Comments on: Vintage Woolworth Halloween Ad

By: The Sexy Armpit

The Sexy Armpit — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:10 +0000

dude f’n Woolworth’s rocked. I used to get pretzles an ICEE’s from their snack shop. I spent a lot of time there as well. I was lucky to have 2 in my area. The one in the old Menlo Park Mall was the best!

By: Kill Screen 256

Kill Screen 256 — Thu, 29 Oct 2009 12:45:56 +0000

I am with Chris. I miss the old Woolworth’s.
My dad would take me to the Neshaminy Mall in Bucks county, just outside of Philly, where they had these cool metal gates that I loved to watch open.
I would always get lunch and a Star Wars action figure when we went. I would get the figure first and when we would go and eat, I would go to the metal gates and make a noise thinking the metal gates where Death Star blast doors opening for me.
Fried chicken… always had fried chicken.

By: Lidian

Lidian — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 19:54:42 +0000

What a terrific ad! I went to Woolworth’s every single Saturday with my mother and found it all quite fascinating as a small child. It was around until the 80s in our NYC neighborhood. I once gave the cashier Canadian money by mistake, so that was after ’84. We got our 60s Christmas ornaments there and the quality was not bad, back then. I still have them.

By: ctupa

ctupa — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:17:59 +0000

The old ads just have so much more style than the ones today…

By: ChrisPFlorida

ChrisPFlorida — Wed, 28 Oct 2009 18:06:08 +0000

My grandfather would take me to the Woolworth’s 5 & 10 in South Philly. We’d get a hamburger with grilled onions for me, and yarn for my grandmother. Got many a Halloween costume there too! -Chris P