tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post802517705401865215..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Korvette SummerDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-38380613386889971992023-08-03T07:40:08.245-05:002023-08-03T07:40:08.245-05:00I remember the 87th and Cicero Oaklawn store when ...I remember the 87th and Cicero Oaklawn store when it first opened they had Tony Bennett there in the record department. I got an autograph for my mother because she loved Tony Bennett. I still have the autograph on a piece of shopping bag that’s all I could find at the time as I didn’t have enough money to buy one of his albums. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-37774750217259178782017-01-07T10:32:13.037-06:002017-01-07T10:32:13.037-06:00I worked in the record department and as a mainten...I worked in the record department and as a maintenance worker at the Korvettes store in Burbank. I was attending Marist High School at the time. It was the best job a teenager could have had. My co-workers were great.<br />Scott Suma<br />rehaksuma@comcast.net Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242416027626129683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-91645788888070097492017-01-07T10:31:49.126-06:002017-01-07T10:31:49.126-06:00I worked in the record department and as a mainten...I worked in the record department and as a maintenance worker at the Korvettes store in Burbank. I was attending Marist High School at the time. It was the best job a teenager could have had. My co-workers were great.<br />Scott Suma<br />rehaksuma@comcast.net Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05242416027626129683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-75373519058642939972011-01-19T20:02:51.675-06:002011-01-19T20:02:51.675-06:00Does anyone remember a shooting in the Korvettes t...Does anyone remember a shooting in the Korvettes tire store in the 70's NormJay Norman Davishttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12937028864526660392noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-84037446426439911502010-12-02T12:57:36.175-06:002010-12-02T12:57:36.175-06:00I,worked for the Korvettes in
Rockville Maryland f...I,worked for the Korvettes in<br />Rockville Maryland from 1970-1980.<br />I,was the Manager of the Mens,Shoe<br />and Habo depts. In 1975 we went to<br />Chicago to play Softball. We lost 2<br />out of 3.It was so much fun.I know its been 30 years but i still miss <br />it.The Friends i made there is <br />something i will never forget.Tom Rnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-68463617826396649422010-08-27T20:04:15.807-05:002010-08-27T20:04:15.807-05:00Wow, great stuff. Hard to believe something I took...Wow, great stuff. Hard to believe something I took for granted back when I was growing up in Cicero in the 60's-80's would bring back such great memories today. I wish I had more photos to contribute of Cermak road and the plaza. Thanks for taking me back to the good old days!<br />Dave<br />wallidave@comcast.netwallidavehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02279775512879026020noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-44615384098754703932010-04-25T05:28:55.550-05:002010-04-25T05:28:55.550-05:00Great pics of the Spindle!Great pics of the Spindle!Tomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09212743923364795680noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-71401006473067059922010-04-20T19:09:02.811-05:002010-04-20T19:09:02.811-05:00Fun! Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I remem...Fun! Thanks for the walk down memory lane. I remember my mom taking me to that Korvettes. Did you live in Elmhurst? Go to York?Rachelnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-63457102316787727992010-02-16T17:18:52.969-06:002010-02-16T17:18:52.969-06:00Hi Steve. Yes, the snack bar was there and it was ...Hi Steve. Yes, the snack bar was there and it was the place we took our break. Big John was the cook and Mrs Friedman one of the managers in the office. There was another manager, Dorothy and my mother Martha may have worked there when you did, she was in Habo.<br />I too drive by there all the time as my parents still live in MG. Next time I get a chance I will take a few pictures and post them here.<br />There is no question that working there throughout high school and part of college was a wonderful experience. I still run into Korvettes people from time to time. Always wanted to get a reunion together. I enjoyed hearing about your experiences too.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414990649381638874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-1114438960121313502010-02-16T16:38:05.033-06:002010-02-16T16:38:05.033-06:00Gin, You worked there after I did. But you still r...Gin, You worked there after I did. But you still recall the good times there. Was the snack bar still there when you worked there? It was where I would go for breaks and get a coke and a burger. I do vivadly remember most of the characters that worked in the store when I was there. And boy, were they characters! I would sometimes be able to go into the announcers booth and "pitch" the items on sale over the speakers. I wonder whatever happened to that white and blue badge I had.Stevenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-54997788292011711492010-01-16T19:10:19.745-06:002010-01-16T19:10:19.745-06:00Gin – Very cool memories – thanks for sharing them...Gin – Very cool memories – thanks for sharing them here! It sounds like working there was a family affair for you! Hopefully Steve will see the comment.