tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post2376344602028861654..comments2024-03-26T21:06:08.519-07:00Comments on Sky City: Retail History: Treasure IslandJ.T.http://www.blogger.com/profile/04208881715255029485noreply@blogger.comBlogger48125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-79327635049774132382017-10-10T10:25:34.116-07:002017-10-10T10:25:34.116-07:00I believe the TI/Home Depot location on Buford Hwy...I believe the TI/Home Depot location on Buford Hwy became a Phar-Mor store in the mid-to-late 80s.Ned Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708152808754720993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-42790951222144834402017-10-10T10:24:52.931-07:002017-10-10T10:24:52.931-07:00Not sure about that Farmer's Market, but that ...Not sure about that Farmer's Market, but that Lionel Playworld was there long before '82. It was Lionel Leisure City in the 70s. I bought my first Star Wars figures there in '78 but had been there many times before that. <br />Ned Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708152808754720993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-39765391716203179202017-10-10T10:22:39.892-07:002017-10-10T10:22:39.892-07:00I live off of Terrell Mill. There's still a B...I live off of Terrell Mill. There's still a Burlington and a couple of other crappy stores in that old Treasure Island location. And the Target on Cobb PKWY is the last one in the metro Atlanta area that's still in a former Richway. Ned Hhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10708152808754720993noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-82936983694392846532017-07-28T18:44:41.506-07:002017-07-28T18:44:41.506-07:00Bruce Hux-my Name...Jonesboro rd groceries...1971-...Bruce Hux-my Name...Jonesboro rd groceries...1971-1976..<br /><br />ANY OLD CO-WORKERS OUT THERE?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-62070323743803970892017-07-28T16:02:48.596-07:002017-07-28T16:02:48.596-07:00 sorry you are wrong,,the lionel playword was acrr... sorry you are wrong,,the lionel playword was acrross the side street from the store store story Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09833309051279825166noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-68691022607450683442016-08-17T21:00:28.475-07:002016-08-17T21:00:28.475-07:00Good grief ... drop the Y, add I-E-S ... as in G-R...Good grief ... drop the Y, add I-E-S ... as in G-R-O-C-E-R-I-E-S.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-44626577308111588402016-08-03T08:35:38.619-07:002016-08-03T08:35:38.619-07:00TI was a great job-285 @jonesboro rd. groceries......TI was a great job-285 @jonesboro rd. groceries..... Frank Butz best mgr. all time......Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-64782667318679688672016-03-07T01:36:40.211-08:002016-03-07T01:36:40.211-08:00I want to add this The Former location where The B...I want to add this The Former location where The Buford Hwy. Farmer Market Before becoming a Farmer Market it was A Giant Toy Store Call Lionel Playworld long time ago. I think that store was there 1982-1988.<br />Brownee Bear(the friendly caring bear)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08332172258191853886noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-34610906441606994712015-12-28T23:10:50.896-08:002015-12-28T23:10:50.896-08:00Treasure Island was to retailing in the 1970's...Treasure Island was to retailing in the 1970's as Walmart is today. A place to shop for all kinds of merchandise under one roofAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-2887398433248739982015-08-11T09:15:49.850-07:002015-08-11T09:15:49.850-07:00Any old former employees from TI Groceries a/Jones...Any old former employees from TI Groceries a/Jonesboro Rd. out there???<br /><br />Post if you can.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-71637511212121298002014-10-22T09:22:53.389-07:002014-10-22T09:22:53.389-07:00So many good memories, thank guys, I grew up right...So many good memories, thank guys, I grew up right behind the old braves stadium, right off morland, we went there all the time, loved the pet department, and my Dad always got me a hot wheels car...times like these will never come around again...have to keep the memories alive...God blessAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-88857584663161781062014-05-18T10:02:21.020-07:002014-05-18T10:02:21.020-07:00I remember going to the squiggly roofed Treasure I...I remember going to the squiggly roofed Treasure Island off Cobb Parkway and Terrell Mill Road in Marietta on their opening day as a youngster. Around Easter of 1971, my two sisters and I were each bought a baby chick there