Whats closed and gone away that you still remember

[ScottA]

Just some off the top of my head:

Montgomery Fair
Kmart
TG&Y
HQ (Home Quarters - like Lowes)
Gayfers
Gaylords
Toby's Toys
Kay Bees
Zayres
Amers
Bellas Hess
Service Merchadise
Grants
Circus World
Lionel Playworld
Parisian
Woolworths & Woolco

Prices Donuts
Burger Chef
The Beverly
Shakeys Pizza
Godfathers
TGI Fridays (was here and then just left)
Ryans

[jwyblejr]

oh and Eckerd drugs now CVS

And before that they were Fays Drugs and Carl's Drugs before that. At least they were in NY.

[Duncan]

I'll add Gino's to the list, though it might be a Philly/Balt regional thing. I see that someone brought one back in King of Prussia, but I haven't been there yet. Also, there are a few Roy Rogers on the PA turnpike, so anyone driving out to the Meet from the east coast has an option.

[toys2cool]

And before that they were Fays Drugs and Carl's Drugs before that. At least they were in NY.

never heard of those here

[Mikey]

I miss Roy's double-r-bar-burger

boiled ham on a burger

[convoy357]

Yeah I grew up in a small Pennsylvania town and I still live here. I remember going shopping at Christmas time and there were great toys in all of those stores. We had:
McCrory's
Newberry"s (I got my Talking GI Joe Astronaut here!)
Joe The Motorists Friend (Joe the Motors)
Uptown Sales (Best Toy Store Ever!)
Sears

and if we could get get Dad to drive us out to the east side of town:
Town & Country
Nichol's
Grant's

All these are long gone. I still have Mom's Red Barn coffee cup:

[HardyGirl]

We had a JJ Newberrys here in Oakland. I miss that place too. It was kinda like Woolworths. It even had a lunch counter.

[Mikey]

The first Newberry's ever was in the town next to mine a few miles away.

It's a hotel now but it says on the building --- SITE OF THE FIRST J.J. NEWBERRY'S

[wayne foundation 07]

Just some off the top of my head:

Montgomery Fair
Kmart
TG&Y
HQ (Home Quarters - like Lowes)
Gayfers
Gaylords
Toby's Toys
Kay Bees
Zayres
Amers
Bellas Hess
Service Merchadise
Grants
Circus World
Lionel Playworld
Parisian
Woolworths & Woolco

Prices Donuts
Burger Chef
The Beverly
Shakeys Pizza
Godfathers
TGI Fridays (was here and then just left)
Ryans

Oh wow I remember Servive Merchandise, you went in and wrote down what you wanted on a order form and picked it up at the back of the store. Always had great stuff. The close to us only lasted a year or 2.
We still have Ryans here in Ohio.

[Mikey]

Service Merchandise had an exclusive 12" Star Wars figure (newer series)

Think it was Leia in Hoth or Edor suit

[wayne foundation 07]

I was going to say something adult like my wife's legs, but I'll have to say Burger Chef. I fondly remember the food and those flimsy records with all of those stupid Burger Chef and Jeff adventures. Then Hardees comes and and buys them out and then...they went away. Best freakin roast beef I ever had.

Those plastic baggies I think are what made those Burger Chef burgers so good.Kept them moist and warm.

[domino]

Some of these might still be around but they closed up where I grew up and don't exist where I live now.
Taco Time
Showbiz Pizza
Organ Grinder Pizza
Godfathers Pizza
Childrens Palace
Lionel Playworld
Circus World
Kay Bee
Woolworths
Azars Big Boy
Sizzler
Winchells donuts
Mile High Hobbies

I am sure there are quite a few more that I forgot off the top of my head.

[Mikey]

Howard Johnson's restaurants still around somewhere ?

[TomStrong]

Holy cow this is a great thread! I miss the Kmart cafeteria. we had a great one here in Florence, Al. when I was a kid. Then you could buy a cheeseburger and a Mego all in one location!!!!!! Oh the memories. Also, TG&Y and Woolsworth. I remember my mom dragging me around those old stores when I was a kid, it was great.

[jwyblejr]

I can't believe I forgot Newberry's. The one in Cooperstown was cool. Right next door to the HOF. Use to have two floors. They've since turned it into a smaller store and covered up the lower level. I felt weird walking over it back in 2010,thinking I might fall through it.