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    Museum Robot
    • May 9, 2007
    • 5788

    1974 Children's Palace Toy Circular


    Children's Palace is a well known Toy chain to anyone who grew up on the East Coast, these castle themed stores were eventually bought up by Child World in 1977 and ran until 1992 when they finally closed their doors, leaving many a 70s kid in mourning.

    This 1974 Toy circular shows a retailer in it's prime, many fully colour pages showing all the hot toys of the day. Familiar brands like Barbie, G.I. Joe and Big Jim along with TV greats Batman, Spiderman, Sesame Street, the Planet of the Apes and Rodney Allen Rippey?

    Visit the 1974 Children's Palace Circular Gallery







    Other Toy Flyers and Circulars from the 70s


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    For more Fashion Mockery and 70's toy love visit us at Plaid Stallions.com


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  • Marvelmania
    A Ray of Sunshine
    • Jun 17, 2001
    • 10392

    #2
    I could stare at these pages and daydream most of the day. Great toys!

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    • vulcan2074
      Live Long and Prosper
      • Mar 23, 2008
      • 7811

      #3
      Thats a Really Cool looking Toy Store. I would of had a blast in there
      Sammy

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      • toys2cool
        Ultimate Mego Warrior
        • Nov 27, 2006
        • 28605

        #4
        wow that store looks awesome!
        "Time to nut up or shut up" -Tallahassee

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        • jwyblejr
          galactic yo-yo
          • Apr 6, 2006
          • 11141

          #5
          1874? Wow I never knew they had cool stuff back then. Just teasing.

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          • Meule
            Verbose Member
            • Nov 14, 2004
            • 28720

            #6
            That is the coolest toy store I have ever seen
            "...The agony of my soul found vent in one loud, long and final scream of despair..." - Edgar Allan Poe

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            • Wee67
              Museum Correspondent
              • Apr 2, 2002
              • 10586

              #7
              As much as I enjoy today (see Mike's thread ), I will say I think today's kids are missing out on the wonder of the toy-only store. Sure, Toys R Us is still around, but we all remember stores like this. We didn't have to search for the few toy aisles in a Walmart or Target to find those brightly colored packages. They were everywhere the moment you walked into one of these little bits of paradise.
              WANTED - Solid-Boxed WGSH's, C.8 or better.

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              • ScottA
                Original Member
                • Jun 25, 2001
                • 12264

                #8
                Wow. The toys I remember that are in that ad. Priceless.
                Last edited by ScottA; Mar 20, '09, 9:54 AM.
                sigpic WANTED: Boxed, Carded and Kresge Carded WGSH

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                • domino
                  Veteran Member
                  • Jun 16, 2007
                  • 445

                  #9
                  I loved that place when I was a kid. We had one come to Colorado in the late 70's. We lived about 4 miles from it so I got to go there every week or two. It was a sad day when it closed up.

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                  • slats7
                    Museum Super Collector
                    • Jun 20, 2007
                    • 166

                    #10
                    My sister had one of those hand-crank, "Knit Magic" toys.

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                    • kryptosmaster
                      Removed.
                      • Jun 14, 2008
                      • 0

                      #11
                      Before I read the words, the first thing that popped into to my head was, "That looks just like a Child World I used to go to".
                      I wonder if it was a Children's Palace before that?
                      It's long gone now. The one I'm thinking of was part of (separate building, same parking lot) as the old Thruway Mall in Buffalo/Cheektowaga, NY on Walden Ave. Coincidentally just down the road from my beloved and much-missed Two Guys! (where a Wegman's now sits)
                      Rich

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                      • palitoy
                        live. laugh. lisa needs braces
                        • Jun 16, 2001
                        • 59200

                        #12
                        Originally posted by kryptosmaster
                        Before I read the words, the first thing that popped into to my head was, "That looks just like a Child World I used to go to".
                        I wonder if it was a Children's Palace before that?
                        It's long gone now. The one I'm thinking of was part of (separate building, same parking lot) as the old Thruway Mall in Buffalo/Cheektowaga, NY on Walden Ave. Coincidentally just down the road from my beloved and much-missed Two Guys! (where a Wegman's now sits)
                        Rich
                        I remember that store!
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                        • SpaceCrawler
                          Veteran Member
                          • Mar 20, 2008
                          • 441

                          #13
                          Speaking of Child World, does ANYone have a clear image of the old Child World logo of the globe and 3 kids? Like the one pictured here:

                          Sean

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                          • EmergencyIan
                            Museum Paramedic
                            • Aug 31, 2005
                            • 5470

                            #14
                            I've mentioned several times before on here that I used to loved Children's Palace. And, I still do!

                            We had one in Evansville. I believe that it's now a Best Buy.

                            - Ian
                            Rampart, this is Squad 51. How do you read?

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