tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post3301689470789445803..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Osco Drug - Out of the PastDavehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-81642140937383144442008-06-22T15:12:00.000-05:002008-06-22T15:12:00.000-05:00Allan - There's a link on the post (the word "Bloo...Allan - There's a link on the post (the word "Bloomington")that references an article about the fate of that sign, with a picture.<BR/><BR/>Thanks!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-80050663013504653762008-06-20T13:30:00.000-05:002008-06-20T13:30:00.000-05:00Nice pics of the Rockford, IL store. And since I u...Nice pics of the Rockford, IL store. And since I used to go to Illinois State University, I still kick myself to this day that I didn't get around in time to photographing the sign of the downtown Bloomington, IL Osco, before it was converted to a CVS. I'll also note the Bloomington store had an upside-down white colored T-sign, like the one shown in the 2nd pic of the Rockford location.<BR/><BR/>-Allandumpstermcnuggetshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12347538597321504780noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-89955763125158498062008-06-19T18:36:00.000-05:002008-06-19T18:36:00.000-05:00Ken - Thanks for your comment. It really does evok...Ken - Thanks for your comment. It really does evoke the "American Graffiti" era, both in appearance and the date of the photo - "Where were you in '62", the movie ads said, if I remember right. <BR/><BR/>And you're right about the Skaggs family. They were giants in American retailing and would own Osco again with American Stores' Jewel buyout in 1984.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-34252108082345745072008-06-16T21:16:00.000-05:002008-06-16T21:16:00.000-05:00It's amazing to see a downtown of a city the size ...It's amazing to see a downtown of a city the size of Rockford going past dark. For most if not all of my life downtowns of cities in the 50k-150k become ghost towns after dark, with the exception of "touristy" cities. The last picture seems reminiscent of downtown cruising in "American Graffitti, only its Illinois and not Stockton, California. Viable downtowns are mostly relegated to memories and movies these days. And without the Skaggs family much of American food and drug retailing would be a very different world. Imagine no Safeway, Osco, Longs Drugs, Albertson's, Skaggs, Skagway, and American Stores various post Skaggs operations.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-12150176550489705952008-06-12T20:21:00.000-05:002008-06-12T20:21:00.000-05:00Didi - If you haven't already, click on the link a...Didi - If you haven't already, click on the link and look at the rest of Bob's night photos. Amazing stuff. Rockford's downtown changed quite a bit within only a few years of those photos.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-34521689967359302002008-06-12T11:49:00.000-05:002008-06-12T11:49:00.000-05:00Great pictures, as usual! :o) I love film noir and...Great pictures, as usual! :o) I love film noir and that black and white shot fits in perfectly with some classics I know. Interesting history on Osco. I never knew where exactly they came from until now.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com