Who remembers Korvettes, Gertz, and Great Eastern

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

I might be stretching it with
Great Eastern. It was a store
like K-Mart or Walgreens. I
only remember coming across
one in Hicksville, LI.

I remember wandering the
record section at Korvettes as
a kid. I bought my copy of
Saturday Night Fever there (I
wished
I had saved it on vinyl
instead of destroying it!). I
recall coming across Michael
Jackson's first solo album,
Off the Wall, and thinking,
"Michael Jackson? Solo? Ehh,
he'll never make it!" No
wonder I'm not in the music
industry!!

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[Gvac]

I definitely remember Korvettes, but those other 2 are a mystery to me. Do you remember "Two Guys"?



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Thanks again, germsie!

[The Blowhard]

I always heard that Korvettes was named because of it's group of owners being veterans:
Eight Jewish Korean Vets
EJ Korvettes
I guess this was true.
And speaking of other defunct stores:
Mays
A&S
Bonds
Altmans
Bambergers
and Wetson's Hamburgers!

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[F Wad]

i remember all of those and a few others
LH Martin
Two Guys
Times Square Store

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[Leadbottom]

caldors

love and peace to all

[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Heckler,

I think the Korvettes name is
a "legend." Check www.snopes.com

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[Alice S. Fuzzybutt]

Gertz eventually "morphed"
into Sterns...

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[LittleLizaJane]

2 Guys from Harrison

[The Blowhard]

Alice, why let the truth get in the way of a cool story? ;)

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[jafter]

TSS
Whites
do they still have Tom Mcanns

We used to go to Gertz in the Sunrise Mall when it was first built.

[JimBeam]

Yeah I remember Korvettes.
I think they were eventually all bought out by Caldor, which now, at least in this area ( Upper Westchester/Lower Putnam counties ) , were bought out by a place called Kohl's.
Is there still a plave called Gimbel's around ??
I remember the only one becoming a Stern's.
How about Alexander's. You guys remember that store ??
They had a kick ass jingle on TV at Christmas time :

I tip throgh Tiffany's.
I leap at Lord & Taylor's.
But I buy at Alexander's !!


Good stuff !!

I have balls !!!

[Ron Zoni]

Lets see how old you really are. Do you remember this store.
Robert Hall

[Gvac]

Time for your medication, Mr. Zoni.

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girl germs rocks!

[Ron Zoni]

Mmmmmmmm medication

[The Blowhard]

I remember buying my new suits at Robert Hall.

"It is better to die on your feet than to live on your knees"

[The Blowhard]

Christmas time was the best time to steal from Korvettes.

[The Chairman]

ALICE GREAT POST!!!

Some repeats, but haven't gone to bed yet:

B. Altman
Fayva
TSS
Alexander's (that store in Valley Stream had some butt ugly tile designs on its building).
A&S
Two Guys
Herrman's Sporting Goods
Rickel's
Crazy Eddies
Friendly Frost

and what about supermarkets?

Hills
Bohack's
Red Apple


memories!!

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[Zoefus]

OMG Bohack's - my father referred to every supermarket as Bohack's....... <P>

[ThePointer]

Sure I remember Bohack's and Korvettes. in fact I still have a little black and white TV I bought from there. Alexanders was an anchor when they opened the Kings Plaza Mall in Brooklyn.

you have two choices: Castration or a one way ticket to New York

[Reephdweller]

I dont remember Great Eastern, but I do remember Korvettes, Two Guys and Gertz. Also Gimbles.

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[The Chairman]

Also Gimbles

Yeah!

The old timers say:
"Does Macy's tell Gimble's?"

This expression will die out 20 years from now.

How about Ohrback's?

Lafayette Electronics

Thom McCann

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[FUNKMAN]

There was a Great Eastern up on Rte 440 in Jersey City...

Only thing I remember is stealing "We Sold Our Soul For Rock And Roll" and "Who's Next", along with a few other albums.

I remember the store name Korvettes and can picture the lettering on the outside of the store but not sure where it was...

Never heard of Gertz?

Gvac mentioned "Two Guys", remember that one well! It was also up on Rte 440 and the thing I remember most was when Dad took us to the Lumber section and the smell of the wood...

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"and when you're bad you die when you die"

[high fly]

Yeah, I remember Korvettes.Back in the day, my best friend and I used to borrow his mom's car and drive up to the one in Springfield Mall in no.Va to shop for records. What was good about the store was not only did it have a relatively large selection, but the import section was really, really good.Albums were about a dollar more than the store in Fredericksburg where we otherwise shopped.

[adny516]

i remember korvets, A&S Alexanders, John Wannamakers, Gimbels

[A.J.]

I only remember Jami Gertz.

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A Skidmark production.

[JustJon]

Walgreens and Bradlees are each gone a few years now...
and Service Merchandise went on-line only.


And Crazy Eddie's tried to restart within the last year or two.

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[Green Lantern]

I remember Alexanders & Woolworths

SAVE RON & FEZ!!!
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[Reephdweller]

Walgreens and Bradlees are each gone a few years now...


Walgreens the pharmacy? I have one right near my house, and I've seen others around.

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[HomerfromMahopac]

How about the granddaddy of them all Gimbels

Anyone remember Two Guys, Barkers, Chess King, Just Shirts,
Consumers ?

[HomerfromMahopac]

I used to get my Easter suits at Alexander's every year

[jafter]

Do they still have A & P's with their coffee grinders at the end of every register?



Thank you Ron and Fez for finally being live in DC again.
Philly is the next market for the boys. Wake up WYSP...

[Joe]

Well, hate to disappoint too many folks but the Korvette's "name origin" is incorrect via 11/8 Koreans . . . Having been a longtime Retail Executive - Great Eastern (Inventory), Stern's (Training), and Barnes & Noble (Employment) as well as a recently retired Librarian, I had to check up on it all. There is sort of a correlation with the Vet idea but not Korean -

According to Korvette's founder, Eugene Ferkauf, the name E.J. Korvette was coined as a combination of the initials of its founders (Eugene and Joe) and a re-spelling of the naval term Corvette, which is the airplane he flew during World War II. This claim, and the fact that the name pre-dates the Korean War by three years, contradict an urban legend that the name stood for "Eight (or Eleven) Jewish Korean War Veterans".[4]

4. Source: Claim: The discount chain E.J. Korvette took its name from a shortening of 'eight Jewish Korean War veterans,' the founding partners. Status: False. at Snopes.com

[Death Metal Moe]

Well, since we're moving close to a decade since anyone even posted in this thread, you're not disappointing anyone.

[Joe Pietaro]

Used to go to the Korvette's on Bay Parkway in Brooklyn (later the location of Caesar's Bay Bazaar) all the time. Fished for porgies behind it all the time.

How about Woolworth & Woolco?

[CurseoftheBambi]

I browse thru tiffany's but I buy at

:lol:

[CurseoftheBambi]

I browse thru tiffany's but I buy at

ALEXANDERS!!!

[CaptainBlowhole]

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[MagillaGorillaz]

I want a steak sandwich from Burger King

[CaptainBlowhole]

I want a steak sandwich from Burger King

Yeah! I saw that and was like...how did I miss that?