Defunct Store Cards
Description: Remembering the much-loved Wanamaker’s Department Store, in Philadelphia. John Wanamaker Department Store was one of the first department stores in the United States. Founded by John Wanamaker, it was influential in the development of the retail industry including offering the first restaurant to be located inside a department store as well as being the first department store with electrical illumination (1878) and the first to use price tags. And in pop culture much of the 1987 movie Mannequin was filmed at Wanamaker's as was the 1991 sequel, Mannequin Two: On the Move. The Wanamaker's flagship store in Center City, with its famous organ and eagle from the St. Louis World's Fair, was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1978.
Wanamaker’s Department Store. Philadelphia, Pennsylvania Card
by Nostalgia Place
$5.00 $6.00
Description: Varsity Records was one of two labels that comprised the United States Record Company; Royale Records was the other. Eli Oberstein created the USRC in the summer of 1939, shortly after he left an executive position at RCA Victor. Varsity was considered a "budget" label, specializing in popular music and selling records for 35 cents each. Royale was more expensive, at 75 cents a record, and specialized in classical music.
Description: Launched in 1974, Power Records’ iconic Book & Record sets paired vibrant comic books with immersive audio on 7" or 12" vinyl records. Featuring sound effects, music, and voice acting, these sets brought stories to life for a generation of kids. Today, complete sets in good condition are rare and highly sought-after by collectors due to their nostalgic appeal and cultural significance. Production continued into the early 1980s, leaving behind a treasured legacy of multimedia storytelling.
Description: Slap a Ham Records was an independent label from San Francisco owned and operated by Chris Dodge. The label lasted for about 13 years, officially shutting down in 2002. According to Dodge, this was due because of the September 11 attacks; "After the attacks, everyone stopped spending money" and as a result, Slap a Ham faced stagnate commerce, causing Dodge to go into debt.
Description: Tower Records was once a record sales powerhouse. The location on Sunset Blvd. in Hollywood was ground zero for up-and-coming bands and the fans that loved them. Re-live the golden age of rock! Logo faithfully reproduced on high-quality cotton T-Shirt for long-playing retro memories!
Description: In 1906 the first "W. T. Grant Co. 25 Cent Store" opened in Lynn, Massachusetts. Modest profit, coupled with a fast turnover of inventory, allowed the stores to grow to almost $100 million annual sales by 1936. By the time Grant died in 1972 at age 96, his chain of W. T. Grant Stores had grown to almost 1,200. At the company's end, headquarters were atop One Astor Plaza, a prominent building of New York City's skyline on Times Square. Grant's stores were slower than others to adapt to the growth of the suburbs and the change in shopping habits that this entailed, and the attempt to correct this was belated. W. T. Grant's bankruptcy in 1976, which was the then-second biggest in US history.
Description: Relativity Records was an American record label founded by Barry Kobrin at the site of his vinyl record shop, Important Record Distributors (IRD) in metropolitan New York City. The IRD distribution name was later known as RED Distribution and again as RED Music. Relativity released music that covered a wide variety of musical genres. When it entered into a deal with Sony Music Entertainment, it became more known for its heavy metal and hip hop releases.
Description: "WORN" VERSION ALSO AVAILABLE! A store concept created by Trans World Entertainment in 1979 but later replaced by its f.y.e. store concept.
Tape World T-Shirt - "New" Version - Defunct Music Store Logo Card
by Sun77
$5.00 $6.00
Description: Bradlees Department Store, more commonly known as Bradlees, was a discount department store chain based in Braintree, Massachusetts, which operated primarily in the Northeastern United States. Bradlees sold various retail items in its stores, including clothing, jewelry, health care, beauty products, footwear, furniture, electronics, housewares, and bedding. At its peak in 2000, Bradlees operated over 105 stores in seven states across the Northeast, with close to 10,000 employees. The chain went through Chapter 11 bankruptcy in 2000, with all of its stores eventually closed by March 15, 2001.
Description: A classic retro arch design featuring the iconic "EXCELLO Records" ribbon banner and cursive typography in orange and black. Celebrating the legendary American record label famous for swamp blues, R&B, and gospel music history. Perfect for vinyl collectors, blues lovers, music nerds, and vintage record enthusiasts. Ideal for t-shirts, hoodies, vinyl stickers, poster prints, and tote bags.
Description: J & S Records was a New York record label started in 1956 and continued through to the early 1970s. The owner was Zelma "Zell" Sanders (1922–1976), one of the few woman label owners in the record business. In the early 1950s Sanders was managing a girl vocal group, The Hearts. She arranged a contract for them on New York's Baton Records and hired and fired members until she got the mix she wanted. In mid-1956 she decided to start her own label, J & S Records.
Description: In December 2008, Giant Eagle opened the rebranded Valu King supermarket in Eastlake, Ohio. The Valu King name dates back to the 1980s. The rebranded Valu King operated stores in Eastlake, Ravenna, and Brooklyn in Ohio and Johnstown and Erie in Pennsylvania, with the most recent store opened in May 2012.
Vintage VALU KING Super Markets Grocery Store Value OHIO PA Card
by GOODEYE
$5.00 $6.00
