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KnB or Woolworths...which was your go-to?
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:28 pm
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:28 pm
And who knew Woolworths is huge in Australia now?
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 2:03 pm
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Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:31 pm to sidewalkside
K&B was everywhere when I was young, but they had a Woolworths in the old Bon Marche. That's where I got the Big League Chew and my Garbage Pail Kids.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:32 pm to sidewalkside
K&B. There was one at the entrance of my neighborhood growing up. I've never been to a Woolworths
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:35 pm to sidewalkside
TG&Y
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:44 pm to sidewalkside
K&B GOAT
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:47 pm to sidewalkside
Yeah I do t think we had Woolworths in Chalmette. Hell not sure what it is. K&B or Eckerds for me.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 12:49 pm to sidewalkside
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:10 pm to sidewalkside
I also recall G.C. Murphy Co. They had a little lunch-counter too, but usually with only about five stools to sit, alongside a fairly short dining bar.
But, I could never quite pigeonhole what G.C. Murphy's was. They seemed a little too big for a 'dime store,' yet too small for a 'department store.' Maybe it was what you used to hear called a 'variety store,' like the TG&Y was.
I didn't really have much interaction with KnB, as they didn't show up in my area until the fairly late-1970s. Just like we didn't have an Eckerd's until nearly 1976. I remember I found the Eckerd store's design rather startlingly modernistic, as previously I was accustomed to drug stores and dime stores being older and more individualistic looking, as they were apt to be. Buildings and stores that often dated originally dating back to the 1940s or 1950s, and still doing business.
But, I could never quite pigeonhole what G.C. Murphy's was. They seemed a little too big for a 'dime store,' yet too small for a 'department store.' Maybe it was what you used to hear called a 'variety store,' like the TG&Y was.
I didn't really have much interaction with KnB, as they didn't show up in my area until the fairly late-1970s. Just like we didn't have an Eckerd's until nearly 1976. I remember I found the Eckerd store's design rather startlingly modernistic, as previously I was accustomed to drug stores and dime stores being older and more individualistic looking, as they were apt to be. Buildings and stores that often dated originally dating back to the 1940s or 1950s, and still doing business.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:11 pm to sidewalkside
K&B for sure. Miss the 25 cent half gallon ice cream.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:17 pm to sidewalkside
TG&Y and Gibson's.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:20 pm to sidewalkside
Do you even Howard Bros?
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:25 pm to sidewalkside
K&B was more available for me than Woolworth's.
Ruston still had a K&B in the early 80's to buy Milwaukee's Best cheap beer as a freshman at LaTech.
Ruston still had a K&B in the early 80's to buy Milwaukee's Best cheap beer as a freshman at LaTech.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:28 pm to sidewalkside
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:29 pm to sidewalkside
I loved them both, very different experiences!
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:33 pm to sidewalkside
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:44 pm to sidewalkside
K & B’s were all over the New Orleans area.
Thats where everyone went.
There werent many Woolworths.
But the one on Canal by the Saengar had a great bakery that made amazing donuts. They had a lunch counter too, but I think they took it out in the 80’s.
I want to say that big Woolworth on Canal closed around Katrina. Not 100% sure.
Thats where everyone went.
There werent many Woolworths.
But the one on Canal by the Saengar had a great bakery that made amazing donuts. They had a lunch counter too, but I think they took it out in the 80’s.
I want to say that big Woolworth on Canal closed around Katrina. Not 100% sure.
Posted on 8/9/23 at 1:55 pm to sidewalkside
Eckards Bruh..
Posted on 8/9/23 at 4:47 pm to sidewalkside
My first job at 18 was in the 90's working at K&B in the Hammond mall while going to SLU. It was a pretty cool place to work actually. I remember they sold a crazy amount of liquor. We were always trying to stop shoplifters that would try to run out the back entrance that led into the mall area. The best was being able to walk down to Morrisons cafeteria in the mall on our lunch break.
This post was edited on 8/9/23 at 4:48 pm
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