Pictures of old TV stores - Videokarma.org TV - Video

Carmine · #1 10-02-2006, 01:43 PM

I had trouble figuring out what to title this post... I was browsing through some urban-exploration sites and found this picture which I though some of you might enjoy.

Maybe if other people have more, they could post them....?

If I were to guess the era/brands in the front row (center) I'd say:

1968, Sylvania, Zenith, RCA

colortrakker · #2 10-02-2006, 02:41 PM

The only brand I see in your pic is Angelfire.

Bobby Brady · #3 10-02-2006, 03:35 PM

TV stores. To see the images on the screens of operating sets would be really neat!

Carmine · #4 10-02-2006, 11:31 PM

Fixed the picture

jpdylon · #5 10-02-2006, 11:35 PM

That's cool. Now we need someone to post a tv shop with roundies all in operation

Aage · #6 10-03-2006, 08:06 AM

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Originally Posted by jpdylon

That's cool. Now we need someone to post a tv shop with roundies all in operation

Here ya go.

jpdylon · #7 10-03-2006, 03:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Aage

Here ya go.

That's a start!

kx250rider · #8 10-03-2006, 02:00 AM

This is NOT my photo... It was uploaded to AK a few months ago. I think it bears reposting... Whoever originally posted it gets credit!

This shop was on Lincoln Blvd in Venice, CA until very recently, and in fact it may still be there. I haven't been down that way lately.

Charles

colortrakker · #9 10-03-2006, 08:07 AM

I'm not sure whether Mel's more resembles a diner (hih) or a car dealer with all that neon. LOVE that picture of Greenley's. I wonder what mall it was in.

Carmine · #10 10-03-2006, 11:23 AM

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Originally Posted by colortrakker

I'm not sure whether Mel's more resembles a diner (hih) or a car dealer with all that neon. LOVE that picture of Greenley's. I wonder what mall it was in.

It came from this site:

http://www.angelfire.com/mi4/forgottenmi/

and they say it's the dead/dying Fort Saginaw, MI mall.

kx250rider · #11 10-03-2006, 11:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Carmine

they say it's the dead/dying Fort Saginaw, MI mall.

The Mel's TV is definitely on Lincoln in Venice... But my curiosity is killing me, so I will go by there tonight and see what's up with the building

There's no doubt, because not only is the address correct, but also the phone number over the door with the EXbrook prefix.

Charles

Pete Deksnis · #12 10-03-2006, 01:14 PM

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Originally Posted by kx250rider

But my curiosity is killing me, so I will go by there tonight and see what's up with the building

Charles

I'll be checking in tonight for that report.

I've also posted this Dumont sign elsewhere on Audiokarma, but in a different view. I used to marvel at the sign back in the '60s to early '70s when it was lighted each night. It was even then a Dumont dinosaur, back when RCA was color king. Check the roadside sign.

Pete

Sandy G · #13 10-03-2006, 12:33 PM

I remember seeing a picture of the old Bondurant Bros. store in Knoxville in 1950...They had a line of Zenith B&W roundscreens diagonally across the floor...w/a "wall" of TVs & other appliances in the background...That was the place I saw the Zenith-y looking "Sony" color set that was 23" at the time Sony only made the Trinitron in 12".It was on an audio/visual rollaround rack, w/a huge VTR underneath, like something we all saw in the 8th grade...

bgadow · #14 10-04-2006, 10:22 PM

Yep, I really like those pics too. Wish I had some interesting ones to share. I have taken a few but they fairly recent so not too interesting. One was somewhat similiar to Mel's, with the slanted-out windows. That was Laurel TV, US 13 Laurel, DE. When the owner retired the place was gutted and is now a Dunkin Donuts. I did get to save lots of neat things from that former Zenith, and I think RCA, dealer.

The mall photo is another great one. One of those shots that makes me wish I could just step into the picture. Reminds me of my earliest memories of trips to the local mall back in the seventies. (now totally dead, awaiting the wrecking ball) Before they were completely shot I went in there one afternoon and started taking pictures. A security guard came up and made it clear that I was not to do that any longer, so I said yes Ma'am and put my Kodak Motormatic away.

#15 10-04-2006, 11:37 PM

What was the name of that TV series that was on a year or two ago that was supposed to be a throwback to the late 1960s when Bandstand was starting? Ive only seen the show maybe three times but each time there was a scene taken of the girls overly protective father talking with one of his workers on the floor of his radio/TV showroom, the workers son was I think in 'nam at the time. I remember he had lots of RCAs and a few Zeniths on the floor with banners hanging from the ceiling.

Was prime-time weekend on a network but I cant find anything on it.

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