Old Calgary stuff you miss...(The Nostalgia thread)

[Bleeding Red]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

yep remember it well but Woolworths was further down the mall. not far from the old escalator that went up to Easy Street if I recall. lot smaller that Woodwards

Yup. Woodwards was like the fashionable department store and Woolworths was the disscount store. Clothes at Woodwards, toys at Woolworths.

[BeltlineFan]

It used to be tough to choose a department store with Woodward's, Woolworth's and Woolco all trying to woo you.

[Strange Brew]

Originally Posted by driveway

I went to Branton Jr. High, we used to head to North Hill and hit the arcade at lunchtime.

You were 100% guaranteed to be late getting back, but it was worth it about once every month or so.

There was an arcade downtown where I would blow a bunch of money every month or so in junior high.

I think it was called Digits?

[Thor]

Originally Posted by Mango

That $3.99 combo looks delicious.

That youtube channel is amazing, nostalgia porn!

[Dion]

Originally Posted by BeltlineFan

It used to be tough to choose a department store with Woodward's, Woolworth's and Woolco all trying to woo you.

Got my first bicycle from Woolco.

[browna]

Originally Posted by dirk diggler

Remember Chinook had the beauty of a store, Woolworths. very SAAN like. chinook has changed so much, not even recognizable anymore

It also had another low end store, “The Met” which had the same junk as Woolworth and Saan, and the odd thing about it is it also had a lunch counter in it. If I recall, it was lower level near Woodward’s (now the Bay).

Was the bakery mentioned above a Grandma Lee’s?

Also, Chinook had a Mark’s and Spencer, until they closed around 2000.

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by Thor

That youtube channel is amazing, nostalgia porn!

Holy crap, amazing is right. You can get completely lost in that channel.

[Dion]

"Meet the Players" day at McMahon Stadium on Sunday, June 23, 1968. Players seen are Wayne Harris, Don Luzzi, Roger Kramer (65), Gary Clipperton (56), Billy Roy (50), Herb Schumm (52), Ted Woods (32), Jim Furlong (70), Terry Evanshen (25) and (final) Pete Liske.

[Mango]

Originally Posted by Thor

That youtube channel is amazing, nostalgia porn!

If you're looking for another great retro Calgary channel, Blendeture is one of my favourite subscriptions. It's a little more 1990s than 1980s, but still very good.

[Inglewood Jack]

I remember on local channels when they ran out of commercials to play, they'd have these scenes of the Calgary skyline from a field, sometimes with a couple of horses wandering by, and strangely hypnotic elevator music.

I kind of want to find them again but can't even think of what to type in the search box..."Calgary local television dead air filler"?

[Barnet Flame]

Originally Posted by Mango

If you're looking for another great retro Calgary channel, Blendeture is one of my favourite subscriptions. It's a little more 1990s than 1980s, but still very good.

Is there any way we can find out about what her incredible news was?

[Dion]

[Thor]

OMG there goes my weekend, these are so great!

[troutman]

Originally Posted by Dion

That area SW of the stadium in all developed now with condos, medical offices and care homes.

[Johnny Makarov]

Krazy Krazy and their bait and switch ads in the Calgary Sun. You couldn't fit more text onto a page!

[snootchiebootchies]

Originally Posted by troutman

That area SW of the stadium in all developed now with condos, medical offices and care homes.

And to link this with another topic in this thread, I believe there was a Woolco just up the road from McMahon at Northland Village.

[ken0042]

Yes, the Northland Walmart was one that was converted from a Woolco back in 1994.

[dirk diggler]

i spent many an hour at the Macleod and heritage location. bought my commodore 64 accessories there if i recall.

[puffnstuff]

I remember when there was a channel that was just typed white text on a red background, it was news stories. There was a blue band at the top that did either sports scores or weather. And a green band at the bottom that did the other.
If there was nothing good on the other 3 channels thats what you watched.

[Roast Beef]

IIRC that was channel 4. In the early 80's it was the best way to see what the temperature was outside.