Retail Archaeology

Retail Archaeology

@retailarchaeology.bsky.social

Exploring dead malls, retail history, and retro games & toys | Featured on ABC News, The New York Times, and more. https://youtube.com/@RetailArchaeology

2,429 Followers 177 Following 717 Posts Joined Jul 2023
5 days ago
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A standalone Macy’s in Bend OR @retailarchaeology.bsky.social

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Gaming in the 70s! Magnavox Odyssey 500 #retrogaming #retro #techretro YouTube video by Erin Plays

I made a short on the Magnavox Odyssey 500! youtube.com/shorts/0h04Y...

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5 days ago

Regardless of what we say or do, the rich & powerful seem intent on wrecking the planet with massive pollution and wasted water from data centers and environmental destruction from endless wars. With that being the case, can we have styrofoam fast food packaging back? I miss the McDLT.

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6 days ago

Now more than ever I’m convinced losing Anthony Bourdain meant we lost probably the biggest person on tv who advocated for the wonders of meeting new people and calling anyone online who hated learning new cultures the children they were, ruthlessly to the camera.

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6 days ago

B-bump.

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1 week ago
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@hackintimseeley.bsky.social

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At last! New IDE Optical Drive Emulators for Retro PCs YouTube video by LGR

Fresh new hardware for aging old computers on LGR!

youtu.be/td6QdOnMvnk

The ZuluIDE and PicoIDE optical drive emulators replace your old CD/DVD drive with a MicroSD card solution for loading ISOs, including support for Redbook CD digital audio! Among other features like virtual hard disks and more

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1 week ago

There's a little over 3 hours left on these.

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1 week ago
A picture of entrance 2 at Fiesta Mall in Mesa, AZ. There is a canopy over the doors with "Fiesta Mall 2" above it. There is a large metal sculpture of a desert flower next to the entrance. A picture of the 2nd floor exterior entrance to a closed Macy's. The Macy's sign has been removed but there is a visible label scar. A picture of a corridor in a empty mall. There is a Food Court sign hanging from the ceiling. A picture of the 1st floor exterior entrance to a closed Macy's. The Macy's sign has been removed but there is a visible label scar.

I love my Mavicas. Here's a few pics I shot with an FD87 a few years ago at a closed down mall.

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1 week ago
Millhouse attempts to cheer up Bart, who has recently sold his soul, by showing him diet crystal Pepsi pogs.
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A pog commemorating the 91st anniversary of JCPenney. The pog is white, metallic silver, and metallic purple. It says "91st JC Oenny anniversary April 1993". 5 pogs with logos of various softdrinks. They are arranged in a row of 3 above a row of 2. The softdrink logos on the pogs are Diet Crystal Pepsi, Pepsi, Diet Pepsi, Slice, and Slice manadarin orange. A pog with thr Diet Crystal Pepsi logo. A metallic purple pog with white lettering. It says Foin' Pog Wild a Disneyland March 25 - April 10, 1994" in the middle. Around the edge of the pog it says "come amd qualify for the WPF California State championship.

Anyone want to play pogs? These are some of my favorites.

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1 week ago

It's all very bad, and I don't want to take away from that reality when I say this, but we've had an awful lot of "I told you so" moments and I'm tired of not saying that so I'm saying it.

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2 weeks ago
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2 weeks ago

People seemed to like these so I put together a few more. I don't have any of the t-shirts left so these include 6 framed photos.

Macy's: ebay.us/m/9aX1Xt

Fiesta Mall: ebay.us/m/CnCCqm

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2 weeks ago

People seemed to like these so I put together a few more. I don't have any of the t-shirts left so these include 6 framed photos.

Macy's: ebay.us/m/9aX1Xt

Fiesta Mall: ebay.us/m/CnCCqm

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2 weeks ago
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1985 NEC Multisync - A Holy Grail Vintage PC Monitor! YouTube video by LGR

Taking a look at the first Multisync monitor from 1985! Not only from NEC but the first one at retail in general, possibly
youtu.be/IgU2FQwZTXE

The JC-1401P3A displays all standard graphics modes for IBM PCs and many less standard ones, with horizontal sync rates of 15khz, 24khz, 31khz and beyond

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2 weeks ago

TONIGHT! Come hang out in the chat!

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2 weeks ago

Nature is healing.

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2 weeks ago

It was one of the best sandwiches I've slapped together in a while. I knew I was going to enjoy it going in but after the first bite I still said "holy shit" out loud.

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2 weeks ago
A sandwich on a white plate. There is sliced grilled pork chop, bacon, melted Swiss, caramelized onions, pickles, and yellow mustard in the sandwich. The sandwich is in a large round roll.
Half of a sandwich on a white plate. There is sliced grilled pork chop, bacon, melted Swiss, caramelized onions, pickles, and yellow mustard in the sandwich. The sandwich is in a large round roll.
A hand holding half of sandwich over white plate. There is sliced grilled pork chop, bacon, melted Swiss, caramelized onions, pickles, and yellow mustard in the sandwich. The sandwich is in a large round roll. There is a large bit taken out of it.

Still thinking about this sandwich I made the other night with a leftover grilled porkchop. It has sliced porkchop, bacon, melted Swiss, caramelized onions, pickles, and yellow mustard in it. It's not exactly a Cuban pork sandwich but it scratched an itch.

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2 weeks ago
A store with a sign that says “ADULT NOVELTIES - BJORK ALBUMS - MAGIC POKEMON YUGIOH - AIRSOFT GUNS”

"thin places" are locations where the veil between the physical and spiritual worlds is said to be particularly thin.

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3 weeks ago
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This week marks the 41st anniversary of CHERRY COKE, a brand responsible for more incredible designs than any other product I can think of. Here’s some of their finest work: 1985, 1990, 1992 and 1996. Which was your favorite?

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Ad  for McDonald's grand opening with the Toys R Us, and Dick Tracy logo all in the same bit of advertising.

Not often you get to see the McDonald's, Toys R Us, and Dick Tracy logo all in the same bit of advertising.

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3 weeks ago
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A new episode of Retail Archaeology is out now!

youtu.be/X6PjQJOypVc

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3 weeks ago
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A new episode of Retail Archaeology is out now!

youtu.be/X6PjQJOypVc

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3 weeks ago

I had a package I shipped make it to Florida on 2/6 and then tracking stopped. Florida always seems to be an issue for USPS, like it's some sort of package black hole.

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3 weeks ago

There's less than 24 hours left on these.

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1 month ago

My kid just came home from school with a bunch of cards. She's in high school, I was kind of surprised kids her age are doing Valentines day cards.

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