Comment from Tom:
In 1955, we moved to Decatur, GA and in the Belvedere Plaza Shopping Center there was a WT Grant store. It was originally one floor, but after Thanksgiving, they opened a stairway to the lower level that became Toyland along with Christmas merchandise. In the early 60s, the store was remodeled. They put in a lunch counter with booths, like Woolworth’s had and they made the lower level a permanent part of the store with appliances, plants and the pet department and stuff. One of the most outstanding things I remember seeing for sale at Grants were individual goldfish in 5″ by 4″ plastic bags that were attached to a display board. The top of each bag was folded over with a paper label stapled to it. The lunch counter cooked the frozen French fries on the grill, under a cover and when they were served, they were so hot you could not eat them. They made the coffee in old-fashion glass vacuum pots where the water gurgled up from the lower bowl to the top bowl and then after a minute or two, they turned off the heat and the coffee went back down. We moved before the store went into a decline and I don’t think I went into another Grants after that.
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Roswell Boomer said:-
This was one of my most favorite spots to check out Christmas Toys. I used to make my Christmas wish list from here.
"Pop-Guns", "Burp guns", "Flint-Lock Cap pistols".
I can still remember the smell of this basement
toyland.
This was one of my most favorite spots to check out Christmas Toys. I used to make my Christmas wish list from here.
ReplyDelete"Pop-Guns", "Burp guns", "Flint-Lock Cap pistols".
I can still remember the smell of this basement
toyland.
Where exactly was this located?
ReplyDeleteYou see the photo at top of page of F.W. Woolworth, that the building W.T. GRANTS took over, later Woolworth opened at the right side of the mall near Kroger.
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