Circuit City Closing

Boy, is this a surprise.

Yesterday, Circuit City announced it was closing all of its stores.

I am really surprised by this. This was one of the stores I least expected to ever close. They're not wasting any time either. This afternoon, I was riding down Wendover Avenue here in Greensboro and saw people standing on the side of the road with Going Out of Business signs.

So, if there's a certain plasma screen HD TV you've been wanting, now might be the time to get it.

And as a tribute to Circuit City, here's a little blast from the past from 1991 advertising Circuit City's Christmas sales.

1995 Montgomery Ward Commercial

Video of Illinois K-Mart in 1990 (Formerly of Lost Retail City)

I found that on YouTube this afternoon. Brings back a lot of memories. Too bad there's no real audio in this video so we can hear the loud "whoosh" from the oversize vents.

Woolworth Stereo Spectacular (Formerly of Lost Retail City)

Over at Retro Junk, I came across an interesting classic commercial for the Woolworth Stereo Spectacular '71. I must admit, it really has that early '70s vibe to it.

Take a look at it here.