tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post8221744184295427261..comments2023-12-17T02:55:44.417-08:00Comments on Shopping Days In Retro Boston: Citymart...A Boston Tale of Reuse & Redevelopment in the early 1960’sCharles Bostonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00278135552869321628noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-657587073976990512012-05-13T06:17:04.237-07:002012-05-13T06:17:04.237-07:00I,too, remember the CityMart jingle (it ran often ...I,too, remember the CityMart jingle (it ran often on the "Jess Cain Show" on WHDH). My memory of the store itself is dim --- in fact, all I recall is the pet department. Renovated though it may have been, the words that come to mind with CityMart are "hodgepodge" and "dump." BTW the Chestnut Hill Mall didn't open until the early to mid-70s, though the old Chestnut Hill shopping center (where the former Macy's/Bloomingdale's was recently torn down) went back earlier than that. The enclosed suburban malls - I emphasize "enclosed" - didn't come along until the mid- to late 60s, and as I recall the term "malls" was not common before then. The present malls in Peabody and Braintree were built as plazas with detached stores and were enclosed years later, after malls such as Natick and Burlington became the rage. My favorite downtown Boston memories include the Waldorf cafeterias and, especially, Bailey's ice cream shops. Anyone else?Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01555072276034961202noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-80826950097902319772012-03-22T05:21:36.901-07:002012-03-22T05:21:36.901-07:00Hello, Gary!! I'd say it would have been prior...Hello, Gary!! I'd say it would have been prior to 1966. <br />I would love to hear it!!!! Do share!!!<br /><br />Charles:-)Charles Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278135552869321628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-51556343175626963062012-03-22T04:22:26.504-07:002012-03-22T04:22:26.504-07:00For the past few days the "CityMart" rad...For the past few days the "CityMart" radio jingle has been going through my head. I'm thinking I can exorcise it with a little web research. Was it from maybe about 1975? Early '60s? Gosh I'm old. Why haven't those neurons died yet? Thanks for your blog, photos, and ads. You have the only mention of CityMart that Google would conjure up for me. Now if someone would just post the jingle on YouTube. Shall I sing it?Garyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15054107949409190045noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-35470639778972723112012-03-17T06:45:47.709-07:002012-03-17T06:45:47.709-07:00Hello, All!!
Thanks for the update, Randy!!!
JPH,...Hello, All!!<br />Thanks for the update, Randy!!!<br /><br />JPH, I think you are correct. CityMart would have been the most recent painters of the lower section of the building. They wanted it to look clean and new. White would be the best choice. Raymond's...they just put up their sign and that was it more or less. <br />The building was razed in 1973 and was a large parking area for the next 7 years more or less. <br /><br />Hey, Mark!! Thanks as always!!!Charles Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278135552869321628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-8358625883829537092012-03-16T15:12:32.445-07:002012-03-16T15:12:32.445-07:00Interesting, given the repeated recent efforts to ...Interesting, given the repeated recent efforts to revive Downtown Crossing into what it once was. They just won't learn, will they?Mark B.https://www.blogger.com/profile/03524735496130204611noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-26767538254065560622012-03-16T09:14:53.060-07:002012-03-16T09:14:53.060-07:00Was White's painted white as part of its rehab...Was White's painted white as part of its rehab? I vaguely remember seeing a portion of this massive building around 1972. It was rather sadly painted white. I think a lot of it had already been torn down.<br />And when was it all taken down?JPHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12520546089024762540noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-65265218186484039222012-03-14T00:15:29.536-07:002012-03-14T00:15:29.536-07:00That CM logo reminds of that of SM or Shoemart fro...That CM logo reminds of that of SM or Shoemart from the Phillipines.<br /><br />BTW, Arcadia Publishing's Images of America series has just published a brand new book on Filene's!Randy Hansenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00277969255891210909noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-4981671519372376862012-03-12T10:53:38.937-07:002012-03-12T10:53:38.937-07:00The inclusion of looking after features for shoppi...The inclusion of looking after features for shopping mother and father plus a songs university as well as a elegance university were all aspect of the many new solutions on provide from Citymart. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.codeupc.net/" rel="nofollow">purchase upc codes</a>crispinfayolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10088441820676022195noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-24711242086600919522012-03-10T07:33:59.786-08:002012-03-10T07:33:59.786-08:00Thanks, Chris!!!!Thanks, Chris!!!!Charles Bostonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00278135552869321628noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5016978180674044687.post-43556374816487478152012-03-10T06:22:40.345-08:002012-03-10T06:22:40.345-08:00I had never heard of City-Mart? Very interesting....I had never heard of City-Mart? Very interesting. I love the post on holidays in downtown crossing. Brings back memories.<br />Thanks Charles!<br />Chris<br />denholms.blogspot.comDenholmshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02654847550988498891noreply@blogger.com