Stores we grew up with that bit the dust

CompUSA.

 

For me I guess JMH and Matthews Motors growing up in West U.

those still exist, but not in Houston

I'm pretty certain he still owns quite a few dealerships, the may just not have his name in the title.

 

Robinson's May / Foley's

 

not in california either

 

service merchandise

bookstop

 

There was a Spencer's in San Diego when I went there about 3-5 years ago, I think. They still have locations in Houston and Dallas, too, I believe.

 

We shopped at one in Northern California last summer, it must have closed since then, but I doubt it

 

McCrory's
FedMart
Kress
Bud's Warehouse (I think it was a WalMart outlet)
Ardan's

 

Obligatory Youtube video:


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I don't know if it's been mentioned, but :

Computer City - A lot of their stores may have been bought out by CompUSA, I think.

Globe - this was back in the 70's or 80's I think. I have a Nixon or moon-landing newspaper that has one of their adds. They were a megastore off of 610 around Braeswood, I think. Meyerland area?

 

Piggly Wiggly (Huntsville-style)

 

You sure you didn't mean Circuit City? I still remember Warren Moon doing their commercials.


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Brookshire Brothers, Albertsons

 

Ummmm. Kinney shoes, Eckards, Woolworths, Ames.

 

Phar-Mor

wiki: In 1992, when the company had grown to over 300 stores and 25,000 employees, Monus and his CFO Patrick Finn were accused of embezzlement: they had allegedly hidden losses and moved about $10 million from Phar-Mor to the World Basketball League that Monus had founded.

 

Nah, there was definitely a Computer City - one of them used to be near Bissonnett and Richmond (?). I remember it was still around in 1995 or so because I was one of the geeks waiting for the release of it at that Computer City around midnight. They were giving away free pizza and coke, so I said what the hell. Of course I had to duck the news cameras as I exited. Hehe.


*EDIT* : Here you go - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_City

 

Are Weiner's (huh huh) stores still around? I remember broke people who wanted fake fashion used to shop there.

 

I remember buying a box of Elephant 5 1/4" disks and a printer from Federated. My dad was pissed because we had just spent $1300 or something on my first computer, an Apple //e, and he was asking "we spent that much and now we still have to buy more stuff for you to run it?!" lol.

 

We had a Wackers.