<br /><br />Michael - Thanks for that corrected address info. Those Korvette record departments were legendary!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-13496598103164576282010-01-08T13:44:56.391-06:002010-01-08T13:44:56.391-06:00The address for the Matteson Korvette's should...The address for the Matteson Korvette's should be Crawford and 211th St. I loved buying cheap LP records there...and remember stocking up at quite the final discounts (increased every week near the end -- 40%, 50%, 60%, 70% off...) when the location sadly closed (must've been late-'70s...or even very early '80s)...Michael Sweeneyhttp://stonecipher.typepad.com/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-14453478793909501352010-01-07T00:41:01.740-06:002010-01-07T00:41:01.740-06:00Steve I too worked at EJ Korvettes in MG. I was th...Steve I too worked at EJ Korvettes in MG. I was there from around 1974-1978 on and off until the store closed. I worked in the womens and infants departments than "the front register". My mother worked in Habo and my boyfriend in records. I made so many good friends there. I miss those years sometimes. Did you have a bowling league? We also had a softball team that went to Detroit for playoffs. Those were the days.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01414990649381638874noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-15133664298731394442009-05-18T15:01:00.000-05:002009-05-18T15:01:00.000-05:00Marty - The Morton Grove Korvette store and auto c...Marty - The Morton Grove Korvette store and auto center still stand (long since replaced by other tenants, of course)and are still recognizable as Korvette facilities by those who remember them. I hadn't thought about that location as it relates to Golf Mill, but you're absolutely right, they basically served the same area.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-29857697018034190982009-05-12T13:07:00.000-05:002009-05-12T13:07:00.000-05:00Korvettes was a huge store for that era and it gav...Korvettes was a huge store for that era and it gave Golf Mill stores stiff competition in the mid 60s. We lived in Chicago at the time and would take the bus from the Howard "L" station to reach Morton Grove.Martynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-35452322784648022962009-01-09T16:30:00.000-06:002009-01-09T16:30:00.000-06:00I worked at the Korvette's in Morton Grove as a te...I worked at the Korvette's in Morton Grove as a teen part time in the record department on the second floor when I was in high school from Sept 1966 to Sept 1968. I thoroughly enjoyed this job and later as a college student again worked part time in hardware/automotive for about another 18 months aroun 1970/71. I still pass by that corner today and have very fond and vivid memories of this store and it's people and layout.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02528679404127144056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-2297465787711492762007-12-26T18:08:00.000-06:002007-12-26T18:08:00.000-06:00Mike - I think that Didi was referring to the K&G/...Mike - I think that Didi was referring to the K&G/Bally's/Dominick's shopping center on Dempster,which was built as a 1963/4 era Korvette City that is still largely recognizable by its white brick and stone construction. <BR/><BR/>Even the service bays at the old Korvette Auto Center were converted into stores, with a Starbucks among the current occupants.<BR/><BR/>I think that "Dempster Plaza" is a newer shopping center down the street with a Portillo's, Home Depot, etc.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-67355128212698452292007-12-26T17:35:00.000-06:002007-12-26T17:35:00.000-06:00Dempster St. Plaza stuck in time?I don't get it.Dempster St. Plaza stuck in time?<BR/><BR/>I don't get it.MIKEhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14586033662200199492noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-72859105932102589892007-11-17T11:26:00.000-06:002007-11-17T11:26:00.000-06:00I'd love to see 'em!I'd love to see 'em!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-78164535224719749782007-11-16T21:18:00.000-06:002007-11-16T21:18:00.000-06:00The plaza on Dempster is still one good place stuc...The plaza on Dempster is still one good place stuck in time. I love that plaza. Gotta get pics for it in the future.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-9266461287868142952007-11-13T22:44:00.000-06:002007-11-13T22:44:00.000-06:00Yep, that's the one! The basic Korvette look is st...Yep, that's the one! The basic Korvette look is still there - the stone portions of the facade were a very common element of their architecture. The Dominick's was a Korvette supermarket for the first few years of its existence.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-25086828584928433652007-11-13T21:24:00.000-06:002007-11-13T21:24:00.000-06:00I have seen that Kohl's on Cermak. I have been to ...I have seen that Kohl's on Cermak. I have been to that plaza. there's a really tiny Best Buy next door. Interesting that the Kohl's was once Korvette's.<BR/><BR/>About the location in Morton Grove on Dempster, was that in the shopping center where the K&G and Bally's as well as Dominick's is now? The strip is hanging on but look ancient in a way.<BR/><BR/>And plaid was not the mannequin's best friend, btw.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com