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

[jbarn02]

[Ameskid]

Yeah, it was the same way with Ames. Why junk it when you can let it sit in there for the next store to use? Hopefully they won't repaint it.:bigsmile:

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us sign in muncy williamsport pa.

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us side in kingston ny. but the R did not change when the R in the building front was changed.

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us in bangor maine. it opened in 1989. store number 7517.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in bangor maine. it opened in 1989. store number 7517.

bangor. the store had a cheap remodeling job, but it also must have been one of the last stores to be brown, as it opened in 1989 and I bet 1990 was the transition from brown to white.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in bangor maine. it opened in 1989. store number 7517.

bangor. the store had a cheap remodeling job, but it also must have been one of the last stores to be brown, as it opened in 1989 and I bet 1990 was the transition from brown to white.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in bangor maine. it opened in 1989. store number 7517.

bangor. the store had a cheap remodeling job, but it also must have been one of the last stores to be brown, as it opened in 1989 and I bet 1990 was the transition from brown to white.

more bangor. notice the labelscar of the old geoffrey logo. i went to this store in 1999 and it was brown.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in bangor maine. it opened in 1989. store number 7517.

bangor. the store had a cheap remodeling job, but it also must have been one of the last stores to be brown, as it opened in 1989 and I bet 1990 was the transition from brown to white.

bangor
more bangor. notice the labelscar of the old geoffrey logo. i went to this store in 1999 and it was brown.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in bangor maine. it opened in 1989. store number 7517.

bangor. the store had a cheap remodeling job, but it also must have been one of the last stores to be brown, as it opened in 1989 and I bet 1990 was the transition from brown to white.

bangor
more bangor. notice the labelscar of the old geoffrey logo. i went to this store in 1999 and it was brown.

side of bangor store. one of my pictures you can see the orange delivery pick up thing. INSIDE THIS TOYS R US WAS yellow!!!!!!

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us in dedham mass. store 7507. it must have opened like around 1979 or so. one of my friends from dedham told me it was remodeled in early fall 2002.

[d_fife]

here is teh closed toys r us in south bay in boston (Dorchester) it opened november 1993 and closed in early 2006 as one of the 87. It was off 93 in the plaza as target, home depot, stop and shop, old navy, marshalls. it was 46,000 sq.ft. I Went in this stoer in 2003 and it did not have much in the store. I ahve a friend who whos mother is a manger at the one in framingham and he told me the Toys ru s got robbed a lot and was crappy. IT seemed crappy to me.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is teh closed toys r us in south bay in boston (Dorchester) it opened november 1993 and closed in early 2006 as one of the 87. It was off 93 in the plaza as target, home depot, stop and shop, old navy, marshalls. it was 46,000 sq.ft. I Went in this stoer in 2003 and it did not have much in the store. I ahve a friend who whos mother is a manger at the one in framingham and he told me the Toys ru s got robbed a lot and was crappy. IT seemed crappy to me.

more south bay

[d_fife]

here is the brown Toys r us in Woburn. the only brown one left in massachusetts and I have been to every Toys r us in massachusetts. I went there on FRiday April 21, 2006 at 11:45 am. IT was even busy then and seems to be one of the most busiest toys r us' though it is out in the middle of no where in a not so major retail plaza. well it has been there long enough for it to establish itsself. The store is huge and 48,000 sq.ft. (seems to be the largest in massachusetts) and store number 7506. it probably opened 1978 and seems to be one of the earliest stores.  it is on the winchester line.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the brown Toys r us in Woburn. the only brown one left in massachusetts and I have been to every Toys r us in massachusetts. I went there on FRiday April 21, 2006 at 11:45 am. IT was even busy then and seems to be one of the most busiest toys r us' though it is out in the middle of no where in a not so major retail plaza. well it has been there long enough for it to establish itsself. The store is huge and 48,000 sq.ft. (seems to be the largest in massachusetts) and store number 7506. it probably opened 1978 and seems to be one of the earliest stores.  it is on the winchester line.

woburn store

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the brown Toys r us in Woburn. the only brown one left in massachusetts and I have been to every Toys r us in massachusetts. I went there on FRiday April 21, 2006 at 11:45 am. IT was even busy then and seems to be one of the most busiest toys r us' though it is out in the middle of no where in a not so major retail plaza. well it has been there long enough for it to establish itsself. The store is huge and 48,000 sq.ft. (seems to be the largest in massachusetts) and store number 7506. it probably opened 1978 and seems to be one of the earliest stores.  it is on the winchester line.

