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Toys “R” Us
1957–2018
“The wall of bikes and the aisle of everything.”
Toy Stores
The cavernous temple of toys where the birthday and Christmas lists came true — a wall of bikes, aisle after aisle of action figures and dolls, the locked cases of video games, and Geoffrey the Giraffe on the sign out front. You handed a stock-slip to the register and hoped the box was in the back. Crushing debt from a buyout finished it, and the U.S. stores were liquidated in 2018.
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KB Toys
1922–2009
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Toy Stores
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Children's Palace
1960–1992
“The toy store shaped like a castle.”
Toy Stores
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Blockbuster Video
1985–2010
“Friday nights walking the aisles for the perfect rental.”
Video Stores
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Tower Records
1960–2006
“Hours lost flipping through the racks.”
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