Building 19 Socks
Description: Starting in 1964 at the old Hingham Shipyard (at Building #19, hence the name), founders Jerry Ellis & Harry Andler established the eventual New England juggernaut grew into multiple locations which offered irregular/discontinued/less-than-perfect merchandise acquired from closeouts, liquidations, fire sales, etc. The flyers were a work of art on their own, the "free coffee" was always hot & ready for customers, and the culture of "Good Stuff Cheap" was held in high regard by employees and customers alike. Declaring bankruptcy in November of 2013 due to a changing competitive retail environment, the company left its impression on many New Englanders, as we continue to seek "Good Stuff Cheap.
Description: Black text / light tee variant of the tee shirt for the late great Building 19 empire, the Boston area discount chain. Retro nostalgia for any New Englander of a certain age!
Building 19 1/2 - retro store tee (Black on white) Socks
by GeekGiftGallery
$14 $20
Description: Throwback Thursday at its finest- celebrate the late great Building 19 with this vintage tee commemorating the great New England discount store chain which lived until 2013. Who can forget those commercials running at 1 in the morning on Channel 56? Great gift for anyone with nostalgiac memories of the Boston area of yesteryear.
