tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post3921664286623539137..comments2024-03-21T01:17:34.038-05:00Comments on Pleasant Family Shopping: Happy New Year!Davehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-18095274187901048072009-01-10T19:04:00.000-06:002009-01-10T19:04:00.000-06:00Jeffers66 - Thanks for identifying that. I remembe...Jeffers66 - Thanks for identifying that. I remember Fontana records but not what their label looked like, and I never would have guessed the group's name or album title. I don't suppose Wayne Fontana had a family connection to the label, did he? In any event, I just substituted music from that year that I liked.<BR/><BR/>Kendra - It's definitely a style to follow, I agree! I love the sound that organs from that era make. We had one for a while when I was in high school but sold it to make room for a piano. And you can never have enough of those 45 adapters, they always come in handy! <BR/><BR/>G of S - I loved those old sports board games! We had Cadaco basketball and football when I was young, and they were the best. They seem almost prehistoric now since electronic games have been around for so long. Wish I still had them.<BR/><BR/>I'm looking forward to seeing more of your work on Montreal retail history!<BR/><BR/>Randy - I hope to do exactly that. I have far more stuff on Field's than the other great companies you mention, but I'm working on them.Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-83291147805018480182009-01-05T19:23:00.000-06:002009-01-05T19:23:00.000-06:00Perhaps you should do as much focus on the history...Perhaps you should do as much focus on the history of the traditional department stores (e.g., Macy's Dillard's, Field's, Bullock's,, etc.) as much as you have done with the supermarkets and discounters. The traditional department stores are my favorite genre of retail history!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-70695718605357853202009-01-03T07:47:00.000-06:002009-01-03T07:47:00.000-06:00Happy New Year from Canada !For the holidays, I ju...Happy New Year from Canada !<BR/><BR/>For the holidays, I just had done something quite fun: playing with my son on a genuine hockey board game, complete with all the trimmings. Completely different and much more fun than the EA sports game we have presently on our video consoles (I found it fun anyway, but nothing beats the old stuff we knew...)<BR/><BR/>Hope you can still bring us good retail stories from the past. I am still working on the Montreal supermarket development in the 50s and the suburb boom which made the creation of strip and covered malls...<BR/><BR/>Have a good one !<BR/><BR/>G.o.S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-85905194728692658302009-01-02T22:23:00.000-06:002009-01-02T22:23:00.000-06:00Someday when I buy a house, I shall have to deck i...Someday when I buy a house, I shall have to deck it out in the classic Woolworth "Rumpus Room" style...I'll finally have a relatively acceptable place in which to display my 1970 Hammond Piper organ!<BR/><BR/>Fortunately I've got some 45 adapters kicking around, too... <BR/><BR/>Love the photo, thanks!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-66391438742962668462009-01-02T21:05:00.000-06:002009-01-02T21:05:00.000-06:00They're dancing to Wayne Fontana & The Min...They're dancing to Wayne Fontana & The Mindbenders' "The Game of Love" LP. You can see the blue Fontana record label on the player, and the album cover in the stack (under the Atlantic label 45).Jeffers66https://www.blogger.com/profile/05944517767814855626noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-78767109184941548702009-01-02T09:06:00.000-06:002009-01-02T09:06:00.000-06:00Kim - Thanks, and Happy New Year to you! We had a ...Kim - Thanks, and Happy New Year to you! We had a great time, and I hope the same for you. Glad you liked my little twist on "In My Life", one my top 10 Beatles faves of all time. The original is still far better, though! :)<BR/><BR/>Didi - Especially red and white striped ones, they put you in the Christmas spirit year round! Hope you have a great new year!<BR/><BR/>Adrienne - They were great, and I'm glad yours were too! Sounds like you got some great snow as well. <BR/><BR/>I've seen the State Street Christmas book, it's fantastic! I need to pick one up myself. When we were in Chicago for Thanksgiving I left my wife and daughter at the American Girl store at Water Tower (I can take that for a while, but...) and my sons and I hauled over to Borders across the street, where I spent and hour and a half looking through all the Chicago pictorial books. There's some amazing stuff in print now, and that's one of the best!<BR/><BR/>I love your Mom's gift idea of the 33rpm Christmas albums. We usually got ours from the Firestone tire store at Randhurst, a new one every year, with singers like Andy Williams, Steve Lawrence and Eydie Gorme, and later on the Carpenters and other 70's acts. Great memories.<BR/><BR/>Thanks for the kind words to your family and friends on the site, and my best to you for the new year!Davehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07788722183424550052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-78772274148990569262009-01-01T20:54:00.000-06:002009-01-01T20:54:00.000-06:00Hope your holidays were fabulous, Dave! I just ret...Hope your holidays were fabulous, Dave! I just returned from a great holiday week in Chicago. I received a wonderful gift, a book called Christmas on State Street: 1940s and Beyond by Robert Ledermann. Love it and highly recommend it! Also got a great gift from Mom: a box of old 33 holiday records, mainly consisting of the True Value Hardware Happy Holidays album compilations, which I fondly remember going to get with Mom each Christmas as we went to True Value to pay our Commonwealth Edison bill (and get free light bulbs - anyone remember that?) I'm excited about the site this year, and I'm telling all my friends and family about it. Keep up the great work!Adriennehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04667744737769066870noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-7447802587403077042009-01-01T12:50:00.000-06:002009-01-01T12:50:00.000-06:00Don't forget, there is always someone dressed in a...Don't forget, there is always someone dressed in a goofy apron or vest!<BR/><BR/>Happy New Year, Dave! Now I am off to get some of those rad clothes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1033289293807518844.post-67583704601177289442009-01-01T02:21:00.000-06:002009-01-01T02:21:00.000-06:00Happy New Year, Dave! Hope you and yours had a gr...Happy New Year, Dave! Hope you and yours had a great holiday season. I am looking forward to more great posts in 2009!<BR/><BR/>I don't think Lennon/McCartney would be mad at ya. ;) That was cool--but I am a huge Beatles fan, so there ya go.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com