woburn store

woburn

[d_fife]

here is the closed toys r us in medford that closed earleir this year, taken as of april 21, 2006. IT USED TO BE CHILD WORLD and it opened late 1992.

it seems a lot of the 1992 or 1993 stores closed, (As it is not uncommon for chains to clsoe newer stores; as caldor, bradlees, k-mart, ames, have done that; as either they did not work out, leases are high and people did not catch on to them as the older stores long established themselves and made the cut yeras ago and have lower rents.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the closed toys r us in medford that closed earleir this year, taken as of april 21, 2006. IT USED TO BE CHILD WORLD and it opened late 1992.

it seems a lot of the 1992 or 1993 stores closed, (As it is not uncommon for chains to clsoe newer stores; as caldor, bradlees, k-mart, ames, have done that; as either they did not work out, leases are high and people did not catch on to them as the older stores long established themselves and made the cut yeras ago and have lower rents.

more medford. but the store had no castle front look.

[beachgal26]

The Toys R Us that was next to the Mall of Memphis closed sometime earlier this year and now the Office Depot next to it is also closed.  This makes me wonder if they have plans to demolish the whole area where the Mall was since they've yet to do anything with the old Mall property....

:( :goodidea: :(

[XISMZERO]

The Woburn location was truly special - I recommend anyone in the New England area see it. I still want to go back after my initial visit a few months back. I've got loads more pictures of the Medford and Woburn locations as part of my recent trips there. I skipped out on the nearby Cambridge store (like Medford, closed as part of the 87).

[d_fife]

This bed bath and beyond in bangor was a kids r us that opened in 1992 and closed in 1994. I knew that the kids r us concept would fail and I wonder if there was an overlap between them and babies r us (Babies r us has diapers, cribs, car seats, baby toys and clothing, stuff for kids up to 2 yeras old, videos of stuff like seseme street (but kids r us' where around 20,000 sq.ft. and babies r us' were around 35,000 sq.ft. to 38,000 sq.ft. and smaller ones 24,000 sq.ft.)

here is the bed bath and beyond in bangor

[XISMZERO]

I've got an interesting piece of information regarding Toys "R" Us. While I was at my work last week, a nearby Toys "R" Us supervisor (on staff since 1992) came into the store. Of course, I had to tell her I was a fan of the store but didn't like what they did with the store during the renovation years.

She then told me that Toys "R" Us is planning a remodel of the store back to the warehouse-style and that the remodeling is to begin in the end of July. I'm not sure if this is a company decision or the West Hartford, CT's idea but I was nonetheless joyed.

Here's an article I found on the news: http://www.wcbs880.com/pages/52467.php?

I hope to maybe bring back some photos of it all. Stay tuned!

[XISMZERO]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the brown Toys r us in Woburn. the only brown one left in massachusetts and I have been to every Toys r us in massachusetts. I went there on FRiday April 21, 2006 at 11:45 am. IT was even busy then and seems to be one of the most busiest toys r us' though it is out in the middle of no where in a not so major retail plaza. well it has been there long enough for it to establish itsself. The store is huge and 48,000 sq.ft. (seems to be the largest in massachusetts) and store number 7506. it probably opened 1978 and seems to be one of the earliest stores.  it is on the winchester line.

Maybe you didn't realize this but we went one day apart. I went on the cloudy Saturday after :(

I still want to go back a get more photos but it could get a little expensive with tolls and gas at what not. Still want to visit the Clay store but that 4+ hour drive isn't in my immediate future.

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us in henrietta new york (a suburb outside of rochester) and is across the mall and opened 1986. IT appears to have been remodeled.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in henrietta new york (a suburb outside of rochester) and is across the mall and opened 1986. IT appears to have been remodeled.

henrietta toys r us

[d_fife]

what was kids r us in henrietta ny ( and it is next to the toys r us).

[d_fife]

here is the babies r us in henrietta ny

[d_fife]

here is the toys r us in greece new york (suburb outside of rochester) and this store's store number was next to henritta's, so it must have opened 86 or 87. this is a unique looking toys r us.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in greece new york (suburb outside of rochester) and this store's store number was next to henritta's, so it must have opened 86 or 87. this is a unique looking toys r us.

more greece ny store.

[d_fife]

Originally posted by d_fife

Originally posted by d_fife
here is the toys r us in greece new york (suburb outside of rochester) and this store's store number was next to henritta's, so it must have opened 86 or 87. this is a unique looking toys r us.

more greece ny store.

entrance of hte toys r us in greece ny that shows it has gone some remodeling