Retail Stores That No Longer Exist?! | Jenny Lorenzo

[@bowlins5223]

"And it closed down like everything in sunset place" I AM DECEASED THIS IS SO TRUE

[@JennyLorenzo]

Bro, you know it. Place is cursed.

[@bowlins5223]

Jenny Lorenzo (omg you replied i am truly deceased) For a while, we thought the whole place was going to close down. It's still standing, somehow

[@caroolinaa8337]

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[@luggage8221]

Maleiade so true lol the only thing that's survived is Panera and AMC.

[@militarymom6690]

Does anyone remember Woolco, Cloth World, or Western Auto? What about Baker’s, The Wild Pair or Leeds shoes? Or Ivey’s, Furchgotts, French Novelty or May Cohens department stores? Lerner’s, Strawberry Fields or Diana dress shops? These were all Florida stores. Anyone remember buying candy by the piece or hot roasted nuts by the 1/4 pound from the candy counter at Sears back in the day?

[@JosephLSelby]

Making me feel old. I still remember Montgomery Ward.

[@emilyyamasaki4968]

Joseph L. Selby I feel like I know that

[@ellinib]

And Marshall Fields, Venture, Handy Andy

[@ClosnotCarlos]

Mervyn's, Montgomery Ward, Thrifty, Viva supermarket, Circuit City, Let's not forget Blockbuster and Hollywood Video.

[@alaincastillo3799]

ClosnotCarlos Hollywood Video had king kong

[@marthalacomba3306]

I think you might from the LA area. I member all those but not the ones Jenny mentioned

[@queenofwinter19]

Also movie gallery not sure it was a south thing or not but they were the first to close down and then hollywood video and finally blockbuster...you know when Hastings was closing down they had a lot of $1 dvds in the blockbuster packaging...crazy

[@misshglady4lyfe]

Yeses hollywood video and Blockbusters wow the memories. And recently they closed down. .... TOYS R US 😭

[@Perfectly_Balanced930]

Service Merchandise, Circuit City and Sound Advice.

[@ealaibracket1]

service merchandise!!! I thought I was the only one to remember.

[@sandraelizabethperez9028]

Mervyn's!!!

[@mrsmunoz8639]

Sandra Elizbeth Perez yes I was waiting for mervyns and millers outpost!

[@nikolases5947]

I loved Mervyn's!!!! My mom was a manager of two of them!

[@Anna-ty6vb]

Cvs stands for Convenience, Value, and Service. It surprised me a lot

[@melib1902]

Hi Jenny, I am Cuban born, Hialeah raised, ya tu sabes, lol. What about ZAYRE, that store was big back in the 80's

[@rianabasista8161]

Growing up my family always went to "Güalgreen" (Walgreens)

[@JennyLorenzo]

Ay, siii!

[@rianabasista8161]

Jenny Lorenzo omg I never expected you to reply to me!! Thank you!!

[@themovielovershow6281]

Riana Unicorn In Tampa, Jewel T and Gold Triangle

[@pvilches06]

I also remember Eckerd's, Burdines, Lord & Taylors and Zayrze. Memories. Also Xtra Supermarket.

[@alexandriamount3069]

The two I remember most as a kid that aren't around any more are Service Merchandise, which sold like house wears and jewelry but I use to love going there because there were these little check lists and pencils attacked to the carts that my mom would let me doodle on. And there was Steinbach, a generic department store that I have vivid memories of getting lost there during Christmas time because I had stopped to look at the novelty displace of cool telephones when I was around 5. There is is just places like KB toys and Walden books.

[@VILJL]

SUPERMARKETS: Food Fair, Kwik-Chek (Winn-Dixie), Grand Union, A&P and Shell's City. Also shopping at Zayre and for something to eat......... Lum's.

[@misshglady4lyfe]

Don't forget "Neighbors" that was the hood supermarket.

[@da420le]

Zayres/Mervins, Zayas(yes they closed), Clothes time, McCroy's, I can keep going... so many memories.

