Things That Are Defunct

[jasonbigley]

Name some things that are defunct and you have vivid memories of.

1. WWOR EMI Service (cable station)
2. www.yesterdayland.com
3. Ames
4. Jamesway
5. NYNEX (a phone company)
6. AZN ( it was an asian cable channel- went defunct circa spring 2008)

[*Pleasant Tomorrow*]

OMG I remember Ames :lol: Just barely, but my Grandma would take me there when I was really little.

We also had a grocery store around here called Great American. I don't know if it was a local chain or not, I just know that it's not around anymore, or at least I don't hear of it anymore. My family used to go there all the time.

[MusicJunkie]

pre-recorded VHS tapes
cassette tapes
music videos on MTV
Crystal Pepsi
www.dotmusic.com

[PunkyP0WER]

g. fox
caldor
lechmeres
d&l
sage allens
finast/edwards

FAITH IS BELIEVING IN THINGS WHEN COMMON SENSE TELLS YOU NOT TO - Fred Gailey & Doris Walker, Miracle On 34TH Street

[PZelda]

Daytons. :( I miss that store hardcore. The one that used to be here had a name change - but didn't change anything in the store - to Marshall Fields in about 1999 or 2000, then Marshall Fields closed in June of 2005 and was torn down to build a new Target. The mall the MF was at already had a Target, but it was the old-school Target, and they wanted to relocate & remodel. THAT new Target opened in October of 2006, where Marshall Fields used to stand.

Also, I miss Best. It was basically a catalog showroom store - kind of like Best Buy, in a sense, only not really. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Products The one here closed aggggggggggggggges ago.

[Marvo301]

New Coke!!!!
The Dumont Network:wave:

[Marvo301]

Lawn Darts!!!!:wave:

[Zoneboy]

Sock Em Rock 'Em Robots. I think I got that right :lol:. Those toys were awesome.

They're not defunct.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/B00005BY8V/bookstorenow63-20

[Zoneboy]

Well I figured they might be still around, but wasn't sure. Still loved those things.

They were my favorite toy as a kid. I found one of the newer versions at Goodwill still sealed for $1.99 and was tempted to open it and play it but I sold it on eBay instead.

[friendsfan77]

The WB
UPN
O'Boises

[catlover79]

Sanka coffee
Hills Department Store
Gold Circle Department Store
Pick N Pay Supermarket
Finast/Tops Supermarket

[catlover79]

Daytons. :( I miss that store hardcore. The one that used to be here had a name change - but didn't change anything in the store - to Marshall Fields in about 1999 or 2000, then Marshall Fields closed in June of 2005 and was torn down to build a new Target. The mall the MF was at already had a Target, but it was the old-school Target, and they wanted to relocate & remodel. THAT new Target opened in October of 2006, where Marshall Fields used to stand.

Also, I miss Best. It was basically a catalog showroom store - kind of like Best Buy, in a sense, only not really. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Best_Products The one here closed aggggggggggggggges ago.
We had Best here in Ohio - that was my cousin's first job. :lol: The building is still around - it now exists as a Value City.

[James]

How about Home Quarters Warehouse, also known as HQ? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Home_Quarters_Warehouse

"HQ to the rescue!!!"

[catlover79]

Is Bartles & Jaymes still around?

[MrCleveland]

Medic Drug
Just Closeouts
Silvermans
Woolworth's
Circuit City (Yes, this place is almost out the door.)
Disney Store (Same here.)

[Dr. John Becker]

The Pontiac Firebird http://www.americandreamcars.com/1987firebird111006.jpg



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BRING THEM BACK!!!

[PZelda]

We had Best here in Ohio - that was my cousin's first job. :lol: The building is still around - it now exists as a Value City.
Haha, the Best building we had is still here too... but it is now an Office Depot on one side and a Big Lots on the other. :)

[ekkostar]

99.9 KISS (later called "Mixx") FM out of Portland Maine. If it wasn't for listening to them in the late 90s I wouldn't be interested in 80s music now.

