Still at Valley West and Jordan Creek I believe. Until they bulldoze VWM I suppose
Tuesday OT: a business from your childhood that is extinct
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Still at Valley West and Jordan Creek I believe. Until they bulldoze VWM I suppose
Can we count pizza hut here?
I know it still exists in name, but the pizza hut of today is nothing like what existed in the 90s, particularly the dine in experience.
I know it still exists in name, but the pizza hut of today is nothing like what existed in the 90s, particularly the dine in experience.
K-Mart has been mentioned a lot. The one in DBQ had a parrot that would talk to you when you ewnt in that department, had it for years. Also Zayre's, since that's an odd one, went there a lot.
Warehouse Market in Dubuque - write the price yourself on the item with red grease pencil, ride around on pushcarts with steel wheels that take the fingers right off your kids!
Also Irwin's in Marion. Got my first adult suit there, great suit, great service. Out of business now...
Warehouse Market in Dubuque - write the price yourself on the item with red grease pencil, ride around on pushcarts with steel wheels that take the fingers right off your kids!
Also Irwin's in Marion. Got my first adult suit there, great suit, great service. Out of business now...
There was one in Spirit Lake into at least the mid to late 80's. It's the public library now.
That’s my bad, honestly don’t remember seeing them around and thought they were out of business.
Woolworth's and Kresges. Brandeis Dept Stores - Younkers bought them. When the Brandeis in downtown Omaha was closing up, I had a temp job there on the loading dock. Helped load stuff into vehicles. Got paid in cash at the end of the day.
Peoples Dept Store and Beno's Dept Store in Council Bluffs.
Beno's was a four or five story building. When you purchased something there, the clerk would write up your order and take your money, then put the order and your money in some kind of container and put the container on some kind of a pulley system and automatically sent it to the second floor to create the receipt. Once the clerk on the second floor created the receipt she would send it back to the clerk who wrote up the order and include any change. This method was used well into the 1970's, maybe even the 1980's believe it or not.
Peoples Dept Store and Beno's Dept Store in Council Bluffs.
Beno's was a four or five story building. When you purchased something there, the clerk would write up your order and take your money, then put the order and your money in some kind of container and put the container on some kind of a pulley system and automatically sent it to the second floor to create the receipt. Once the clerk on the second floor created the receipt she would send it back to the clerk who wrote up the order and include any change. This method was used well into the 1970's, maybe even the 1980's believe it or not.
No kidding? I didn't know that. I thought there was a Red Owl on Hwy 71 in Okoboji south of the turn to the Inn.
The Boston store in Ft. Dodge had a vacuum system like a drive thru bank uses. Thought it was the coolest thing when I was a young kid. I guess amazon is a better thing but some of those old department stores sure had good service and neat things about them.
Bee Vee's hamburger stand / diner at 24th and Grand .. Ames Fruit and Grocery Store with the produce Mgr having a raised office to overlook the small produce department. His office was big enough for a stool and a slanted writing desk. But when he saw a small child he would step down and give out a tootsie roll to each child .. Green Pepper Pizza in campustown .. downtown JCP in Ames .. waldenbooks (?) In downtown ames. It had two aisles with a small book rack in the middle. Walk up one side and down the other. Dad would go there to get out of town newspapers .. Country Seat denim store at the mall .. Sports Page at the mall .. so many more .
What were the A frame gas stations along the early interstate? You still see some of the buildings with other businesses in then and most are really run down?
What were the A frame gas stations along the early interstate? You still see some of the buildings with other businesses in then and most are really run down?
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