retromania
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On your french-door oven stove in the phot, were'nt those wide calrod units exclusive to Frigidaire? did any other mfr use those?
Montgomery Ward
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The cabinets were bought from Home depot. We put them in about two years ago. I did all the tile work as well. On the stove that is a greas trap. There is two more under the burners. And that is how the griddle would have looked originally, but just shinier.
retromania
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You're too hot with all those vintage goodies!!! 
If I really wanted to sink money that I don't really have into this place, I'd go Home Depot too, or IKEA. Your cabinets look like fine furniture. Love those turquoise treasures!
retromania
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In the old t.v. series Bewitched, they had a Frigidaire refrigerator in their kitchen with the push button automatic open feature. I think it was a pale yellow. Kind of hard to tell. Anyway, it was tough. I don't remember any vintage appliances of the period in almond. Had a childhood friend who's parents had the same frige, but in chocolate.
When we bought the house we had to replace the cabinets in the kitchen. I had wanted to find vintage metal kitchen cabinets, but couldn't find any at the time. Then after we finished our kitchen, thats when I started finding the cabinets. Maybe one day I'll redo the kitchen again. LOL
wringersteve
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"Monkey Ward"
From the late 70's to the early 80's, my sister was the switchboard operator at the Montgomery Ward store in Kokomo, Indiana. Thanks to her employee discount, just about every appliance in her house was a Montgomery Ward "Signature" brand. My dad always used MW paint. He thought it was the best. I liked using it, too. Good memories! The MW name lives on as an Internet shopping site--nothing like the old store.
From the late 70's to the early 80's, my sister was the switchboard operator at the Montgomery Ward store in Kokomo, Indiana. Thanks to her employee discount, just about every appliance in her house was a Montgomery Ward "Signature" brand. My dad always used MW paint. He thought it was the best. I liked using it, too. Good memories! The MW name lives on as an Internet shopping site--nothing like the old store.
retromania
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So, MW is...
...only by catalogue now! I thought they were gone for good. The nearest one here was 30 minutes from here in Greenville, SC at the Greenville Mall.
...only by catalogue now! I thought they were gone for good. The nearest one here was 30 minutes from here in Greenville, SC at the Greenville Mall.
J. C. Penneys
They had a two story Penneys in the Palm Beach Mall in 1968, and it may have survived in some form there until the mall closed, by about 2009. I loved their electronics and record department, we went maybe four times a year to the mall if we were lucky.
They had a two story Penneys in the Palm Beach Mall in 1968, and it may have survived in some form there until the mall closed, by about 2009. I loved their electronics and record department, we went maybe four times a year to the mall if we were lucky.
retromania
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In the 1960's when I was a little kid, we did not have a mall. We had shopping centers and one was really decent. To go to "the mall" you drove 30 minutes north of my town to The McALister Square Mall in Greenville, SC. It had three big anchor stores: Ivey's, Myers-Arnold and Belk-Simpson. Like your family we would go several times a year. When mom moved to an apartment at an assisted living and we closed out her house, I kept a set of Fieldcrest towles that were purchased at Ivey's in the 1960's. Since they were guest towels they were monogrammed so they were mailed to Atlanta, embroidered and then mailed to her here in Anderson. That was a lot handling, but people thought nothing of it! Montgomery Ward came to Greenville later when the Greenville Mall was built. Now the Greenville Mall and McAlister Square Mall are gone and there a newer mall on the north side of Greenville that is getting a little age on it now. It had been upgraded a couple times and it is still really nice. Do you have any more vintage photos of malls around the nation, etc?
Look for a site called Deadmalls
I found some online, and there are people here who have posted pictures over time. Here's one from Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois, it opened in 1966 and closed in 1979. And, abandoned after "The Blues Brothers" filmed there in 1980.
I found some online, and there are people here who have posted pictures over time. Here's one from Dixie Square Mall in Harvey, Illinois, it opened in 1966 and closed in 1979. And, abandoned after "The Blues Brothers" filmed there in 1980.
Dixie Square Mall
Here is a site for it. Very sad, and not for the faint hearted:
www.deadmalls.com
Here is a site for it. Very sad, and not for the faint hearted:
Dixie Square Mall: Harvey, IL on DeadMalls.com
My favorite pic of DSM
Before and after, to a new level--check the pics at the top of the thread.
Before and after, to a new level--check the pics at the top of the thread.
cornutt
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Palm Beach Mall
Is that a glycerin fountain in the background (the cone-shaped thing)? A mall here had a glycerin fountain in the early '70s.
Is that a glycerin fountain in the background (the cone-shaped thing)? A mall here had a glycerin fountain in the early '70s.
I can't find any pix of our 60's Penneys in color.
It was a big deal when it opened. This modern building in a suburban mall surpassed the big downtown store in square footage, and no doubt siphoned off customers, triggering downtown's closing some years later.
It was a big deal when it opened. This modern building in a suburban mall surpassed the big downtown store in square footage, and no doubt siphoned off customers, triggering downtown's closing some years later.
A closer shot from 43 years ago. I recognize this as the back & side of the same building above.
The articles related to the pictures above contain a little bit of fun merchandising information.
Penney's is long gone from this location. Upstairs became Burlington Coat and downstairs Home Express. Nordstrom Rack came in after HE folded.
Penney's is long gone from this location. Upstairs became Burlington Coat and downstairs Home Express. Nordstrom Rack came in after HE folded.
Cornnut regarding Palm Beach Mall fountain
Unfortunately, I don't personally recall the fountain, it is likely a glycerin type though. They had a fantastic record store, and the Salon Of Music, the Magnavox dealer. I wish I could remember anything more about the place, and I don't remember when we stopped making the trips down there.
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Unfortunately, I don't personally recall the fountain, it is likely a glycerin type though. They had a fantastic record store, and the Salon Of Music, the Magnavox dealer. I wish I could remember anything more about the place, and I don't remember when we stopped making the trips down there.
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Palm Beach Outlets - Wikipedia
More Palm Beach Mall Goodness
Only two pictures!! It was a grand place to shop for at least thirty years.
(mall picture of Detroit Hudson's etc.)
Only two pictures!! It was a grand place to shop for at least thirty years.
(mall picture of Detroit Hudson's etc.)
franksdad
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MW Houses
Sears also had home kits. And, let's not forget the Sears Allstate automobile!
Sears also had home kits. And, let's not forget the Sears Allstate automobile!
