Jumping over towards those old bus tunnel doors for a moment, here's a view the other way along the sold fixtures section. I still wonder if anyone ever bought that weird giant display thing, and if so, what they would have done with it...
The RE-PC used computer store in Seattle and Tukwila seems like the kind of business that shops these fixtures sales, lol. They wouldn't need hangars and mannequins, but I'm sure there are a lot of displays and tables they could use. I'm trying to figure out where those carts with the brown/maroon seats came from at the Seattle location, but I can't quite figure it out. I think Walgreens may have used carts like that way back in the day, but I don't know if that's where they came from.
Anyway, those RE-PC stores in your area are totally awesome. They look like places where I could spend hours browsing through stuff. They have a lot of used Hi-Fi stuff and other electronics in addition to PC stuff. The Tukwila store looks a little nicer, but the Seattle store has a computer museum in it as well. Neat stuff, this might be something worth visiting if you're in the area.
Ha, that's not my sort of thing, but I can see why you would find it cool! I'm not sure what store would have used that style of cart either -- the seat looks a lot like what Costco used a long time ago, but the rest of the cart doesn't look right for Costco at all.
It's possible that Walgreens uses/used the same baskets here and I just never noticed that. Walgreens used to have very distinctive baskets prior to some time in the 1990s. They were brown and were solid. They didn't have cut-outs like most baskets. Here's a photo of those memorable baskets: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-ckAAOSwpc1emLtv/s-l300.jpg
On the topic of Walgreens carts from that era, here's a photo of one from them Flickr. I don't think these are the same as those RE-PC carts, but there are some similarities. Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fourstarcashiernathan/3734960505
The RE-PC used computer store in Seattle and Tukwila seems like the kind of business that shops these fixtures sales, lol. They wouldn't need hangars and mannequins, but I'm sure there are a lot of displays and tables they could use. I'm trying to figure out where those carts with the brown/maroon seats came from at the Seattle location, but I can't quite figure it out. I think Walgreens may have used carts like that way back in the day, but I don't know if that's where they came from.
ReplyDeleteAnyway, those RE-PC stores in your area are totally awesome. They look like places where I could spend hours browsing through stuff. They have a lot of used Hi-Fi stuff and other electronics in addition to PC stuff. The Tukwila store looks a little nicer, but the Seattle store has a computer museum in it as well. Neat stuff, this might be something worth visiting if you're in the area.
Tukwila RE-PC: https://goo.gl/maps/DG8f2PLfrxh9buNQ9
Seattle RE-PC: https://goo.gl/maps/ciBuB5gtFd3SzA3Z8
Ha, that's not my sort of thing, but I can see why you would find it cool! I'm not sure what store would have used that style of cart either -- the seat looks a lot like what Costco used a long time ago, but the rest of the cart doesn't look right for Costco at all.
DeleteAccording to the photos I found on Yelp of the Seattle RE-PC, the yellow handbaskets are from Incredible Universe!
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https://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/re-pc-seattle?select=L74s2yxdcfguDbFiKTt2fA
I don't even recognize those blue Walgreens handbaskets, but I guess they must be from there.
Wow, that's pretty neat!
DeleteThose are the Walgreens baskets I'm used to seeing -- perhaps it's a regional thing, as weird as that would be.
It's possible that Walgreens uses/used the same baskets here and I just never noticed that. Walgreens used to have very distinctive baskets prior to some time in the 1990s. They were brown and were solid. They didn't have cut-outs like most baskets. Here's a photo of those memorable baskets: https://i.ebayimg.com/images/g/-ckAAOSwpc1emLtv/s-l300.jpg
DeleteOn the topic of Walgreens carts from that era, here's a photo of one from them Flickr. I don't think these are the same as those RE-PC carts, but there are some similarities. Link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/fourstarcashiernathan/3734960505
Wow, those are weird baskets! Port Angeles didn't get a Walgreens until the late 2000s or early 2010s, so I'm not used to old Walgreens stuff.
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