[@nuyorican1985]

In the Bronx where I'm from on Fordham Rd we once had Alexander's, also Woolworth, KB Toys, and let's not forget Toys R Us that just closed down in 2017. And Zenith Stores which was like the Best But for regular people...

[@johnpagdilao6075]

I grew up going to Zayre's, Venture, and K Mart. These were all replaced with Walmart, Target, and Meier. When I was younger I remember eating at the lunch counter in Woolworths. The biggest one though here in Chicago was seeing Marshall Fields become Macy's.

[@WestieMami]

Hi! Not totally gone, but Farm Stores "La Vacita" was big with my family. I never forget pulling up one time with my Abuelo and he ordered "one gallon of leche"!

[@nikifurymu]

Diamonds. Oh my god. Just the other day I was wondering whether there were any still around since I'm looking for a Quinceñera tiara for my best friend's birthday...even though they're in their 30s...we're regressing ok? Don't judge us. Also, I cried laughing because the Uptons theme song still gets stuck in my head 20 years later. Thanks for making this, Jenny. You're amazing.

[@JennyLorenzo]

[@grizzizlmon]

My parents loved going to Service Merchandise! I can't remember all they sold, but I do remember jewelry being there. Also, Eckerd was close to my heart because we'd go there after church to get candy! That Eckerds was in between the church and church parking lot, so we'd pass it every time.

[@tmjd79]

Does anyone remember Buffums? In the early 80's they had a promotion where you could get Buffy the Christmas bear, which was a koala bear wearing a scarf and knit hat that had a little mini me koala in his (her?) pouch. I loved that bear when I was 5.

[@AliciaStyleAndGrace]

Don't know none of those but i relate to remembering/confusing the old names of stores. Big lots was Pick and save, kohls was mervins, Macy's out here was Robinson's may, and cvs was save on.

[@kethertomalkuthorchard1663]

AliciaStyleAndGrace yeah Pic n Save. Turned to Beeeeeg Lots! Kinda gross. Good plates and table decorations when I was first a poor little kid in my first apartment in 1993 though. Not the last time I looked though it had gone down the hills. You know in Palm Desert California I think there was a mall that had a Robinson’s and a Macy at the same time of you can believe that. Is that even possible? Wow they should give someone else a turn! And YES CVS was Sav On. You know it is funny in a way this isn’t just about a name change. I expect the companies to be different after the name change but now I am not sure, is it a new company or do these places only change their names? Two Guys turned to Gemco I think or Fed Mart. I don’t know but these stores are where we go for almost all that we need and as little kids we learn life lessons like not eating the candy or swiping the Velamints that mom said no when you begged her to buy them. The way the store handles little things like a mom trying to teach her kids to take back a candy she was walking out with shapes our earliest life lessons. But the name changes must have made me forget a lot because I am already having tons of memories come back, even about family I only saw once or twice on vacations to Disneyland when we would go to the drugs store to get stuff like sunscreen and new flip flops. Some of those cousins have died and I miss them a lot. I love this channel and Jenny is perfect for making me feel my Latin roots. Even the clips about old department stores are a cultural heritage necessity! Thank you both Jenny and AliciaStykeAndGrace you for the memories! (No copyright infringement intended Bob Hope so don’t be coming for me on your big ugly head golf cart mobile)

[@betty7475]

Anybody remember woolworth and pantry pride lol

[@TheGeoScholar]

Hear is another to add. Winn Dixie. Big in the Atlanta area until about 2000. Then it became Save Rite. Then alot of Save Rites closed down in 2004-2005. I think it still survives in Florida as BiLo.

[@breakeetdown]

We have plenty of Winn Dixie's in Florida. No Bi-Lo in my area though

[@susalkasarahi]

I haven't seen as many Winn Dixies as when I was younger.. #publixdoe

[@YourOasis97]

Winn Dixie is now fresco y mas here

[@RexLunaLapis]

TheGeoScholar There's a winn Dixie just down our street

[@laurahuynh8333]

Remember Wachovia?

