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by dth1971
31 Jan 2007 11:06
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: A site dedicated to odd fast food conversions
Replies: 18
Views: 11741

A former Jack in the Box restaurant was converted into a cleaners.

Also: Remember the Palatine, IL Brown's Chicken location that closed down when a murder there occured in 1993 which was then also converted into a cleaners by the mid-late 1990's before being closed and knocked down.
by dth1971
31 Jan 2007 11:05
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: ShowBiz Pizza Place
Replies: 5
Views: 6131

http://rock_afire.tripod.com and http://www.showbizpizza.com pays tribute to the 1980's ShowBiz Pizza Place.
by dth1971
31 Jan 2007 11:04
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: The first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California
Replies: 13
Views: 17120

Also: A web site at http://rock_afire.tripod.com or http://www.showbizpizza.com pays tribute to 1977-1980's and present day Chuck E. Cheese's (Pizza Time Theatre as originally called).
by dth1971
31 Jan 2007 11:01
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: How Many Grocers founded Cafeterias and Restaraunt Chains?
Replies: 16
Views: 13642

Also: In the 1980's and 1990's some Harvest House restaurants next to Woolworth stores were converted into Burger King restaurants.
by dth1971
30 Jan 2007 17:20
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: How Many Grocers founded Cafeterias and Restaraunt Chains?
Replies: 16
Views: 13642

Montgomery Ward had Wards Buffeteria.

Woolworth's had Harvest House.
by dth1971
30 Jan 2007 17:19
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Toy Chains
Replies: 18
Views: 25239

What about Early Learning Center Toys?
by dth1971
30 Jan 2007 11:43
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
Replies: 39
Views: 50125

Was Tape Town owned by TransWorld/Record Town? Transworld even owned Tape World.

Other Musicland slogans: "Everything a music store should be" and "We got what's hot".
by dth1971
30 Jan 2007 11:40
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: ALPHA BETA advertising campaigns
Replies: 14
Views: 7458

Acme/Super Saver even used the Alpha-Beta "Get the Edge" and "Tell a Friend" slogans late 1970's-early 1980's.
by dth1971
30 Jan 2007 11:38
Forum: History: USA California
Topic: ALPHA BETA advertising campaigns
Replies: 14
Views: 7458

ALPHA-BETA

"Tell a friend"

How about actor Alan Hamel as a spokesperson for Alpha-Beta in the 1970's?
by dth1971
29 Jan 2007 19:25
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Woolworth Express
Replies: 3
Views: 4188

Before their 1993-1994 demise some Woolworth Express stores became Woolworth Outlet Stores.
by dth1971
29 Jan 2007 10:30
Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
Topic: Toy Chains
Replies: 18
Views: 25239

Here's a link to a pic of a 1978 Circus World mall toy store:

http://www.plaidstallions.com/images/circusworld.jpg
by dth1971
29 Jan 2007 10:24
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: MAYS - New York City
Replies: 11
Views: 8472

MAY'S

Thanks for the YouTube clips, as I checked the comments is it true MAY'S in NYC became in the 1980's Foley's and then as of the 1990's-2000's Macy's?
by dth1971
28 Jan 2007 16:52
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Woolworth Express
Replies: 3
Views: 4188

Woolworth Express

Remember Woolworth Express 1988-1990's? This was a small scale shopping mall version of a Woolworth store.
by dth1971
28 Jan 2007 16:51
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: The first Chuck E. Cheese's in San Jose, California
Replies: 13
Views: 17120

lvkewlkid wrote:I believe the first Chuck E. Cheese opened in Henderson, NV in the late 90s, so where did it open in the 80s in NV?
Edited out "Nevada" in one of my post threads.
by dth1971
27 Jan 2007 17:45
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: York Steak House
Replies: 4
Views: 5388

York Steak House

Who remembers the defunct York Steak House restaurant chain owned by General Mills and mostly in shopping malls?