Tamagotchi!

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Elmo Loves You!

PAC-Man Fever!

They’re One of A Kind

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Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

History Quote Weekends

History Quote Weekends

Woolworth Goes to the Suburbs

In the 1950’s and 60’s, America began spreading out of its cities and into the suburbs. The big names in retail were moving out of downtown and into suburban malls and shopping centers. Woolworth had long been a staple of downtowns and saw many of its customers moving out to the suburbs and to larger discount stores. This was the beginning of K-Mart, Target and Wal-Mart type stores and Woolworth wanted to be in the mix. They felt that their Woolworth format needed tweaking before they committed to larger sized stores, so they launched an entirely new enterprise- Woolco.

Woolco was seen as being a sure bet to succeed. After all, it had the ample resources of one of the biggest retail companies in the world. Woolworth was trying it all at the time, including mall stores, but Woolco was its biggest project. Unfortunately, it was probably getting to be too much for the company to handle. Woolco buyers were having a hard time filling up its cavernous stores. They began leasing out extra space and moving in some of their mall stores. Eventually, they chose to close Woolco and eventually Woolworth to concentrate on their remaining mall store- Foot Locker.

McDonald’s Through The Years

1940’s

1950’s

1970’s

Today

The Anaheim Connection

The City of Anaheim might be best known as the home of DISNEYLAND, but it is also the birthplace of some of the biggest chain restaurants around, like Carl’s Jr.

It also was the launching pad for Mimi’s Cafe.

But more importantly, it was its most famous location that provided a practically universal worldwide snack treat. Doritos were invented at DISNEYLAND.

26 Miles Across the Sea

William Wrigley, Jr. bought a share of the heavenly Catalina Island without seeing it in person. After he visited the island, just a boat ride away from Los Angeles, he had to buy the rest of it.

Mr. Wrigley quickly began developing the island as a vacation destination. Later, his family would create a conservancy to preserve the balance of the island for future generations. The island’s main city- Avalon- still beckons tourists from across the sea.

The Bellamy Salute

Prior to World War II, American students saluted the flag using the “Bellamy Salute”. Look familiar?