[@rosewaterwaves7344]

3:14 “little person” Who’s calling me? 😂

[@romyrobau5306]

My grandmothers best friend owned diamonds, I've heard the story 100 times why they closed and now I forgot it. Let me do some investigation and I'll update you with the full story.

[@grizzizlmon]

Romy Robau any news?

[@erikaelizabethlopez9212]

Legit though i wanna know..... Any news?

[@johannacarballo5818]

Allens Drug Store en la 40 is gone. That place was iconic, it was a diner, watch repair, pharmacy and more. But the owners sorta gave up the fight with Delicias de España and closed down.

[@susalkasarahi]

Broooo I remember when I was little the Burdines in Westland Mall en la 49 en Hialeah!!!

[@danielav8668]

When i lived back in Miami these two stores oppened up called Fallas and DDs Discount which basically took the clothes and stuff from Ross and Marchalls and sold it for like 5 dollars cheaper. Miami just has too much money

[@alaincastillo3799]

Daniela Veloz they moved to Dallas

[@holagataeang]

There's a DDs discount off of buckner and i30 in Dallas Tx! Lol I was next door to it a couple of days ago. :)

[@nikolases5947]

Dani Vel Fallas and DDS are in California! At least in the Central Valley. :)

[@erikaelizabethlopez9212]

They're making a come back in the bay area lol.

[@GGAnth36]

OMG! Eckerd. I haven't heard that name in decades. That brings me way back. Criminy...

[@Richardmlv]

Jordan Marsh... Robinson's! (Not Robinsons May or May Co.) AND then there was ULTIMATE ELECTRONICS (Altamonte Mall in Altamonte Springs... bought my first LASER DISC PLAYER... look it up... there) and MORROW NUT FACTORY (I think... or at least MORROWS)... wow. Love you girl. I turned 50 this past December and have lived in Vegas for the last 17 years but you bring it all back!

[@jjaymia]

My mom used to work at Jefferson's on 49th street in Hialeah when I was a kid. And I also remember McCrory's, also on 49th street but across the street in the Palm Springs miles plaza.

[@nicoledelgado257]

Oh my gosh I feel you on that warm feeling when I think about Eckerd's! All our film (throwback) was developed there in that super small awkward size and you ALWAYS had to get doubles for abuela

[@julieannelissehyland9205]

Omg. I had a Blockbuster Video not even half a block away from my house. I remember friday nights with my dad picking the Strawberry Shortcake movie. The memories.

[@WestieMami]

También Jefferson's en la 163 NMB. Oh and Xtra Supermarket on 103rd Hialeah - I remember going to the grand opening with whole family & coming back in the wee hours - it was open 24 hrs.

[@lcsuperwonder]

OMG FAO Schwarz, I'm still upset that the NYC flagship store is gone! As for some other stores you may not know about or missed, here up in NY, Caldors was a great store back in the day (it was the" Bloomingdale's of discounting", but it was a lot like Target). There was also Alexander's, Woolworth's and Bradlees. Then for the music and movie enthusiasts, there was Tower Records / Video stores.

[@michaelmm5457]

Reopened under ThreeSixty Group in October

[@ggago16]

One more, Zayre!

[@aprilgranados9286]

I don't even care what you talk about I just find it so soothing to hear you talk. Mervyns was my favorite, I miss it still.

[@alancaceres2630]

Yoooo that brung back some old memories.....honorable mentions should include Woolworth, walden books and mc frugals lol

[@JuanGarcia-zq5tp]

Xtra Supermarket. My brother & I would get eat all the candy in the barrels they sold by the pound. Also banks changed so much, I remember my first bank account at Washington Mutual. So I was curious and Googled businesses and these are a couple that I saw as a young person in the 80s & 90s: - Woolworth - Sizzler's (though still open, not in the East Coast anymore) - CompUSA - Incredible Universe - Virgin Records - Planet Hollywood - Pollo Supremo

[@biancaburgess4825]

OMG Burdines was my childhood my mom taught the Saturday cooking classes in the early 2000s while my tia worked over in bedding. I will never forget going to take your child to work day there I still have a Burdine's mug somewhere in my garage.