and each was dyed a different color for Easter. Those three chicks grew up to be some mean roosters that would chase my younger sister around the yard and were eventually killed by a large collie we had. I remember hanging out in the toy department looking at the Hot wheels and plastic model car kits while my mother grocery shopped, No one was worried about child abductions in those days. Once she finished her grocery shopping she would come get me. We would then pick up our groceries from the plastic tubs on the steel wheeled conveyor. The paper sacks of groceries would then be placed in the huge trunk of our Delta 88. I remember the K-Mart on Roswell Rd and Cobb Parkway across from the Big Chicken had a grocery store with the same type conveying system back in those days. That old Treasure Island turned into the first Home Depot started by a group of men who worked for Lockheed adjoining the Dobbins Air Force Base and Naval Air Station across the street. My how things have changed since then.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-90408119707473704162013-05-02T15:34:09.439-07:002013-05-02T15:34:09.439-07:00I remember a Treasure Island in Pittsburgh's E...I remember a Treasure Island in Pittsburgh's East Liberty neighborhood during the early Sixties. I played my first pinball there and the popcorn was good. Whatever happened to it?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-50267624203288446472012-10-11T13:43:14.242-07:002012-10-11T13:43:14.242-07:00I grew up on the southside in the 70s and 80s. I h...I grew up on the southside in the 70s and 80s. I have so many good memories of shopping at Richway! It was the Target of its day. Better than Kmart! I remember circus playhouse. It was in the same shopping center as Richway. I also remember Sunshines in Forest Park. and Turtles records!! I want to go back!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-69403310719299846012012-02-06T07:37:03.152-08:002012-02-06T07:37:03.152-08:00Worked at Jonesboro road T.I. (GROCERIES) 1971- 19...Worked at Jonesboro road T.I. (GROCERIES) 1971- 1976. At one time , Coca Cola sold more drinks in those 4 stores than any other outlet....<br />Had massive end caps at end of aisles...<br />Went to hell when they sold out grocery division in 1975.<br />Started out as bag boy, cashier stock clerk..Bruce Huxnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-66906766311019939602011-08-25T13:06:55.249-07:002011-08-25T13:06:55.249-07:00there is a group on FB dedicated to everything Dor...there is a group on FB dedicated to everything Doraville,GA---lots of post abt TI memoriesAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-21160932138400474602011-07-28T20:47:31.551-07:002011-07-28T20:47:31.551-07:00wow it's been 2 years since I last posted and ...wow it's been 2 years since I last posted and a whole 3 people posted since..I guess Treasure Island isnt a big tpic but it's still on my mind occasionally. I'm actualy a big Richway Junkie and have collected a lot of richway items (old bags, ads, early proprietary upc pricing stickers they tried using, etc.) I have also found online a circus playhouse menu (ask them about franchisee info) online..so anyone else out there from southside ATL in the 70's 80's?Poor White Trishanoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-9828948116693983242010-09-30T07:16:42.612-07:002010-09-30T07:16:42.612-07:00Back in the early 70's I worked at the T I in ...Back in the early 70's I worked at the T I in doraville for three days pumping gas while looking for a better paying job. Went home to alabama for the week end and never went back to the atlanta area to work. I never collected my pay check from them.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-82711258708144285092010-05-24T19:52:54.198-07:002010-05-24T19:52:54.198-07:00Had an opportunity to get gas across the street fr...Had an opportunity to get gas across the street from the former Treasure Island building on Sunday. I had not seen it in years. I will admit when I saw I needed gas and I was on 285 it was a nice excuse to pull in to that exit and take a look.David McKinneynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-17522964049611327062009-11-12T18:26:39.517-08:002009-11-12T18:26:39.517-08:00Thanks for this page .. I grew up on Browns Mill r...Thanks for this page .. I grew up on Browns Mill road and my dad alwas took us to TI and Richway on Jonesboro rd ..We also went to k-mart on cleavland ave ( Still Open ) and to Stewart Lakewood mall also Zares .. thanks Paul WilliamsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-21939197853154672152009-07-23T00:15:48.297-07:002009-07-23T00:15:48.297-07:00I'm 36 and barely remember going to the Treasu...I'm 36 and barely remember going to the Treasure Island on Jonesboro rd. I mostly remember the flourescent lighting , had those high power lightening bolt flourescent tubes and they blinded you. Did they have some antique toy cars hanging from the ceiling? I have wondered if that was them, for years now. <br><br>I also remember the Lionel playworld, and how i LOVED that fresh pool Liner scent as you entered the door.