Monday, May 18, 2015

The Almost Complete List All Vintage & Old Store Locations in the Country.

(THESE ARE NOT MY PICTURES AND I THANK THOSE THAT TOOK THEM FOR ME TO USE)

          In modern society today, everything is changing, stores are closed and remodeled, people grow up and change, and what is considered of in urbanophile eyes is preserved by national preservation organizations and treated like tourist attractions and museum quality showpieces. In chains of store and restaurants that are still in operation today have individual locations that are older than others, or more well scene as locations that are cooler than others based on this principle, most common are the old Federated and May Company stores across the country that still wear there individual trademarks the particular companies had to make them stand out over the competition, and are still scene in various locations even thought a red star is slapped over it.

          In other chains cases, like Kmart, the original Kmart location in Garden City, Michigan is still open and does business everyday, that store opened in 1962, some of the stores that opened in 2002, closed a year later because of the bankruptcy, that store was spared, because that brand might be treating this store like a flagship, its the first and oldest, and near where the old Headquarters was in Troy, Michigan. Other Kmart stores like in South Burlington, Vermont and in Watertown, Connecticut still have the old 1960's to early 1970's logo, although the one in Vermont just changed to the modern motif as of late last year, which will be noted in the list below.

          Sears is one of my favorites because as this point in there never ending downward spiral in business decisions, there are so many stores that look completely different from others, that goes for Kmart to I guess. There are stores that are open today that are a far between opening in the early 1950's to just opening in 2005. And across the country, from California to New Jersey, and many points in between, this can be scene as something of a marvel, how stores listed below range from opening dates, to style and design, to store signage, and location. 

          That is what this is really about, other people take vacations to see national treasures, deserts and museum, going hundreds of miles to see a Sears that is one of a kind, is a vacation to me, for example, because I am in Texas in the summer, so there is beautiful weather, I am in a hotel, and I have a goal to send time with friends somewhere that makes me happy, and feel good to be alive!

          Without further ado, I present the almost complete list of what I have found to be most of all the locations of vintage and retro stores and restaurants of chains around the country.


American Motors
US Route 117. Pikesville, North Carolina 27863





Ames
830 Lafayette Road. Seabrook, New Hampshire 03874





Ames
3162 Lake Road. Horseheads, New York 14844





Ann & Hope
1689 Post Road. Warwick, Rhode Island 02888





Bloomingdale's
1000 3rd Avenue New York, New York 10022

Boscov's
15 South Main Street. Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania 18702



Boscov's
11 Court Street. Binghamton, New York 13901




Burger King
501 South Kings Highway. Myrtle Beach, South Carolina 29577




EB Games
Oglethorpe Mall- Savana, Georgia

Fortunoff
1504 Old Country Road. Westbury, New York 11590




F.W. Woolworth
1400 19th Street. Bakersfield, California 93301







F.W. Woolworth
134 South Elm Street. Greensboro, North Carolina 27401





Goldblatt's
South Ashland & West 47th Street. Chicago, Illinois 60609



Hechinger
4001 Refugee Road Columbus, Ohio

Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge
2099 Saranac Avenue. Lake Placid, New York 12946




Howard Johnson's Motor Lodge
336 Odlin Road. Interstate 95. Bangor, Maine 04401




JCPenney Co.
1228 Main Street. Delano, California 93301




J.J. Newberry Co.
43-45 Lake Street. Owego, New York 13827




J.J. Newberry Co.
236 Main Street. Saugerties, New York 12477



Kress
19th Street. Bakersfield, California 93301





Kress
6610 Hollywood Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90028

Kmart
Ten Acres Mall, 595 Straits Turnpike. Watertown, Connecticut 06795




Kmart 
2100 Carlisle Boulevard Northeast Albuquerque, New Mexico 87110

Macy's
2200 Eastridge Loop. San Jose, California 95122




Macy's
400 Sunrise Mall. Massapequa, New York 11758





Montgomery Ward
8401 Van Nuys Boulevard. Panorama City, California 91402





Montgomery Ward
100 Burrell Plaza. Lower Burrell, Pennsylvania 15068



Montgomery Ward
400 Northwest Barry Road. Ballwin (Kansas City), Missouri 64155






Pure Oil Station
524 West State Street. Geneva, Illinois 60696




Sam Goody
Ohio Valley Mall St. Clairsville, Ohio
Sears
115 South Moorland Road. Brookfield, Wisconsin 53005




Sears
6400 O Street. Lincoln, Nebraska 68510



Sears
9000 Northgate Mall. San Rafael, California 94903




Sears
2650 East Olympic Boulevard. Boyle Heights (East Los Angeles), California 90023




Sears
302 Colorado Avenue. Santa Monica, California 90401





Sears
436 Mainstreet. Hackensack, New Jersey 07601




Sears
2307 Beverly Road. Brooklyn, New York 11226





Sears
4201 Main Street. Houston, Texas 77002





Sears
4000 North Shepherd Drive. Shepherd (Houston), Texas 77018




Sears
2100 Pleasant Hills Road. Duluth, Georgia 30096




Service Merchandise
Old Hickory Boulevard. Jackson, Tennessee 38305




Service Merchandise
East Washington Street. Indianapolis, Indiana 46229



Stevenson's Hi-Point Amoco
981 South Skinker Boulevard. St. Louis, Missouri 63117




The Bon-Marche
214 North Wall Street. Spokane, Washington 99201



The Broadway
12000 Hawthorne Boulevard. Hawthorne, California 90250





The Broadway Hollywood
1645 Vine Street Los Angeles, California 90028

Toys R' US
I-480 & Route 31 Clay, New York 13041


Toys R' Us
7 Arnot Road West Elmire (Horseheads), New York 14845


Toys R' Us
3 Bangor Mall Boulevard Bangor, Maine 04401


(NO PICTURE)

Toys R' Us
6207 South Westnedge Avenue Portage, Michigan 49002



Toys R' Us
317 Boardman Poland Road Boardman, Ohio 44512




Toys R' Us
67681 Mall Road Saint Clairsville, Ohio 43950



Toys R' Us
4555 16th Street Moline, Illinois 61265


Toys R' Us
3330 Westgate Drive Durham, North Carolina 27707



Toys R' Us
2324 Sagamore Parkway South. Lafayette, Indiana 47905
(These are my pictures and can also be viewed in the post about the Tippecanoe Mall)








Toys R' Us
6711 West Newberry Road Gainesville, Florida 32605 



Toys R' Us
4510 Oleander Drive Wilmington, North Carolina 28403



Toys R' Us
3130 Alpine Avenue Grand Rapids, Michigan 49544


(NO PICTURE)
Toys R' Us
5484 Atlanta Highway Montgomery, Alabama 36109



Toys R' Us
5200 West Waco Drive Waco, Texas 76710



Toys R' Us
512 Cortez Rd W, Bradenton, FL 34207 (possible former Montgomery Ward/ Auto Center).



Von Maur
10010 California Street. Omaha, Nebraska 68114
(These are my pictures and can also be viewed in the post about the Westroads Mall)




Witmark
4189 Jupiter Road. Grand Rapids, Michigan 49525





Wal-Mart
Museum: 105 North Main Street Bentonville, Arkansas 72712

York Steak House
4220 West Broad Street Columbus, Ohio 43778

This is a great post, its an album and a log of various locations of chains and stores that somehow have stood the test of test, and wear the signage as the day it was hung.

This post will continuously change and be updated.

Thank you for reading and feel free to post comments and questions below.




    

5 comments:

  1. You Missed Von Maur in Cedar Falls IA

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  2. Also, you've missed the Kmart in Hamilton, Montana. It is still open, by the way.
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