This is where I bought my 1st boomer in 1983..

[baddboybill]

Rode my bike here, over 1 mile away just to pick up my 1st and 2nd Boombox. Panasonic RX5010 for $50 and Lenoxx Sound C-772 for $80 . Took the Panny back a month later to buy Lenoxx Sound...The good ol' days

Bad Boy Bill

 

[bklyn sound]

very cool I remember getting my first boomer in lafayette in ny

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

They bulldozed the Radio Shack I used to dream in front of

But I remember it well

 

[baddboybill]

They bulldozed the Radio Shack I used to dream in front of

But I remember it well

Well at least Radio Shack is still around . Sadly Venture closed there doors over 10 years ago :-(


Bad Boy Bill

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

They bulldozed the Radio Shack I used to dream in front of

But I remember it well

Well at least Radio Shack is still around . Sadly Venture closed there doors over 10 years ago :-(


Bad Boy Bill

The Shack is still around but they sell nothing but crap and the people who work there only know cell phones. Kind of a bummer when you need help on an electronic component

 

[BoomboxLover48]

Still remember Venture, Zayre, Montgomery Ward, Ames and all.......

Circuit City was one of my fav places..... all are just memories now..

 

[Jboogie2384]

I miss Crazy Eddie and The Wiz. :'-( They had every single radio on display in there. And I do mean all of them. The Wiz was big on Fisher back then. I played with every single one till they threw me out.

 

[baddboybill]

Still remember Venture, Zayre, Montgomery Ward, Ames and all.......

Circuit City was one of my fav places..... all are just memories now..

You forgot Fretter, McDades, Service Merchandise and Silo


Bad Boy Bill

 

[baddboybill]

I miss Crazy Eddie and The Wiz. :'-( They had every single radio on display in there. And I do mean all of them. The Wiz was big on Fisher back then. I played with every single one till they threw me out.

oh yeah been there


Bad Boy Bill

 

[ford93]

I still remember this:

"Crazy Eddie his prices are insane"!

Those were good times.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4yYGoO5imyY

 

[bklyn sound]

I miss Crazy Eddie and The Wiz. :'-( They had every single radio on display in there. And I do mean all of them. The Wiz was big on Fisher back then. I played with every single one till they threw me out.

Hey junior here is a pic of the first crazy Eddie store on kings highway in Brooklyn

 

[Ken]

Still remember Venture, Zayre, Montgomery Ward, Ames and all.......

Circuit City was one of my fav places..... all are just memories now..

Don't forget us overseas folks. You gotta still love the Exchanges & PX's where so much of this stuff was purchased to bring back to the states...

 

[Jboogie2384]

I miss Crazy Eddie and The Wiz. :'-( They had every single radio on display in there. And I do mean all of them. The Wiz was big on Fisher back then. I played with every single one till they threw me out.

Hey junior here is a pic of the first crazy Eddie store on kings highway in Brooklyn [ Image ]

Oh man!! That's hot! I used to go to the one on Astoria blvd. they made a bunch of the commercials there. The Wiz on Steinway was the other spot. Now ones a weird church of some sorts and the other a Rite Aide. There was a Wiz in Flushing too on Main St. Good times. I bought my first Boombox from it. It was a Lasonic knock off with square chrome rings on it with a 5 band Eq. I believe it had 8's in it too. Can't remember the name but it didn't get much play cause it was WEAK!!!

 

[Ghettoboom767]

I think it might have been Crazy Eddies where I bought my first Boombox!!
In Manhattan Electronics District May 1980'!
It was a Sanyo M9970 for $149.00!!
Those were the days!!

 

[Lasonic TRC-920]

I think it might have been Crazy Eddies where I bought my first Boombox!!
In Manhattan Electronics District May 1980'!
It was a Sanyo M9970 for $149.00!!
Those were the days!!

That is awesome! When it comes to Blasters....that's where everyone thinks they came from...AND THEY DID

 

[baddboybill]

I think it might have been Crazy Eddies where I bought my first Boombox!!
In Manhattan Electronics District May 1980'!
It was a Sanyo M9970 for $149.00!!
Those were the days!!

That is awesome! When it comes to Blasters....that's where everyone thinks they came from...AND THEY DID

Not true there were none in chi town area :-( but there were tons of electronics shops in Chicago (Jew Town in Chicago) was famous for having all the blasters . As a matter of fact Jeannie bought her disco lite at one of them for like $170


Bad Boy Bill

 

[ford93]

I loved window shopping at Times Square just staring at so many boomboxes.

I bought boomboxes from everywhere in the NY tri-state area 14th Street, Times Square, Elmhurst Queens, Flushing Queens, Junction Blvd. Queens I could go on & on.

 

[Boom Shaka Laka]

Not all stores that sold boomers are gone. My story...
http://www.boomboxery.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=5625&p=75730

American is still going strong, it seems.
http://www.milwaukeejobs.com/compan...ppliance?cid=U567S6MVCSW48GM5EC27M89L6FUJ9DC7

 

[ford93]

That is great to see an American business still thriving to this day.

 

[Ghettoboom767]

Hi Juan,I don't remember what store it was but near Times Square.
Uptown Mid-Manhattan.
It I think was a smaller maybe an outside electronics store,lots of
boomboxes!!
I remember I wanted one with twin antennas!
But them were like 189.00 and up!
So I purchased the Sanyo M9970 for 149.00-my first new Boombox
and to buy it in Manhattan!!!
I thought that was special!

Sold it to my neighbor in 82 or 83 after I bought my new GF-8989II.

He passed away in 86'
I has the opportunity to buy it back and a few albums but I didn't
because I was scared because he died of Aids!
I didn't know? Alot of people didn't know enough about it
back then.
I'm straight BTW but I was still friends with him.
I do wish I would have got it,I'd still have it.
Oh well those were the days!
BTW I think I remember new Big Bens back in like 84' when I was
looking at PC-55's they were like 400.00 something but the brand new
PC-55's originally retailed at 999.00 but on sale for $699.00
I bought mine almost a year later for $599.00!
I want more new boomboxes!!!!!!!!! I've been spoiled buying them
new back in the day!!!