<br><br>I remember a lot better, the Richways on Jonesboro rd, Tara Blvd, and old national. I loved richway, those large circular clothes racks were great hiding places to play hide and seek while my mom shopped. They also had a huge toy area, and a bigger than anyone has today, fish and pet section. And the everpresent smell of popcorn. <br><br>Does anyone reading this remember the circus playhouse that took over the old grocery section of the richway on Tara blvd/arrowhead?Poor White Trishnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-50395037740075686192009-07-15T13:35:11.380-07:002009-07-15T13:35:11.380-07:00As there commercial would say "under the squi...As there commercial would say "under the squiggly roof (ring noise) at Treasure Island". For alot of us Baby Boomers out there this retail store gave us some great memories. I grew up going to the one in the Milwaukee area. For our family of seven it was a everyday sort of thing. The same way WalMart has become that for many of us now. Except it's different now. TI seemed to be so unique in so many ways. For me having Mint Chocolate Chip ice cream at the front ice cream counter after our shopping trips was always the best. And who can forget those metal rollers that those grey bins would roll along with our groceries in, as my mom would drive the car around to side of the building and some guy would load up our car. Parcel Pickup was the great. WalMart is good, but Treasure Island was the best!!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-56473687518171437322009-06-11T23:38:11.618-07:002009-06-11T23:38:11.618-07:00The TI in Milwaukee was my most very cool place to...The TI in Milwaukee was my most very cool place to window shop as a child....I would gaze at the electronics department for hours on end. The record department was awesome, with the top 10 and top 40 records of the week flyers that I collected for years! My parents did not allow me to be in a store unless I was buying something, but I'll tell you, the store was almost hypnotizing. It is now a full strip mall including stores such as Kohls department store, Marshalls, a dollar store, and Pick N Save grocery store.<br>But if you go into the back of Pick N Save and look up...the unforgetable zig-zag roof is still intact, an amazing look back in time, considering how old this building really is, and how well it stood up to the test of time.<br>They built new restrooms out in front of the building now, but when I am shopping for groceries, I still like to sneak in the back and let my mind go back to the good old days when shopping was fun, the signs were as high as the sky, and the more lights the better was the skyline of days gone by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-29550199048459734022009-05-22T20:50:43.090-07:002009-05-22T20:50:43.090-07:00I loved Treasure Island in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. ...I loved Treasure Island in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. It was such a fun place that I called them and called them asking if they had any openings for cashiers. They kept saying that they did not have any openings; however, I called them for 30 days straight and after that they told me to come on in and that they would hire me! I love working there and still feel very loyal to JCPenneys who owned Treasure Island. I still have some of the things I purchased there in the 1970's! It was a really cool place - and I hated to see the Target store come in across the street. Target was not nearly as cool.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2047095566316955789.post-44420098711183650352009-04-17T06:53:00.000-07:002009-04-17T06:53:00.000-07:00I grew up in Doraville..Wow things have changed. I...I grew up in Doraville..Wow things have changed. I loved shopping at Treasure Island with my mom. I was fasinated with the conveyour system. We would treat ourselves on Saturday mornings with breakfast at The Clock. Had friends I went to school with that worked at the fast food places down Buford Highway..free food if you did'nt get caught. Does anyone remember Murry's Subs?..Best Philly Cheese steak for the time. It is great reading all these memories...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com