Macy's Missouri-Kansas." I believe this division (or at least the majority of its stores) was sold to Dillard's some time in the '80s. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-362676339881266202012-09-25T20:28:09.276-05:002012-09-25T20:28:09.276-05:00Next time try to get photos of the Bonos dressed a...Next time try to get photos of the Bonos dressed as gypsies, tramps and thieves. Endless possibilities and instant will be stuck in your head all day long. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-22721025428311022742012-09-23T09:54:42.474-05:002012-09-23T09:54:42.474-05:00Higbee's is just one example of how Dillard ha...Higbee's is just one example of how Dillard has been destructive to the retail landscape. They've generally gotten a poorer reception N of the Mason-Dixon than below it (they've not done well in Cincinnati either), but the general theme is the same. They bought modestly high end stores and dumbed down their slections through centralized buying and by cutting back on swervice. They also killed off even viable downtown stores. The result are the stores that, in many places, no one shops. When I go back to Cleveland, the Dillard stores are ghost towns filled with crappy house brand merchandise. For all the complaining about Macy, Dillard really has been the scorched earth ruiner of stores and this was evident seeveral decades ago. They were a Wall Street darling which enabled them to make acquisitions and raise earnings while creating a business model that was destined to crater in the long run (as it has). Sadly, many places have lost their upper middle brow shopping options unless they happen to have a token Nordstrom or other outpost of high end retailing.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-76621811760865429742012-09-22T06:11:24.478-05:002012-09-22T06:11:24.478-05:00I know the sign you mean, but it's gone now, a...I know the sign you mean, but it's gone now, and I don't remember exactly when it was removed. Part of the store is now occupied by a clothing store (Fashion Metro, IIRC), unless <i>it</i> has closed since the last time I went to JS. (I don't have a car, so I don't make too many shopping trips other than for groceries.) For a while several years ago, Pine Bluff's main post office was located in the old Blass building, while the PO building was being renovated.<br /><br />The old Sears store you mentioned is only a few blocks from Pine Bluff High School. When I was attending school there, I would sometimes go to Sears on lunch break and eat in the little restaurant they had. I thought their burgers were pretty good, plus it wasn't mobbed with other students. The building still exists. It now houses the Arkansas River Educational Service Cooperative. Hamfast Ruddynecknoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-20090407173029542292012-09-21T21:57:51.338-05:002012-09-21T21:57:51.338-05:00Oh yes. The H-E-B Futurestore is the Lance Armstro...Oh yes. The H-E-B Futurestore is the Lance Armstrong 24-Hour Fitness (open 'til Midnight) on Red River near 41st in Austin.angrystan.comhttp://angrystan.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-13579908454795439202012-09-21T20:52:45.121-05:002012-09-21T20:52:45.121-05:00H-E-B built only the one Futurestore, which went u...H-E-B built only the one Futurestore, which went up within months of completion of the nearby IH-35 split in Austin's Hyde Park neighborhood. It was pretty much what a larger grocery is like today, although the produce section was quite small and the aisles narrower as groceries were built until the 80s. Remember in the late 70s an on-site bakery, live lobsters, full delicatessen, and so forth was quite a big deal. The Futurestore also offered a relatively broad selection of cookery implements and countertop appliances. I do not know when the Futurestore signage was removed but most likely 1988-89 when the store was revised on the 10-year plan.<br /><br />Another Futurestore-scale H-E-B was planned to open not so far away near 38th St. and Lamar in Austin by 1992. The city and the neighborhood pitched a fit about having access to food in comfortable surroundings so nearby. By the time those folks were satisfied the store had evolved into the original 1994 Central Market. CM is most significant as the vitamin store just down Lamar used it as a model for their remodeling and future growth. The vitamin store was called Whole Foods Market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-53279624568424036062012-09-21T07:56:42.582-05:002012-09-21T07:56:42.582-05:00Wow, good information there, thanks! It stands to ...Wow, good information there, thanks! It stands to reason that the manager helped Sonny and Cher shpe their act, as it worked so well for his previous clients. Nothing is really new, when you think about it!<br /><br />In a similar vein, after he and Jerry Lewis broke up their act in 1956, Dean Martin floundered a bit until he adopted his "lovable lush" persona from the comic Joe E. Lewis, who enjoyed moderate popularity in the 40's and 50's. <br /><br />One more thing about Keely - she was one of the few female artists to record duets with Frank Sinatra in his prime recording years (not counting Sinatra's "Duets" albums at the tail end of his career in the 90's)."Nothing in Common" was a fun song of theirs.