Target stores open in San Diego in 1983

[@Barabel22]

I’m surprised at how similar a target from 40 yrs ago looks to one today, same carts, same red walls, same lighting, similar displays, et.

[@sallyfromcali1127]

I shopped at this store from 1991-1993 while my husband was in the Navy. I miss the old Target stores. The new ones suck!!

[@idiotsandwich4912]

I miss the 80s-90s style they had. The neon lights ahhhh

[@TheThunderbird63]

Wow man, I grew up shopping at that Sports Arena Target, and still shop there, but not until 1986. What a trip to see it again. It pretty much looked like this all throughout the 90s and even into the early 2000s. They didn't drastically change the look of the store until 2011 when it got a full remodel.

[@michaellandreth1392]

I was at Naval Training Center a few blocks away from Late 81 - March of 82. And I Remember going to Target then. Not Fed Mart. Watched a lot of Movies across the street at Mann's and did the Swap Meet plenty too. As I was at North Island till 85.

[@TheThunderbird63]

@@michaellandreth1392 great story, my dad ran the Airman Apprentice School at NTC around that time. They had a carrier deck mockup with a real A7 Corsair, it was on one of the grinders on the RTC side of the base, kinda near the R4 Building and the 3 deck "E" barracks.

[@michaellandreth1392]

@@TheThunderbird63 Yeah I went to the NTC side MS School (Cook). A7 The Man-eater !

[@TheThunderbird63]

@@michaellandreth1392 yep, very familiar with it, his office was one deck above Galley 7 in Building 94. we ate there all the time because the food didn't make you sick like Galley 6. Best food in the Navy!

[@zacheryspencer]

Some people looked so modern for 1983 and then others definitely looked like the 80’s lol In some ways things haven’t changed, but it’s nice to see no one with cell phones

[@kibaanazuka332]

That or trends circled back around to be trendy again.

[@atsu6165]

All Fedmart employees were full time while all Target employees are part time......1983 Dang!

[@oldtwinsna8347]

welcome to the start of Reaganomics.

[@roachtoasties]

That's the first thing I noticed while listening to this. Target got into lucrative areas by cutting benefits and salaries.

[@shadowsmith1386]

😂😂 crazy huh

[@anderivative]

At least that suit guy looks just like what he says

[@pinkazure808]

😞 Was Target the first to make all employees work only part time?

[@soulside]

Clairemont Target is where we would buy holiday items back in the 80s. I have a distinct memory of picking out ALF Valentines for my classmates (Horton Elementary where you at?!) and then heading over to Warehouse Video to rent Fletch. Good times!

[@barneyevans6940]

I remember when this happened. Some Fed Marts buildings became Ralph's. And in La Mesa the Fed Mart there was split into Target and Ralph's.

[@ArksCovenant]

Good times when Target was affordable and catered to all income brackets.

[@ThenativeIraqi]

Still affordable .. stop being greedy

[@shadowsmith1386]

​@@ThenativeIraqi😂😂😂

[@vatricegeorge]

Yep. I tell my friends in NYC I grew up with target being equivalent to Walmart pricing but with cuter clothes.

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

I miss the red wavy neon lights that used to be on the walls.

[@jasons8479]

"Each location will employ more than three hundred people." Good lord... I don't think their stores even employ three dozen people apiece now.

[@HeWhoLoMeins138]

20 social justice warriors...

[@pinkazure808]

😞 @jasons8479 Sadly, that has become a nationwide trend.

[@helsingcraft3459]

I remember this Sports Arena Target location back when I was a early kid in 2010 when I was getting some old board games and DS games for me, back when it was a P01 design for this one before it ultimately remodeled as a P09 design back in 2011. Great memories for this!

[@darkguardian1314]

Sports Arena Target has changed too much since opening. I use to live across the street and went there daily. Amazing that they started with the red themed counters and shopping carts from day one.

[@sandiegotrafficlightstrain354]

I used to go there all the time too in the 1990's. It's way too fancy and decorative looking now and too much red. I miss the red wavy neon lights that were on the walls.

[@hanschristianbrando5588]

I still miss Fedmart. And Two Guys and Unimart and the other previous incarnations. Still, you've got to hand it to Target for lasting this long.

[@Paramount531]

FedMart was a great store until the German group took control. Sol Price knew what he was doing, the Germans clearly didn't.

[@pinkazure808]

@hanschristianbrando5588 What were some things you liked about Fedmart, Two Guys, and Unimart that Target does not have?

[@Georgeplumbing588]

I’m used to work old target from 1983-1997 😊

[@sean2015]

I grew up in Massachusetts. The first time I ever saw a Target store was June 1991 during a trip to Disneyland in Anaheim. There was a humongous Target store on Grand Harbor Blvd (I believe was the name of the thoroughfare?) right down the street from Disneyland. I believe the store is still in that same spot today.

[@kimv3161]

When we would take our grandkids to Disneyland in the mid 2000's we used to stay in one of the hotels across the street from that Target. It was so convenient for purchasing snacks and beach items for our vacation.

[@sean2015]

@@kimv3161 it brings back fond memories for me

[@lvdude8631]

It is. I believe that Disneyland location also started as a Fedmart.

[@sean2015]

@@lvdude8631 you mean the Target used to be a Fedmart?

[@lvdude8631]

@@sean2015 I think so.

[@PraveenSrJ01]

I as born on October 6th, 1983!! Will be turning 40 years old this year

[@METALFAN4EVS]

Oct. 5th for me! but 1970 LOL

[@dirtedirte8771]

Did anyone’s parents work there ? My mom would take us into the break room and they had arcades !!

