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Post by Deleted on Apr 14, 2018 13:34:23 GMT -5
Sears Store in SeattleArchitectural sketch of the Sears (now Starbucks Center) in what is now SoDo, Seattle, Washington. ![](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bc/Seattle_Sears_arch_sketch.jpg/640px-Seattle_Sears_arch_sketch.jpg) Concept in 1915; Source of this picture is from ... History of Seattle: From the Earliest Settlement to the Present Time, Volume II, Clarence B. Bagley, Chicago: S.J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1916. ![](https://static.seattletimes.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/2022970116-300x0.jpg) ![](http://old.seattletimes.com/ABPub/2014/02/21/2022966233.jpg) Pictures from the early 50's to 70's ... ![](https://www.fidusuisse-offshore.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/05/Starbucks1.jpg) Starbucks Headquarters ... SODO ... South of District ... Here's Link .... Facts of SODOOne of my fondest memories is going to old Seattle Sears Store to buy clothing, shoes, household goods, and anything that we need. I often went with my Mother and very few times with my Father only on a Saturday to help him get things for the Yard and Gardens and that's usually with my Mother too. My three older brothers didn't care about going shopping with my Parents and I often go there to help them take things to the car and I considered it a fun thing to do back then. I've just visit a friend of mine a couple of days ago at Starbucks Headquarters for a cup of coffee and spent some time down there seeing everything and taking a stroll down memory lane and visit some of the shops there. It was fun and even bought some things for my brother could use and gave them to my brother over breakfast today. I remember this store - The Sears Store and that's was an impressive store back then and my Mom and I spent usually a whole day there back in the mid-60's getting stuff for our family back then and that's had a charm of it's own. It had everything under the sun and the layout of stuff/store was impressive. I just can't remember the date when it's closed forever around 1993 and then Starbucks open it up in July 1997 and that's pretty much sums it altogether ... ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png) One final note ... One of my brother worked there from 1973 to 1979 as an employee working as a janitor and later tire salesman too.
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Post by codystarbuck on Apr 14, 2018 22:18:22 GMT -5
The way things are going, Sears stores, in general, will be retro history. Worst case of mismanagement in business.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 4:32:42 GMT -5
The way things are going, Sears stores, in general, will be retro history. Worst case of mismanagement in business. You are correct and one of my brother works there and told me so many horror stories of mismanagement that's makes your heart cringe and by time he left ... Sears started to downsize and all that. He went onto other things and started a new career and never looked back.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 15, 2018 11:18:50 GMT -5
Blockbuster Video![](https://cdn-images-1.medium.com/max/1600/1*Y_mf-BmLGcRHzHb-CwWFcA.gif) Netflix killed Blockbuster and according to my understanding, my Blockbuster store closed its doors in 2010 because Netflix invaded our area in 2009 and expanding rapidly. By time 2012-13 rolled around it's died and I considered Blockbuster to be a most recent thing to go RETRO so quickly and back in March 2010 and I totally forgot to return The Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World DVD and because I was so busy in the month of February, it was Valentine Day, My Birthday, and spent some time in Vancouver B.C. for a week and I tried to return this DVD in the early part of March of 2010 and the store was closed for good. ![](http://static.elefant.ro/images/90/191090/o-lume-nebuna-nebuna-nebuna_1_fullsize.jpg) They even posted a sign - if you have unreturned DVD or TAPE ... forget about returning it and keep the DVD as our compliments. I was stunned when I saw that notice and took home that DVD and by the way - I still have that DVD as a reminder of the closing of Blockbuster VIDEO. ![](http://images.tritondigitalcms.com/6616/sites/350/2017/10/15131556/blockbuster6-1508090892_654x372.png) So, after reading that post ... I threw away my Membership Card and found out more details of why Blockbuster was closing its doors because NETFILX killed BLOCKBUSTER VIDEO. I rented over 300 Videos at Blockbuster and gave them weekly business for a good part of 3 years and when I retired from work - I stopped renting videos and went to a different directions borrowing DVD's from friends and all that. Anyway, it's sad to see this thing no longer exists and now there are fewer than 10 Blockbuster left and ... Three of the handful of remaining Blockbuster locations are in Alaska, where long winters and slow WiFi help keep a couple of stores open. I have a friend of mine seen one in Alaska and they are doing good business there and it's booming and sales continues to do well in Alaska.