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-26243161123945004792012-09-20T23:08:11.607-05:002012-09-20T23:08:11.607-05:00"Tulsa runs on Brown-Dunkin"...possibili..."Tulsa runs on Brown-Dunkin"...possibilities! ;)<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-74146575943055792182012-09-20T23:06:48.009-05:002012-09-20T23:06:48.009-05:00Paul - Wow, Friedkin certainly moved on to bigger ...Paul - Wow, Friedkin certainly moved on to bigger things! Hard to imagine (less The Godfather and The Sting, of course) two more iconic early 70's films. <br /><br />I need a time machine, as the old cliche goes, to transport myself to early 70's Vegas - Frank, Dean, Elvis, Sonny and Cher...and the Partridge Family! <br /><br />Execellent point about Stix, lest people get the impression that Macy's alone swallowed up all the great department store chains.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-53166696171267530842012-09-20T22:59:38.680-05:002012-09-20T22:59:38.680-05:00Hamfast - Thanks for that information on the Pfeif...Hamfast - Thanks for that information on the Pfeifer-Blass combination - it seems to confirm my understanding of what I've read on this. <br /><br />You know, I could swear that I saw the old Blass building (with the huge B L A S S lettering)in Pine Bluff just a few years ago (2009-ish)on a business trip there, but I would have been sure it was long gone, since the Pines Mall has been around quite a while. Maybe you can tell me if I'm hallucinating here! <br /><br />Also, being from Pine Bluff, I suppose you would remember the great circa-1958 Sears store that was there prior to the current mall location.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-6521753435613773632012-09-20T22:48:35.732-05:002012-09-20T22:48:35.732-05:00It would have made a much better Facebook post tit...It would have made a much better Facebook post title for me, Jim! ;)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-53470539258055053862012-09-20T22:46:58.003-05:002012-09-20T22:46:58.003-05:00Glad you liked this, Shanon! It's funny how un...Glad you liked this, Shanon! It's funny how unified pop culture was in those days - Sonny and Cher, Carol Burnett, Flip Wilson...nearly everyone I knew watched every one of those shows, every week.<br /><br />I loved the humor on the Sonny and Cher show, and those orange globe lights on the stage with their "cartoon faces" is something I can picture to this day. <br /><br />I'll bet you and your sister were a hoot singing that song! :)Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-54536866514203820702012-09-20T22:41:27.581-05:002012-09-20T22:41:27.581-05:00Didi - "If I could turn back time", I...Didi - "If I could turn back time", I'd try not to do that. Oh crap, there goes again! ;)<br />Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-64632466248735191362012-09-19T02:36:29.800-05:002012-09-19T02:36:29.800-05:00Great article! Re: Sonny & Cher's act - ev...Great article! Re: Sonny & Cher's act - eventually they got the same manager that had managed Louis Prima and Keeley Smith - and their stage personas utilize the same dynamic - goofy husband, singer with deadpan style.ohbutyeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04254031798245243245noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-59444418725030499382012-09-18T19:36:46.104-05:002012-09-18T19:36:46.104-05:00Dave, you mean you don't believe in life after...Dave, you mean you don't believe in life after love? Or is it love after life? However it goes, it's stuck in my head now thanks to you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-80432829639623790312012-09-18T18:42:21.948-05:002012-09-18T18:42:21.948-05:00In case any of you are wondering, Frederick Atkins...In case any of you are wondering, Frederick Atkins Co. (now-defunct) was NOT a retail holding company like Federated, May, Allied, or Associated Dry Goods. One store not on that list was Gottschalks of Fresno (probably not an Atkins store at the time).Randy Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-53561013953865601202012-09-17T20:53:49.945-05:002012-09-17T20:53:49.945-05:00Truly a superb article about one of my favorite de...Truly a superb article about one of my favorite department stores which has a very low presence here in California. For the past 20 years, I've been yearning for Dillard's to make an opportunity to make a larger California presence through the bankruptcies and closures of department store anchors such as Buffums, Carter Hawley Hale, JCPenney, Montgomery Ward, Mervyn's, Gottschalks, and Robinsons-May. However, most of them have become a secondary Macy's, Target, or Forever 21. I have created a group on Facebook called "Petition to Bring More Dillard's Stores to California". I hope my cause comes to fruition, economy permitting. BTW, that's founder William T. Dillard himself with Sonny & Cher!Randy Hansennoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-76628915331348756462012-09-17T20:36:39.360-05:002012-09-17T20:36:39.360-05:00What? No love for Joske's?
Anyway, never hear...What? No love for Joske's?<br /><br />Anyway, never heard of this "Futurestore" prototype (a bit of an H-E-B buff, here), though a 2004-built store in Bryan, Texas includes a "Shanghai Wok" Chinese stand. I also know (or at least of last knowledge) there's a very old H-E-B in Marlin, Texas (low ceilings, green metal facade).Pseudo3Dhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17848368606946150471noreply@blogger.com