[@christina.lynn97]

I still remember Blockbuster & Hollywood Video. You know what, at a mall 15 mins from where I used to live and before it was renevated and changed years ago, they used to have a Disney store there and I loved it as a child. But then it was gone. But there's one in Laredo and I believe another in San Antonio too.

[@1122tanyaseg]

Robinsons-May (My mom liked going there a lot) Mervyn's (my aunt and cousin worked there almost until it closed) Montgomery Wards (We bought the first washer and dryer for the house we live in now in the mid 90's) And my favorite store that no longer exists is Borders :( it was one of the first bookstore I ever went to. In high school my friends and I would sit in the store for hour until we were told to get out or our parents started calling us asking were we where. I was so sad when they closed the last one. One of the stores got divided and turned into an Ulta beauty supply and a trader joe's, the one closest to my house got turned into a gym. :'(

[@somnusmusings]

Service Merchandise. The only one I remember was the one in 49th street in the shopping center where Marshalls is. Vague memories of it. I also remember Diamonds! It literally took up the entire left space in Palm Springs shopping center, also in 49th street!

[@queenofwinter19]

Borders got bought out by barnes and nobles a few years back and last year all of the Hastings Entertainment closed down very sad day for me.. I used to love that store it was a lot of comic books, books, toys, buy and sell video games, movie rentals and they were open till midnight... I miss it so much!

[@cubanlinda7615]

Hey Jenny i remember diamonds , my mom would go and buy birthday stuff from there, I also remember Mcfrugals that was by coral way, now its a Big LOts, and I remember a store in el MAll de Las America flagler y 79 ave i think it was a service merchandise, now they have a ross in that place, and behind the mall they use to have Grand Pix, i used to love going there as a kid. And now theres a huge costco there :/

[@missivonne]

Thanks for the trip down memory lane. I remember that Jackson's Byron (before the JByron's name change) was where we bought nice clothes for church and school pictures. [Zayre's (pronounced "Zeye'-reh" by my Cuban parents, of course!) was for everyday. That was one you forgot to mention!)]

[@asotto21]

I used to love diamonds! And yes I can still hear the uptons jingle too 🤯 you can’t forget about service merchandise that place used to be the jam!

[@decipher8121]

Do you remember Xtra supermarket? Use to be in 49th street in front of Westland Mall. I loved going there as a kid because they had the barrels of candy and I would just go and get free candy.

[@deleriouskhoas8006]

love the little abuela right behind your head! I want one so bad!!!

[@aureliomedina7244]

what a flashback video! in Hialeah we had King Yayo, restaurant in same shopping center as Eckerd, Diamonds, Montgomery Ward AND JByrons!! todo que cubanazo meng!!

[@screamfan231]

Blockbuster Hollywood Videos KB Toy Works Borders

[@JennyLorenzo]

I made a whole video about Blockbuster. THAT WAS MY ENTIRE LIFE!

[@DocTrower1980]

screamfan231 I worked at Borders for five years. It was a nice stint, but if anyone asked me if we sold newspapers ONE MORE TIME...

[@YourOasis97]

Omg borders

[@DocTrower1980]

Growing up in New Jersey, there were Steinbach, A&S, Jamesway, May's, Two Guys, Gimbels, Bradlees, Woolworth's, and Strawbridge & Clothier.

[@hildaalvarez-strang9023]

A few others we lost: Gold Triangle, McCrory's, Richard's, Red Balloon (toy store), Service Merchandise (similar to Luria's), Zayre.

