Ron Popeil is nothing compared to the Bogandoff brothers.
They look like they have masks on...
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They look like they have masks on...
Shoulda got the rotisserie! I have one of those that was a gift from the grandparents, it makes a great prime rib.
Many of the Japanese companies have shifted or adapted their focus into new areas. Subaru and Mitsubishi are big in aerospace, their work with Boeing for example. They are also into the military sector. Datsun was supposed to come back but the Ghosn soap opera became the big news. Isuzu is into buses and trucks but they still produce kit assemblies for developing nations. Even Toyota is morphing into a mobility company, focusing on movement of many things.
Daewoo is now DE for Daewoo Electronics which mimics what Lucky Goldstar did when they became LG.
Except for the hint that the bus is traveling downhill, darned if that doesn't look like my memory of Canal Street in the '60s. We still have a Walgreen's at a corner there like that Woolworth's.I'd been to that Woolworth's near us many, many times. Some of the most fun things were when they had a "sidewalk sale" at the shopping center and Woolworth's would have a bunch of $1 specials that I could afford, like a jigsaw puzzle. Not sure why I never went to the lunch counter. I just remember it was never very busy and was actually more of a zig-zag. It was certainly built for large numbers, but that must have been a long time ago.
When I was big on plastic models, I used to go to the Woolworth's in downtown San Francisco (the Flood Building), which had an extensive collection in the basement that was about as good as in any dedicated hobby shop. That was in a prime location right next to the Powell Street Cable Car turnaround and supposedly the largest location in the Woolworth's chain. I can't find too many good images from the 80s, but there are plenty from the 50s/60s.
The other "five-and-dime" stores then were Kress and McCrory's. Kress had a very good plastic model selection. McCrory's, we never shopped there much. It always smelled odd. And the one time I ate at their lunch counter, there were roaches. Not good.
I bought all my hamsters at Woolworth's as a kid!
I though that was clay animation until I google it.....Ron Popeil is nothing compared to the Bogandoff brothers.
Those got 86'd.
The Talons were where it was at for me.
And I know its either a Dodge Intrepid, Chrysler Concorde or Eagle Vision but.. From the angle, you can't see the grill before they all drive away and I keep thinking it could be an Eagle Vision in that quirky, classic movie. That movie came out in 1996 IIRC.
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Korean electronics companies are a whole bunch of name changes. Goldstar was the leading Korean electronics brand of the 80s - even more than Samsung. But I was thinking of Daewoo as the part of the split that was acquired by GM. Hyundai Electronics became Hynix, which then merged to become SK Hynix.
Since someone mentioned various parts of the old Chrysler, I specifically remember when AMC was assembling Renault branded vehicles in the US. The last time I saw a Renault was one with a Mexican license plate (don't remember what state). Also Peugeot. The name is still around out the US, but as far as I can tell the only use of the brand now in the US is for salt and pepper grinders. I guess they're supposed to be coming back. I had a Peugeot bicycle, but at that point I'm not sure if they were still associated with the auto manufacturer.
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That Woolworth's in San Francisco eventually became the flagship location for The Gap. But now they've basically abandoned it and didn't pay the rent. Kind of ironic that San Francisco based Gap doesn't even have a single location in San Francisco any more when they used to have several. Also - that streetcar is going down Market Street, which is extremely flat for about two miles. I think that's just the camera angle.
But this is where Gap took over. They had other brands like Athleta with smaller stores in the same building.
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As far as Kress goes, there's a building near where I live that still had the sign. It's become a bunch of different businesses over the years, but they keep the sign there for historic reasons.
It still says Kress at the top and there's the lettering under the awning.
Totally forgot about Goldsar
Are GPX and Coby still around?
I had many GPX. Coby was trash.
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Goldstar is still around BTW, they just rebranded a bit.
Craftsman
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Ukrops I enjoyed that store in a way.
