WBZ Archives: Classic Commercials From the 1970s

Take a journey back with us to the late 70s, with these classic ads featuring iconic New England brands.

[@stebaer]

this is great nostalgia but especially for Bostonians along with all New Englanders on the whole.

[@burbank]

Wow this brings back memories! Riverside Park is no longer in existence but it is now six flags. Sadly Boston five cents savings Bank is no longer in existence as it is now Citizens bank and the first national Bank of Boston which is now Bank of america. It's also sad to see that Woolworths is no longer in existence as well as Friendly's. There may be a couple of families left but it's not as prominent as it once was or when these commercials were filmed. Nice memories and also valles steakhouse is now gone. No steaks looked delicious in the commercial it made me hungry.☺️

[@teletubetodd]

I vividly remember the Boston Five Cents Savings Bank commercial, and, of course, Woolworth's, Herman's and Valle's are long gone, and Riverside Park is now Six Flags New England. Where did those simpler times go?

[@ourgorlsfavoriteorangechic2711]

And they put a Whole Foods in where Spag's was.

[@milfordcivic6755]

We got old. That's where they went.

[@ourgorlsfavoriteorangechic2711]

Spags!!! It's a Whole Foods now.

[@morganfitzp]

WBZ TV4 was NBC back then, now CBS Boston.

[@ttenchantr]

RIP Valle's

[@mr2del]

I actually noticed a caption saying 1981. Just sharing. Thanks.

[@ChristopherSobieniak]

Oh, Friendly's!

[@canadianmike711]

Back on the NBC days on WBZ-TV

[@milfordcivic6755]

I totally forgot about Herman's sporting goods.

[@christopherjudge1138]

Back when channel 4 was still an NBC affiliate!

[@brentmann2988]

1:53 Mason Adams on the voice-over for Herman's World of Sporting Goods.

[@punman5392]

Riverside is now Six Flags

[@seanlewis1148]

Six Flags.......Riverside?

[@elc1960]

Hard to believe Riverside Park has been Six Flags New England for over 20 years now. The last Woolworth's I remember going in was on Main Street in Northampton MA. There are still a few Friendly's restaurants around, but the quality of the food has fallen way off, to say nothing of their ice cream. Before it became.a national brand, Friendly's was the best ice cream around.

[@marybetheby5184]

Ahhh the civil white world ....boy I sure miss these days.

[@justju0rd]

Weird

[@dewilew2137]

People of color existed in the 70s, weirdo. We didn’t fall of a damn tree. 🙄

[@elc1960]

@@justju0rd It's official - KZbin is full of racists...