tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post4031076851057944982..comments2024-03-18T19:03:50.373-04:00Comments on Tomorrow's News Today - Atlanta: I Don't Wanna Grow Up! Toys"R"Us Closing in Buckhead Atlantan99http://www.blogger.com/profile/06115362060612910966noreply@blogger.comBlogger12125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-27322576499163451292016-01-31T03:47:57.659-05:002016-01-31T03:47:57.659-05:00"I like to browse and shop in (toy stores, mu..."I like to browse and shop in (toy stores, music stores, book stores...) are all going the way of the dodo." I agree!( Tower records, Toysrus,Warner brother store,Media play,Borders books,etc...) these type places use to offer me sanctuary when shopping with the wife Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-9462958173508125122015-09-02T20:43:37.087-04:002015-09-02T20:43:37.087-04:00Kind of sad that it's closing. That was sort ...Kind of sad that it's closing. That was sort of a fancy "flagship" sort of Toys R Us when it first opened, but most of the fanciness fell by the wayside within a few years and it became just a regular store. Seems like most of the stores I like to browse and shop in (toy stores, music stores, book stores...) are all going the way of the dodo.<br /><br />I still remember Lionel Play World in Forest Park from when I was a kid. Loved that place! Growing up in the 70s, I was kind of in the sweet spot where they sold old-school toys (like the model trains), newfangled stuff like Atari 2600 games, and those ever-popular Star Wars action figures. I spent a lot of Friday nights in there with my dad looking for certain elusive action figures.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-57327122478064414732015-08-31T14:26:37.100-04:002015-08-31T14:26:37.100-04:00I worked here for 12 years and will truly missed i...I worked here for 12 years and will truly missed it. I heard that a saks off 5th is coming to the location. They have already stripped the walls and broken down most of the fixtures.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06582247041780164533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-25613877857901808052015-08-30T22:45:27.968-04:002015-08-30T22:45:27.968-04:00A "Saks off Fifth" Outlet is going in.A "Saks off Fifth" Outlet is going in. <br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-60206719183858698842015-08-11T21:26:36.390-04:002015-08-11T21:26:36.390-04:00Toys in Buckhead? I go first to Richard's Vari...Toys in Buckhead? I go first to Richard's Variety Store, then Learning Express, Brilliant Sky, and Kazoo.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-48718646973750643762015-08-05T20:07:14.484-04:002015-08-05T20:07:14.484-04:00I will miss that giraffe! It was unique I will miss that giraffe! It was unique Stacyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00863425076581374421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-4745294314422050242015-08-05T13:00:50.600-04:002015-08-05T13:00:50.600-04:00Do you know what is going in there yet?Do you know what is going in there yet?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-22025383449964025452015-08-05T11:13:52.429-04:002015-08-05T11:13:52.429-04:00Hopefully this gives the owner of the shopping cen...Hopefully this gives the owner of the shopping center a reason to remove the goofy clock and giraffe from the most visible part of the building. They also need to slap a new coat of paint on the whole shopping center, specifically the back side that faces thousands of motorists on GA 400. Without a doubt the biggest eyesore in this part of Buckhead. So 1998.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-72359135050177244072015-08-05T09:41:39.214-04:002015-08-05T09:41:39.214-04:00I always bought stuff at FAO Schwartz at Lenox and...I always bought stuff at FAO Schwartz at Lenox and still kind of miss the place. The store was small and less hectic than the larger places, but I could generally find some unique gifts. Hamnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-30569587153052606682015-08-05T08:21:27.276-04:002015-08-05T08:21:27.276-04:00Not surprising, but sad nonetheless. As a former ...Not surprising, but sad nonetheless. As a former child (duh!), there was nothing I loved more than going into a Toys R Us. A store dedicated to children having fun. Finding things to have fun with. It was like heaven. Eventually, I see Toys R Us and Babies R Us being one store combined. Having a store dedicated to toys just doesn't work anymore. Parents want to pay less so they go to Wal-Mart or buy from Amazon. It's sad. It's the reality of business today, but still sad.AJnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-63472183011547524972015-08-05T08:21:01.121-04:002015-08-05T08:21:01.121-04:00I got my first toy as a child in the mid 1970s fro...I got my first toy as a child in the mid 1970s from Lionel Play World on Buford Hwy. My son will miss Toys R Us.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-579719431387122896.post-61454834115318723912015-08-05T08:01:47.884-04:002015-08-05T08:01:47.884-04:00What's going in there? It's a huge space.What's going in there? It's a huge space.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com