Places you went to when you were younger but they are long gone.

[ASTalumna06]

Filene's, and especially Filene's Basement! Good clothing for cheap. I would always go to the store in Boston, which was a madhouse, but it was worth shopping there. I almost bought a beautiful prom dress there for $20. I'm not even a big shopper, but I miss Filene's dearly.

[maconmagnolia]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Filene's, and especially Filene's Basement! Good clothing for cheap. I would always go to the store in Boston, which was a madhouse, but it was worth shopping there. I almost bought a beautiful prom dress there for $20. I'm not even a big shopper, but I miss Filene's dearly.

Haha, I saw this after I posted it about it, but I really miss Filene's! I used to go there all the time with my mom when I was younger and they had the best deals.

[AOX81]

Originally Posted by ASTalumna06

Filene's, and especially Filene's Basement! Good clothing for cheap. I would always go to the store in Boston, which was a madhouse, but it was worth shopping there. I almost bought a beautiful prom dress there for $20. I'm not even a big shopper, but I miss Filene's dearly.

I love Filene's Basement. Went to my first one in Chicago and there is one in Ohio now.

[MaryPoppins]

Originally Posted by violetgeek

My husband almost cried when we heard that Old Tyme Deli had closed.

Remember Winter Wonderland at the downtown Goldsmith's?

Florida Panhandle beaches before high rise condos.

Still searching for a recipe for the Crunchy Chocolate Chewies they had at Old Tyme Deli. Miss their bratwurst with sauerkraut as wells as their blinis desperately.

The Winter Wonderland pieces that survive can be seen at the Pink Palace Children's Museum in Memphis, every holiday season. I've never seen anything like the original though. I miss old Downtown Memphis.

Godchaux's was indeed wonderful, but I grew up shopping in the D.H. Holmes in Mobile which was near my grandparents Gulf Coast second home. I learned about Godchaux's when when we moved to NOLA in 1979.

[AOII Angel]

Originally Posted by MaryPoppins

Ponchartrain Beach Amusement Park in New Orleans. D.H. Holmes Stores in New Orleans and other southern cities (Dillard's is a pale and wan replacement.) Garfinkle's Department Stores in D.C. Goldsmith's Department Stores in Memphis. Old Tyme Deli in Jackson, Mississippi. And pre-1980 Saks Fifth Avenue.

I remember Holmes, but Godchaux was better.

Fun Fair Park in Baton Rouge. We had so many birthday parties there as kids. There was the saddest chimpanzee or gorilla caged at the park that got out when in the late 80s and took off down Airline Highway. I think they made them give it to the zoo after that.

[Xidelt]

Midtown Mall. Sibley's. McCurdy's.

[fascination]

Underground Atlanta is still open, but it has apparently changed since I went there 30+ years ago on a college weekend trip. My recollection is that it had a bunch of fun bars and restaurants as well as neat shops back then. Last year I was back in Atlanta for the first time in ages, and our hotel was nearby. We decided to go to Underground Atlanta for dinner and drinks at about 9:30, but the entrance was locked. We asked back at the hotel if it was closed for good, and they said that everything locks up by 8 p.m. on weekdays and at 9 p.m. on Fridays and Saturdays for safety and security - and to keep the neighborhood clean and quiet.
The website says that original underground Atlanta was closed in 1980 after the nearby MARTA station opened and for "other factors" -- which I assume had to do with crime and urban decay. It was reopened in 1986 with a huge cash infusion from the city and private industry, and they apparently try to keep it clean and safe now.

[WCsweet<3]

I'd like to third Discovery Zone.

Macy's bought out Meier and Frank's which was a big department store company out here. Meier and Frank's had the best Santa Land every December. The Macy's land doesn't even compare.

[KSUViolet06]

Macy's before it got like, cheap and dumb.

[IrishLake]

Sea World in Aurora OH. It makes me sad that my kids won't get that same experience.

[badgeguy]

In the Cincinnati Ohio Area we had two small amusement parks when I was growing up that my dad would always have his company picnics at, they were called Americana, and Fantasy Farm. These two were the low budget rivals of the main amusement park here, Kings Island. Americana and Fantasy Farm had some really neat little haunted houses and a cool go kart track as well.
There are a dozen rides from Kings Island (and for those who've ever seen episodes f the Brady Bunch, yes this is the amusement park they came to in that vacation episode!).
My kids go to the park now and I tell them about all the neat rides that aren't there anymore that they would have loved, like the Old Time Taxi's where you could drive around a track, or the old corvettes they had too where you could drive.......
My absolute favorite ride there as a kids was called the Floor Dropout.....where you'd be stuck against the wall as it spun and the floor would drop down........

Sometimes I wish there was enough money to rebuild these old nostalgic places.....

[TonyB06]

Originally Posted by badgeguy

In the Cincinnati Ohio Area we had two small amusement parks when I was growing up that my dad would always have his company picnics at, they were called Americana, and Fantasy Farm. These two were the low budget rivals of the main amusement park here, Kings Island. Americana and Fantasy Farm had some really neat little haunted houses and a cool go kart track as well. ..

How could I forget Fantasy Farm!!?! I guess growing up with Kings Island so close, it was easy for FF to be "mentally absorbed."

Did you watch Uncle Al and his wife Captain Wendy? lol

[badgeguy]

Originally Posted by TonyB06

How could I forget Fantasy Farm!!?! I guess growing up with Kings Island so close, it was easy for FF to be "mentally absorbed."

Did you watch Uncle Al and his wife Captain Wendy? lol

I was on that show.....my mom has the picture. But, as usual, I'm the one kid who ISNT looking forward at the camera I had my head turned looking at the clown or something....lol!!

[badgeguy]

Also, in the Cincinnati Ohio area, there is another small amusement park near the river called Coney Island. Although I was born when this park was in its haydey, there were a ton of old rides there that are long gone....rollercoasters, a haunted house, and the best was an old steam train that went around the whole park. My youngest son is in love with trains and I took him to a place thats by our house called EnterTRAINment Junction....its an incredible train display and fun house for kids.....in one of the sections they built a replica of the old Coney Island as it existed in the 1960s and early 70s.....with all working rides....its way too cool, and I'm bummed because my kids keep wishing they could have ridden those rides.

[badgeguy]

Oh, and one last thing about old places long gone...my wife is from Rhode Island and she says there was an old amusement park called Rocky Point that has been since torn down. They made a documentary about it. It also seemed like a great little park and its a shame its not there either. When we go there to visit her mom I would have liked to have been able to take the kids there also.....