Old Street Scenes

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Long Island boys remember this...maybe?

[Malibu]

I remember those Carvels.....
are there any even left?
Ole Tom Carvel passed on and they were never the same.

[Dog427435]

[b]But Fudgie the Whale & Cookie Puss carry on!!



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"It's a fine product!"

[Adam82]

My photobucket site is not working right now so I'll just link to this
http://pleasantfamilyshopping.blogsp...-in-1970s.html

[StealthBird]

Addison, Illinois isn't too far from me. I remember some of these stores when I was a kid. Very sad to see them all gone. Reminds me of a time when America was a great country.

[Mr70]

WoW..I grew up in Villa Park,Il. just one town south of Addison,and still live a few miles away from there today.
That whole store link speaks to me.
My sister worked at Arthur Treachers during 1975 on St. Charles Rd. in Villa Park.She had to wear those dumb paper hats & uniforms,like in the movie Fast Times at Ridgemont High.I think it's Mickeys today.
We used to frequent the Robert Hall Village store on the N.East corner of North Ave. & Addison Rd. for years.I used to buy model car kits there.My uncle bought his first polyester suit there..LOL.It's a HOBO home store today.
My Mom worked at the ZAYRE on the corner of Lake St. & Addison Rd..She worked many a double shift there.I vividly remember how that place looked at night during the 60's-70's with those outside letters glowing.Ben Franklin 5&10 was on the way there too.
My other sister worked at FAYVA shoes next to Woolco in Villa Park near Victoria Station & Poppin Fresh Pies...I remember their radio commercials..."Do yourself a Fayva.Shop here!"..LOL.
Tom McCann shoes was also on St.Charles Rd. in VP,next to McDonalds,before it went tits up.
JC Pennys outlet was on North Ave, too,where Supreme Lobster is today.Across the street from Strats Drive in.
JEWEL Foods stores have always been a major staple around here,but when Burney Bros. bakery left them,we kinda did too.
Topps is still SYMMS today today,near the corner of North Ave. & Westmore Ave.I bought my first Johnny Lightning cars there,back in 69.Across the street from SYMMS is where BIG R used to be.It's Jungle World today,but I spent most of my childhhod life in BIG R.I bought model kits & Matchbox/HotWheel cars for years there,and can still see the layout of the store in my head.For 10 years,every time we went to BIG R,our parents placed us 3 kids in the Photo booth near the front door that took a strip of pics for 50 cents,to document how we'd grown.I just recently got those 10 picture strips from my Mom,who found them in a shoebox.All in B&W.
Dick Portillo started his very first Hotdog stand in BIG R's parking lot on North Ave. & Westmore,back in 1963.I remember it looking like a Photomat store.
All those and E.J. Korvettes are so dear to my heart for so many reasons back then..

[mockingbird812]

Cool plain jane '69 RS in the parking lot Robert Hall Village (with the requisite primer on the lower quarter )!

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What the heck is that kid doing by the passenger front fender? - taking a dump????