[@ecoRfan]

0:50 caught my eye that they had a “records” section but then again it was the early 80s

[@ranchdressing1037]

I remember Layaway stores and Zares becoming Targets.

[@lenblack1462]

Fed Mart employed full-timers, Target part-timers, so that trend was starting back then.

[@NathanVierke]

so interesting bc target is all about being nicer and fancier than competetors like walmart nowadays.

[@instaglam7508]

Vintage target yasss I love it

[@sadiecaroline6623]

They had Nike at target …

[@OsapWorld]

Right! I wish they still did

[@jayme5280]

dang, mostly part time way back then too. :( nothing changed in 40 years

[@LostinMIA]

OMG Fedmart? I haven't heard that name in a long time! Wow crazy how they thought they could only hire part time workers. lol

[@roachtoasties]

There was also Fedco, mainly in the L.A. area. The employees worked there forever. Now, there's no longer employee loyalty. When you go to Walmart, Target and the like, it's almost like it's a whole new staff every time you visit.

[@EazemayellSanDiego-qz4ck]

​@@roachtoasties there was a fed co in national city highland ave its a Walmart now... My uncle worked at the auto service garage doing brakes and oil changes tires as well late 80's and early 90's

[@METALFAN4EVS]

I worked at Target from Feb 1988 to May 1996, the Balboa Avenue store T202. Fun times back then, met tons of people/friends and scored plenty of cashier babes! LOL I remember when they did the first major remodel around 1992 I'd guess and I took the #7 red cubed cashiers light, you see in this video, made a lamp with it and used for a few more years in my apartment. Good times.

[@andyteri777]

0:49 and still today people say this compared to WAL MART! LOL I AGREE!!

[@Hoggler]

Didn't realize Target was that old. Heck, we didn't get Walmart till 1997. East Coast... Ames, Bradley's, Anne & Hope, Burlington, Cost Plus, etc...

[@lidiadelmestre22]

good old time... only decent people shopping

[@JayNoodles]

Decent people on camera.

[@howardsung108]

Thats crazy, in my area of So Cal Target bought up all the White Front stores. I wanna say it was around '84.

[@campampates]

1:21 damn...let me get them digits

[@JSGuitar80]

🤣🤣🤣 My thoughts exactly! Oof! Thick in ALL the right places.

[@kathygrl1]

Wow. So sad. You dudes are desperate huh? I saw a …,,,,back. That’s it. LOL

[@snowdaysrule]

Don't forget everyone in this video is 40 years older now ;)

[@ihatetobethatguybut....]

Right? Lol 😁😁😁

[@shadowsmith1386]

😂😂😂😂

[@newnotification30]

Did y'all see the price on those t-shirts? How has Walmart managed to keep their t-shirt prices about the same, 40 yrs later

[@joshuad1716]

The prices of material and slave labor in china is only getting cheaper

[@Meli_Mel_619]

Employee exploitation and government handouts to large corporations

[@ryansigler]

Overseas fast fashion manufacturing + economy of scale

[@richardlomeli9310]

I noticed that too

[@kevinfrancis4255]

Because they are made out of cheesecloth.

[@LegacyOfMysterio]

Ayo San Diego my hometown. Big love. I wasn’t born until 1997 tho 😂

[@Lanae8199]

I find it interesting to see Target selling Nikes back then.

[@vidform]

0:38 They carried Nike.

[@ponysoldier6770]

I can see blue red & black but they are all the same style we get so much variety now!

[@philsmgb4393]

They will keep the store clean but don't worry, by tomorrow the carts will squeak like a mother.........

[@misterhot9163]

The beginning of the end for Kmart

[@StinkyBug28]

Can't believe target used to sell Nike shoes

[@alahollywood]

They needed a little bit more lighting, LOL

[@nslouka90]

That guy in the yellow is what we all should be doing, if we don't have have a family or means to shop at a big store then dont, that means all you people who shop at costco and live alone.

[@LunazulBaraka]

What? Suit and tie! Wow

[@spaceballs44]

I was born in 1983!!!!

[@walmartynotc]

If you know, you know.

[@LunazulBaraka]

Part time to not pay insurance

[@John-ct9zs]

Causal dress in 1983 is kinda/sorta dressed up for today's standards. I mean no one is wearing a suit and tie like in 1953, but still, no one is walking around in pajama's and crocs/flip flops like 2023. Or with their butt hanging out.

[@shadowsmith1386]

Ikr SMH

[@vincently1995]

40 Years Ago

[@lazerkeyboard]

target a discount store ?????? 💀

[@Bluemojieatscookie15]

Target 1980: 👕🧥👖🩳👟 Target 2023: 🌈🏳️‍🌈🩱🏳️‍⚧️👗 I like old Target better

[@LunazulBaraka]

Now it's woke...

[@58mosh58]

When everyone was white lol

[@Paramount531]

I loved how the UFCW went apeshit over the non union employees and I supported Target fully in that regard. Now Target is a gutless woke company and I won't spend my money there now.

[@IWantATimeMachine0000]

Before Target went woke.

[@lenblack1462]

Sorry, we're not going back to the pre-civil rights era.

[@IWantATimeMachine0000]

@@lenblack1462 I didn't say that we need to go back to the pre-civil rights era dummy, I just think Target and other companies are pushing extreme nonsense.

[@2_2_4_3]

Now they're 🌈 groomers 👎🏻

[@HeWhoLoMeins138]

KZbin is officially smoking crack...

[@a.r.gentum6517]

Huh? Not a single Hispanic?

[@Bluemojieatscookie15]

It was before Hispanic came