Toys "R" Us/Babies "R" Us/Kids "R" Us

[d_fife]

here is the closed toys r us in dewitt new york that just closed and it was 45,900 sf and opened november 1993. they had proopsed to build it in 1983 and got a lot of fights in building it and gave up for years and reconsidered dewitt. now the only toys r us in syracusse is in dewitt. I went to the one in clay at one pm.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the closed toys r us in dewitt new york that just closed and it was 45,900 sf and opened november 1993. they had proopsed to build it in 1983 and got a lot of fights in building it and gave up for years and reconsidered dewitt. now the only toys r us in syracusse is in dewitt. I went to the one in clay at one pm.

more of the closed store in dewitt new york

[d_fife]

here is the toys r s in elmira new york. it is actually in horseheads and across the arnot mall. i was told it was built in the late 1980s. notice how it has the old style look

[XISMZERO]

Wow! Are these recent?

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r s in elmira new york. i was told it was built in the late 1980s. notice how it has the old style look

yes these are recent. and this is the rest of the toys r us in elmira. the store was big.

[XISMZERO]

I thought the Clay Toys "R" Us was slated for closure. Anyway, I might have to do a trip to New York. Finding a brown Toys "R" Us is still high on my list.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r s in elmira new york. i was told it was built in the late 1980s. notice how it has the old style look

yes these are recent. and this is the rest of the toys r us in elmira. the store was big.

here is the toys r us sign in elmira. that was older toys r us' signs look like

[d_fife]

here is the babies r us in latham new york near the target off the northway. it opened in november 2004.

[d_fife]

here is the babies r us near downtown in syracuse new york. this babies r us led to the carousel mall

[d_fife]

Originally posted by XISMZERO
I thought the Clay Toys "R" Us was slated for closure. Anyway, I might have to do a trip to New York. Finding a brown Toys "R" Us is still high on my list.

the one in dewitt was slated for closure, not clay. brown toys r us' are hard to find and this was the first time in like 5-6 yeras i have seen a brown toys r us.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by d_fife
this is the toys r us in clay new york. it was built in 1988 and is the only toys r us left around syracuse. it is a big one. yet it is the first time in years i had been to a brown one.

the danbury one had that look it was also bulit the same ehar as that one to and had teh ssame stylejust with out kids r us witch was located right next to it

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r s in elmira new york. i was told it was built in the late 1980s. notice how it has the old style look

yes these are recent. and this is the rest of the toys r us in elmira. the store was big.

is that kids r us still in uses in therecause teh jeffersonvalley torys r us witch opend in the early 90s had a ids r us there but i was in tehrer last chrismas and i dident see anything

[XISMZERO]

Here's a burning question... what did the TRU in Clay or Elmira look like inside? Did they use the game ticket system still? Did they ever do a "maze" style remodel like most newer stores?

[d_fife]

Originally posted by XISMZERO
Here's a burning question... what did the TRU in Clay or Elmira look like inside? Did they use the game ticket system still? Did they ever do a "maze" style remodel like most newer stores?

the one in elmira was yellow inside and clay's inside was whiteish and elmira had kids r us departments still. teh entrances were not changed.l I do not under ttand the game ticket thing

[XISMZERO]

Back before the late 90's remodel scheme, Toys "R" Us stores used to have ticket slips for their games you'd take to the register to pay for and later pick up the game from the front of the store. This was scrapped later as they began carrying games on the shelves a la Best Buy as well as behind glass on shelves a la an EB.

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us that just closed in hampton va

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[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us that just closed in hampton va

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here is the trailer in that store

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[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us that just closed in hampton va

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here is the trailer in that store

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here is the sign for that store in hampton

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[amesman]

Here's my shot of the Clay, New York Toys R Us. I didn't know the Dewitt one closed. I saw it last summer when I was out there. I should've went in..

[powersbt]

Originally posted by amesman
Here's my shot of the Clay, New York Toys R Us. I didn't know the Dewitt one closed. I saw it last summer when I was out there. I should've went in..

Is that the Toys 'R Us that is over by Great Northern Mall?? I haven't been over that way in a few years now, but it was a treat seeing the Old School style.

[amesman]

yep, that's the Toys R Us located next to Great Northern Mall. Speaking of Great Northern, I had great picture coverage of the interior of the mall, and the old school Dick's Sporting Goods(which has since been remodeled..go figure), but an a-hole security guard(trust me, he wasn't a nice guy about it) made me delete every single picture of the mall I had off my camera. I got some payback though. A year later(last summer) I drove around the mall and took exterior pictures.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by amesman
yep, that's the Toys R Us located next to Great Northern Mall. Speaking of Great Northern, I had great picture coverage of the interior of the mall, and the old school Dick's Sporting Goods(which has since been remodeled..go figure), but an a-hole security guard(trust me, he wasn't a nice guy about it) made me delete every single picture of the mall I had off my camera. I got some payback though. A year later(last summer) I drove around the mall and took exterior pictures.

hey I got yelled at by mall security at the mall too. But they did not have me delete every picture from my camera. That mall is STRICT ABOUT PICTURES!!!! I took pictures on the outside. they told me that they don't want pictures due to marketing issues.

Now abotu Toys r us, that one in clay told me it was built in 1988.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by amesman
Here's my shot of the Clay, New York Toys R Us. I didn't know the Dewitt one closed. I saw it last summer when I was out there. I should've went in..

dewitt closed recently one of my pictures shows it vacant. It was part of the 87 stores. How much business did the one in dewitt get?

[powersbt]

Originally posted by amesman
yep, that's the Toys R Us located next to Great Northern Mall. Speaking of Great Northern, I had great picture coverage of the interior of the mall, and the old school Dick's Sporting Goods(which has since been remodeled..go figure), but an a-hole security guard(trust me, he wasn't a nice guy about it) made me delete every single picture of the mall I had off my camera. I got some payback though. A year later(last summer) I drove around the mall and took exterior pictures.

Really...To an extent I can see about not wanting you to take photos of inside the mall. I am sure that if you went straight to the Mall Offices beforehand and asked for permission, you may have been able to get permission to do so. I'm sure you don't look like someone who is there to cause trouble. However, If they "made" you delete the photos off of your camera, I would have told them to "Have a Nice Day." They have no business making you delete photos off of your own camera.

[XISMZERO]

They tried to get me to delete my Toys "R" Us photos from Holyoke Mall in Massachusetts. I just suggested I put it away because I was not about to delete my pictures. They'd have to arrest me first.

Anyway, that Clay TRU is amazing. Unfortunately, it's over 3 hours away from my hometown. I suggest anyone in that area get some more photos of it!

[XISMZERO]

Here's the Toys "R" Us in Hamden, Connecticut located on Dixwell Avenue. It's glossy, sheen, and brand-new looking! By far, one of the nicest stand-alone stores in the state.

[XISMZERO]

Found a retro trailer in the back of the store which seemed very old. Note how there's no "Kids "R" Us" logo anywhere to be found like most of the trailers.

[XISMZERO]

Found a fleet of strange Toys "R" Us Kids World carts blended with normal Toys "R" Us carts at the Hamden location.

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us in johnson city (just outside binghamton) new york that is east of the oakdale mall. Notice it looks to have been remodeled. It was probably remodeled 5 years ago.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in johnson city (just outside binghamton) new york that is east of the oakdale mall. Notice it looks to have been remodeled. It was probably remodeled 5 years ago.

more of the toys r us in johnson city