[@epyscrivano3145]

I'm old enough to remember Newmark & Lewis, Crazy Eddie's, Alexander's, A&S, A&P, & Mays! Not to mention PanAm & TWA!

[@ggago16]

Three sisters and Montgomery Ward. Thanks for the reminders, Jenny. Love you, girl!

[@I_Heart_Hader]

Here's some from Canada: Woodwards, Eaton's, Consumer's Distributing, Fields, Zellers, Woolco. Kresge, Radio Shack,

[@SongbirdZingara]

Woolworths, Goldblats, Service Merchandise, Coconuts, Sam Goody, Wright’s Barnyard/Hollywood Park, and Marshall Fields

[@fgorlando]

Showbiz Pizza!! Fellow Floridian here...but born in Ecuador. Love this channel!!!!

[@amirasuarez5011]

Burdines was the best, I remember each time my mom told me we were going to Burdines I knew we needed a fancy dress and the ride came along with a "manitos atras"

[@kethertomalkuthorchard1663]

Jenny! We love you! My husband is Charles Darwin’s great great grandson and we love your videos so much. I miss my family and you make it better! And Macy’s ah. Don’t even get me started. Macy’s is a side part of our family history for generations. They were an exclusive dealer of my husband’s family’s pottery and plates and tea sets. Little teapots. Stuff like that from the Wedgwood surname both his great great grandparents gave him. WooWoo! Racy! Racy Macy! The names of these stores and oh how funny you sound like the woman who helped my mom raise me. Gigi Miles. I don’t remember her maiden name but she loved West Virginia and Chula Vista was so so to her but it was there she met me and my kindergarten age dance partner Mario Lopez. She loved how cute we were. And we danced to the real deal no auto tuned babies. Our dance teacher was a race car driver as well as a chorus line choreographer. Ricki Adney Geary is the one to hand the credit to for our hard dancing work ethics. Heather O’Rourke and some other great kids danced at our place. I love you Jenny!

[@pfumero627]

Memory Lane! My mom worked at Burdines for 17 years. I met Sofia Vergara In there. All these old stores I remembered.

[@nealy222]

Anybody remember TG&Y? There were a few in Florida I can remember while growing up there.

[@mainelygirl1]

Spent half my teen years at Rave and Camelot Music!

[@SunNStars]

DC girl here and we had Hecht's all over the place growing up... or as my Argentinean nonna called it -- "etch". Sometime in the mid-2000's they all god absorbed by Macy's and teenage me was disTRAUGHT.

[@pfumero627]

I remember a lot of different places. Discovery zone, blockbuster, Eckards, Burdines, palace 18 (movie theatre), Circuit city, Specs (Movies & Music Store)

[@wendyramos2320]

Where I live Eckerd turned to Rite Aid. I remember it because I got my cottage cheese spread to use on toast bread which I lived off of one month when I moved to Pennsylvania worse month ever but I remember them.

[@ironbutterfly7777]

The store called "Best" the trees behind the glass at the entrance & Service Merchandise where the things you bought would come out on a conveyor belt! 😄

[@valerio36]

In NYC there was Sterns I think Macys bought it , Conway, Duane Reade, Blockbuster...

[@mercylo1]

Also my three sisters but that was way back to my time in the 60's

[@ElvisMederos]

The Warner Bros store that was in Westland Mall in Hialeah. I used to love going in there as a kid

[@kiaraeijo]

I liked Diamond's! I love Sunset Place and I miss Thunder Wheels which closed down and became a social security building

[@pfumero627]

Omg I remember Uptons! I bought a black turtle neck shirt when I was 12 years old

[@sivulaa]

Love the blockbuster card in the background for this video oh the irony

[@RyuFalchionX]

Man, remember Pic 'N Save. RIP, man. Deardens was a store from my childhood still barely alive.

[@Lilac_Somnia]

we actually have Diamonds here in my country. its sort of a party stuff store and since my aunt decorates cakes alot i've been there multiple times. i live in Curaçao by the way ☺💖

[@allib3315]

NO THUMBS DOWN! YOU'RE AWESOME JENNY!

