Before there was TOYS R US, Stumptown kids had the Meier & Frank Toy Dept, and TOY LAND in Lloyd Center Mall. When Mom & Dad said "get in the car, were going to Lloyd's" the anticipation was high just thinking about getting a bag of Joe Browns Carmel Corn and stopping at Toy Land and assuming that Dad would fall for a few bucks to get a toy. Mom would be shopping at Meier & Frank, the boys would wander the mall. To end the evening, maybe a stop at Ireland's or even better The Hippopotamus. Wonderful times in Stumptown. Now you go to Lloyd Center and fear for your car to still be in the lot when you leave...or your life, not exactly in that order!
What a wonderful memory. Toyland was the greatest. They not only carried the standard stuff, but also cool imports. They had sets of Britains tin soldiers and when the Bond movies came out, you could get a scale toy of 007's Aston Martin.
Posted by: Robert Collins | July 31, 2009 at 08:56 AM
Was the place I always had to go. The other was the stamp and coin store at Lloyd Center. I still have the 1968 Scott's price guide I bought by saving my quarters.
And my stamp collection too!
Posted by: Livermore | July 31, 2009 at 07:43 PM
coins are very interesting objects, as a child and my mother gave me coins, was an exaggerated happiness I felt, and since young I always interested in collecting them, these items are great
Posted by: generic viagra | April 20, 2010 at 09:53 AM
I still have my Aston Martin and a few Britains stashed away somewhere. Yes, a very wonderful memory.
Posted by: Christopher Syrnyk | June 27, 2013 at 08:27 PM