Re: Hechinger
Posted: 14 Jul 2011 00:58
Perhaps junky is not the best word. Some were fancy, such as Lowe's and Hechinger, with nice displays. Others had a "stack it high and sell it low" philosophy.
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I never heard that. Although it seems that JC Penny's prefers mall locations. Probably in hindsight, not a good idea. It seems that retailers out of the malls such as Kohl's and Target are taking away the business from the mall department stores.Ephrata1966 wrote:I heard a rumor that the Downingtown store was originally planned as a one-floor JCPenney to replace the very old "J. C. Penney Co." store down the road in Coatesville. Instead, they built an addition to Exton Square Mall along with a new Sears, Boscov's, and food court.
No, back in the late 60's, Hechinger was only in the Washington DC area. The first store outside of DC was Annapolis MD. And that was in the mid 70's. In the late 60's, the Falls Church store burned down, leaving Alexandria as the only Virginia location, until they opened Tyson's Corners. They had 3 stores in DC, and some in Maryland in the DC area. Fairfax City opened in 1976.Littleeddy wrote:are you saying that the first store in Pa. opened in the early 80's? My mother in law thinks she remembers buying materials from the Woodlyn store in the late 60's.
I remember Hechingers as well in the 1970's...........bobsjers wrote:No, back in the late 60's, Hechinger was only in the Washington DC area. The first store outside of DC was Annapolis MD. And that was in the mid 70's. In the late 60's, the Falls Church store burned down, leaving Alexandria as the only Virginia location, until they opened Tyson's Corners. They had 3 stores in DC, and some in Maryland in the DC area. Fairfax City opened in 1976.Littleeddy wrote:are you saying that the first store in Pa. opened in the early 80's? My mother in law thinks she remembers buying materials from the Woodlyn store in the late 60's.
Hechinger opened stores in the central part of PA in the late '70's. Camp Hill, York and Lancaster. They also went to Tidewater Virginia at around that time. They sent me from the Washington area to help set up those stores.
But as the first employee to work in a Philadelphia area Hechinger, I can tell you Jenkintown in 1981 was definitely the first one.
Bob