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Post by dbutler69 on Apr 16, 2018 8:23:22 GMT -5
I used to have puffy stickers of DC Comics characters back in probably about the late 70's, but I couldn't find any online images that matched what I had. So, instead, I'll just show one of the Mego action figures I used to have. ![](http://www.legionsofgotham.org/ActionFigures/Retro/MEGO/MEGObatman1.jpg)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2018 8:29:22 GMT -5
Retro Furniture![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/28/b4/6f/28b46f9509b2906095a18c135e8d5288--retro-furniture-upcycled-furniture.jpg) Pictured above - I have three older brothers and we all had dressers like this one above you and it's color coded for certain things and I don't have a great memory of how we did it then - but my Mother did the laundry and actually puts away our clean clothes in our dressers and we had a great system going and had these dressers from 1960 to 1976. By time 1976 rolled around - I was the only kid living in that house and my next oldest was downsizing his clothes and got himself a smaller dresser for his room that he had for himself and we got rid of all of these dressers and donated them to the Salvation Army. I got myself new furniture for my bedroom and I had a room for myself from Junior High to the time that I moved out of the house in 1985 when I got myself a real job/career. I don't have that furniture anymore because my parents wanted it so that they can convert my bedroom to a guest bedroom and they told me to get new furniture for my condo. ![](https://i.pinimg.com/originals/28/53/9d/28539d3d7f089c1362082d5d4538ccda.jpg) Pictured above - a table and four chairs - we got new furniture when my two older brothers left the house and we got ourselves a brand new Kitchen Nook and this picture is the closest thing that we had back then and made it cool back then. We ate all our breakfasts and lunches there and it's quite sturdy back then. We remodeled our Kitchen in 1968 and that's the time that my two older brothers were working too much and did not spend much time with us from 1968 to 1972 and they were gone by then, because both of them graduated out of college, one of them joined the Marines Corps and the other one started working at Sears and working full-time plus overtime and that's when he got himself a cheap apartment and save his money for engagement ring and marriage to his girlfriend back then. I didn't see much of them back then and that's prompts my Parents to rethink and modernize our Kitchen to make it more presentable for them and make it easier for the four of the us living together back then. ![](https://i.pinimg.com/736x/ea/57/5e/ea575e9c8045347fc2a3474270e82c6e--vintage-patio-furniture-iron-furniture.jpg) Pictured above is exactly what we had for our Patio Furniture back then and we brought new furniture and one of my job is to constantly clean it every spring, repaint the rust, and get it spanking good conditions that took me a couple of days of doing so. We had a pink and yellow set ... the Pink Set for my Mother's Bridge Group that likes to play Bridge in the outdoors in a patio that's near our garage and the Yellow Set is in the other patio location facing a great view of the water and Mount Rainier. My job every Spring from 1972 to 1985 ... is to maintain these two sets of furniture to good conditions and that's takes two days to do so. My Dad gives me generous supply of paint, cleaning supplies, and other things to get it back to brand new conditions and my Mom creates new cushions for the seat pads as well. We usually do this every May just in time for Summer Season and it was a pretty easy job to do.
