Nostalgia - Childhood Toys
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I miss the old small town general stores, variety stores, liquidator stores, hardware stores etc.
The mom and pop stores in the old small town buildings, that most of the time were 100 years old with creaking wood floors, narrow aisles and dark dusty corners. The places that seemed to have as much stuff and variety as a walmart and hobby lobby combined, but in 1/4 the space.
I can think of a handful that I have great memories of. Used to meet the bus for swimming lessons, in front of an old general store, the lady that owned it was super nice and friends with my grandparents. Mom would give me a quarter and I could get some candy. Could get tootsie rolls for 1 cent each I believe. Closed long ago and the building is gone, but great memories.
I had the MN Vikings vs Chicago Bears electric football game. It was all running in that Black and Blue division game.
I am an older guy who had the Canadian Hockey game (Toronto vs Montreal). The game was well-built with metal gears and players. The game pictures about was more plastic and broken much easier. I believe one of my nephews (or their kids) still have that game.
I really just read. Library was nearby, plentiful, and free, and I preferred books anyway. I had an updated version of this when I was 6 or 7 that I enjoyed:
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When my Dad was a young kid, he used to play with his Big D**k. He used to say he had a toy machine gun growing up in the 1920s/1930s made by Milton Bradley that shot wooden bullets. It was the predecessor or inspiration to the modern-day Nerf guns.
Those things could break your bones. Instead; we tried to perfect Verne Gagne's "Sleeper" hold on each other.
Yes, I too enjoyed the gluing and painting model pieces. It was much later that I learned "glue-sniffing" was probably a contributing factor.
I also remember a few times on Christmas Eve when the entire family would go over to Omaha to look at the Christmas displays in the department store windows followed by supper in a restaurant (eating in a restaurant was a big deal for our family). Not quite a tradition but memorable.
This was definitely a hobby of mine as I grew out of other toys, I had a set up full of paints and glue etc for models. I got into military aircraft models. At one time I had a bunch hanging from fishing line in my room.
I had an older version of that castle. My mom saved it and my kids played with it when they were little turds. Good times.
I used to get a shoe box full of GI Joe and Star Wars action figures back in the early 80's for Christmas. Probably two or three straight years. All used from garage sales.
Yes, and the Sweet Valley High game! I think I got both around middle school. LOVED Mall Madness and I think I used to force you to play with me?
“There is a SALE at the CLOTHING BOUTIQUE.” Not exactly a bastion of feminism, that game.