[@luceeluz]

I love your ninja turtle toys.. Thanks for the videos brings me back memories

[@emilyyamasaki4968]

Montgomery Ward...I think I had been there......and people and myself believe im too young to remember blockbuster (I was born 2004) but I have fond memories of going there still until like 2011 or 2012

[@quesofreshcoh]

I think there's still some open around the country but they recently closed down most Radio Shacks and Sports Authorities in pretty much all of Florida and the rest of the country. I was going to ask you since I grew up in Miramar (near Miami), have you ever been to the Happy Buffet in Hialeah? Or the Mall of Americas where literally NOTHING but an empanada cart and TigerDirect stood?

[@Neri4x4]

The Playground used to be called the jungle.. A ... 100 TIMES BETTER THAN FLIPPING CHUCK E CHEESE. Mostly because of no -killer- ur... I mean creepy animatronics... And the playground had a giraffe. It was awesome. It was like... An obsticle course, but for kids. X3 and plastic balls... And super slippery yellow slide... Punching bags...

[@tonycalderon75]

The nostalgia of the places erk me in a good way, como el blockbuster closing

[@thebrainybrunette3553]

Eckerd Drug totally reminds me of my childhood!!!!!

[@cathyaguila5677]

I have a few for you! FEDCO , GEMCO, ZODYS. Stores in Los Angeles.

[@justingarner5904]

Lol diamonds on coral way! Went there all the time growing up! Every thing that took its place never lasted long. They're building something else now lol

[@mokol0k031]

and you could almost never find an Eckerds if it wasnt next to a publix!!!

[@miamistomp]

McCrory 5 and dime, Levitz, Service Merchandise where you filled out the stupid form and somebody got your stuff, Jumbo sporting goods on Pines

[@IndieAnnieJones1]

Service Merchandise and Zayres??? Whatever happened to those two stores? This is definitely a walk down memory lane

[@JodiesSideEye]

Go ahead and add Toy's R Us and Claire's to that list...

[@witchimages]

I had no idea that FAO Schwarz closed down! I remember when I was little it was my dream to go there. Never did get to go 😂😂

[@Boogersandunicorns76]

I wanna hear more about this Uptons jingle...it sounded catchy

[@UchihaRuby]

I remember going to Burdines in Westland Hialeah....... and now I work there

[@jocelynetejada]

I remember going to Robisons-May during my childhood.

[@beckyrobbins5008]

Pearls art store!! And All that Glitter. But how I miss Burdines and Eckerd....

[@hildaalvarez-strang9023]

Hi! Actually Burdines did not take over Jordan Marsh, they were two separate entities that co-existed for many years in Dadeland Mall and probably other malls. Jordan Marsh was one of the ends and Burdines was in the middle with Penney's at the other end. Jordan Marsh closed in the 90s and Burdines took over their space until eventually Macy's bought them out.

[@JennyLorenzo]

Ahhhh. Interestinggggg.

[@smokingsections]

Borders at Dolphin Mall. That one hit hard.

[@alaincastillo3799]

Eckerds, Kaybee toys, Burdines, Hollywood video, Carnival Cake store, Extra supermarket, malibu grand prix

[@allieren]

Macy's was Marshall Fields here in MI, and before that it was Hudsons.

[@Koshijapan53]

Hola, Jenny where I live there was a pharmacy called Long's, It is now a CVS pharmacy. (Edit: Longs opened in 1938 and gave itself to CVS pharmacy in 2008. Longs existed on the west coast it even had stores in Hawaii!!!!)

[@eblues132]

The Xtra store that was kinda like a Bjs/Costco I just remember the one on bird rd in Miami

[@kellyroyds5040]

In Pa: Lit Brothers, Gimbels, Strawbridge and Clothier, John Wanamakers, A&P and Pathmark.