Orbitz. Those softdrinks with the wax floaties. That drink wasn't as bad as everyone said.

Shiny metallic colored vinyl jackets, 60s inspired mini-skirts and 70s inspired platform sneakers!

Surge. I don't care what people tell me, Vault isn't the same and I don't care if it's manufactured somewhere in Germany! I want it in the US!

Chocodiles, because Hostess is just bending our arms about the whole freshness thing. They just don't want east costers to eat them.


MST3K on Saturday afternoons and repeats on Sunday mornings. Nothing better!


Circuit City (Yes, this place is almost out the door.)
Disney Store (Same here.)

I have to agree on Circuit City. I bought my whole collection of Michael Douglas movies from CC and the service used to be really good when they weren't in debt. I still love the smell of Circuit City and I'll miss it when it's gone.

I don't miss the Disney Store so much as the Warner Bros Studio Store. The WB store was rockin' and I took trips with my mom down to Portland just to go there when I was a kid.

[Big C]

One of my favorite TV shows- Unhappily Ever After

[browneyes106]

99.9 KISS (later called "Mixx") FM out of Portland Maine. If it wasn't for listening to them in the late 90s I wouldn't be interested in 80s music now.

Orbitz. Those softdrinks with the wax floaties. That drink wasn't as bad as everyone said.

Shiny metallic colored vinyl jackets, 60s inspired mini-skirts and 70s inspired platform sneakers!

Surge. I don't care what people tell me, Vault isn't the same and I don't care if it's manufactured somewhere in Germany! I want it in the US!

Chocodiles, because Hostess is just bending our arms about the whole freshness thing. They just don't want east costers to eat them.


MST3K on Saturday afternoons and repeats on Sunday mornings. Nothing better!



I have to agree on Circuit City. I bought my whole collection of Michael Douglas movies from CC and the service used to be really good when they weren't in debt. I still love the smell of Circuit City and I'll miss it when it's gone.

I don't miss the Disney Store so much as the Warner Bros Studio Store. The WB store was rockin' and I took trips with my mom down to Portland just to go there when I was a kid.

I remember Orbitz. I didn't think they were bad either.

[MickeyMac]

Hudson's Department Store
Pepsi Light
Vanilla Coke
Burger Chef
Hams Beer
Cigarette commercials
Champale
8 Tracks
78 RPM Records
Jukeboxes that actually plays records or CD's

[MickeyMac]

New Coke!!!!
The Dumont Network:wave:



Dumont thats going way back. They were done by the late 50's.

[catlover79]

Haha, the Best building we had is still here too... but it is now an Office Depot on one side and a Big Lots on the other. :)
Yes, at least the buildings are still around. :lol:

[catlover79]

Dumont thats going way back. They were done by the late 50's.
I would've liked to see DuMont. How many years DID they last?

[MickeyMac]

I would've liked to see DuMont. How many years DID they last?


I think it started around the late 40's. A lot of televisions didnt get Dumont, and several of their shows didnt have very good ratings, so by the end of the 50's they were gone. Not too many remember or know about the DuMont network, so I was surprised to see it mentioned here.

[browneyes106]

Is Bartles & Jaymes still around?

It is still around. Albertson's and Smith's chain stores carry them.

[catlover79]

It is still around. Albertson's and Smith's chain stores carry them.
Thanks! I remember those commercials aired all the time in the late 80s/early 90s.

[catlover79]

I think it started around the late 40's. A lot of televisions didnt get Dumont, and several of their shows didnt have very good ratings, so by the end of the 50's they were gone. Not too many remember or know about the DuMont network, so I was surprised to see it mentioned here.
Well, DuMont was way before my time, but I have read about it in my TV books.

[MickeyMac]

Well, DuMont was way before my time, but I have read about it in my TV books.


Way before my time too, I aint that old lol :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)

[catlover79]

Way before my time too, I aint that old lol :) :) :) :) :) :) :) :)
I know - just kidding. :joke: :lol:

[browneyes106]

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