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Post by adamwarlock2099 on Apr 16, 2018 8:39:54 GMT -5
The best part of watching Twilight Zone (again) is the retro 50's and 60's furniture. If I were independently wealthy I would have a home decorated just like something out of that era. I particularly liked the set of Harmon Gordon's home in "A Short Drink from a Certain Fountain" episode.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2018 10:55:47 GMT -5
50 Retro Songs in the Past
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Post by Rob Allen on Apr 16, 2018 16:16:17 GMT -5
I have these in my kitchen right now!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 16, 2018 18:50:00 GMT -5
I have these in my kitchen right now! That's so cool Robert! ... Thanks for sharing it! ![:)](//storage.proboards.com/forum/images/smiley/smiley.png)
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 8:35:36 GMT -5
Retro Swimwear - Women Early 50's Rita Hayworth - 1953 Gene Tierney - 1951I know it's shocking to see two Hollywood Actresses here and these two are in my top of my list of my own personal favorites and knowing this first hand; I find the swimwear in the 50's were dominated by one piece apparel like this one and generally white, blue, and some other colors - notably yellow and mint green worned by Liz Taylor (below) were popular back then. Liz Taylor - 1957I know that I have Summer Fever right now, and I just wanted to do something for Fun today and I find these swimwear worn by women back then were fashionable, functionable, alluring, sex appeal, and stylish back then and wished that they make a comeback soon because they were hip then and should be hip today. Anyway, enjoy these pictures of my three favorites actresses - Rita Hayworth, Gene Tierney, and Liz Taylor for today!
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 9:35:30 GMT -5
Retro Radios that my Family Uses![](http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-jmBX8rCIYcs/T_T0JjbRWKI/AAAAAAAAARI/5tS5zJZRCvM/s1600/Scott350.jpg) The Scott 350 was the world's first FM Stereo receiver. Manufactured in 1961 The above radio is at my Brother's place and he uses it to listen to Mariners Game when they aren't on Television and this radio that my Dad purchased in 1962 during the Seattle World's Fair and he was happy to make this purchase so that he can listen to the radio anytime he wants and often listen to it when he does woodworking in the basement. He played that radio on an average of 8-10 hours a week and still works fine like it was back in 1962. My brother has to buy occasional small tubes and parts and they still have them today and sad to say this that in 2020 - the manufacturer informed him that the parts will no longer be available to him at that time. ![](https://i.pinimg.com/564x/63/13/77/6313777ec15367ef66417a932af62b79.jpg) Vintage Sony Model TR-1811 Transistor Radio, Broadcast Band Only (MW), 6 Transistors, Made In Japan, Circa 1965. My Dad in 1966 bought four of these radios for his four sons for Birthday Gift back in 1966 when this radio was available at Radio Shack and only two of them still works today. Mine and my brother that lives in Houston that he gave to one of my brother for safekeeping. I don't listen to it today and it's pretty darn good radio back then and still is. My brother takes it to the Mariners Game with an earpiece so that he can get all the action both sight and sound at the game. They were all sold at Radio Shack ... ![](http://www.vintagecomputing.com/wp-content/images/radioshack/radio-shack-logo3.jpg) My Dad's Favorite Store to go to ...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 15:18:21 GMT -5
Top 30 Retro Games in the 90's
I don't play any of these games ... but, I wanted to share this video for good times roll ... games in the 90's are featured here.
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 17:38:15 GMT -5
RCA and SONY Portable TV's
For Kitchen and Bedroom Use only ... later we got one for my Dad's work area in the basement of our house. RCA 1975 Portable TV We had this television in the Kitchen for 10 years - this one was black and white. Very good television and works great back then. RCA 1976 Portable TVMy Dad bought me a yellow TV like this and he got himself a white one for the basement for woodworking for two for 1 sale at Radio Shack. Both TV's were color and had a great reception back then. My bedroom at the time had a yellow, white, and brown colors ... that's was my choice back then ... Later, during Christmas ... my Mom got one for Kitchen in White on sale at Radio Shack a gift from her husband that year. SONY 1985 Portable TV To replace the 1975 television set in the Kitchen and my Dad frankenstein that TV so that Cable in its infancy was allowed to carry the signals to that TV through a kit from Comcast that they had at the time when Cable first started out in our area. We had that one for 15 years .... then he replaces this TV with this one below .. SONY Trinitron This one got move to another location and again my Dad made it cable ready in 2000 and that's the last TV in the Kitchen until my Mom and Dad started having health issues that lead to my Mom having Alzheimer's and my Dad had several strokes and dementia problems and we took away that TV and gave it to a dear friend of ours back then. My Dad was a SONY television fan and always bought its TV's ...
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Post by Deleted on Apr 17, 2018 17:45:36 GMT -5
History of SONY Television from 1940 to 2017
Great Video ... worthwhile watching!
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