On 12/07/2020 09:32 PM, Chuck Guzis via cctalk wrote:
As much fun as the Silicon Valley surplus outlets were, I don't think
any could hold a candle to the old post WWII surplus outlets. I think
John Meshna was the last of those.
My favorite was "surplus row" on S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. I
As much fun as the Silicon Valley surplus outlets were, I don't think
any could hold a candle to the old post WWII surplus outlets. I think
John Meshna was the last of those.
My favorite was "surplus row" on S. Michigan Ave. in Chicago. I know
that New York had a similar electronics slum...
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On 12/07/2020 06:52 PM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
I'm curious if the other St. Louis members knew of these
same places. I suspected I was the only one hunting them... J
Shapiro Supply used to have a place in the city of St. Louis
on Pennsylvania avenue, in the shadow of the Carter
Carburetor
On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 4:28 PM jim stephens via cctalk
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> On 12/7/2020 6:40 AM, jw...@classiccmp.org wrote:
> > Truly sad I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more
> time in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing with the owner.
> >
> > I wonder if "electronics
On Mon, Dec 7, 2020, 5:21 PM Al Kossow via cctalk
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> On 12/7/20 4:10 PM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
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> > I don't think there is any place like that anymore for St. Louis.
>
> Wasn't there a big place in KC just of I70?
> At the end they were selling on eBay.
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> I remember going there a co
On 12/7/2020 4:21 PM, Al Kossow via cctalk wrote:
On 12/7/20 4:10 PM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
I don't think there is any place like that anymore for St. Louis.
Wasn't there a big place in KC just of I70?
At the end they were selling on eBay.
That might have be my pile which is in a wa
Aek wrote...
> Wasn't there a big place in KC just of I70?
> At the end they were selling on eBay.
>
> I remember going there a couple of times, multi-story building you had to
> drive down into the river valley to get to.
Sorry, drawing a blank on that one. Bet Jim knows
There were a few el
On 12/7/20 4:10 PM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
I don't think there is any place like that anymore for St. Louis.
Wasn't there a big place in KC just of I70?
At the end they were selling on eBay.
I remember going there a couple of times, multi-story building you
had to drive down into the rive
Jim wrote...
I tried to remember the guy who always remembered me (only got there yearly for
quite some time), I think it was Doug. Someone correct me if not.
It was Doug. He always recognized me and said something the moment I walked in
the door. Then again, I was there about once a week for y
On 12/7/2020 6:40 AM, jw...@classiccmp.org wrote:
Truly sad I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more time
in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing with the owner.
I wonder if "electronics exchange" on the Rock Road is still operational...
J
I uploaded an obit f
On 12/7/20 12:39 PM, Warner Losh via cctalk wrote:
On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:11 AM Jon Elson via cctalk
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On 12/07/2020 08:40 AM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
Truly sad I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more
time in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing wit
On Mon, Dec 7, 2020 at 10:11 AM Jon Elson via cctalk
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> On 12/07/2020 08:40 AM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
> > Truly sad I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more
> time in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing with the owner.
> >
> > I wonder if "electronics ex
On 12/07/2020 08:40 AM, jwest--- via cctalk wrote:
Truly sad I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more time
in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing with the owner.
I wonder if "electronics exchange" on the Rock Road is still operational...
Bruce closed Electronic
Truly sad I don't think theres a store anywhere that I've spent more time
in. I used to just sit in there for hours bs-ing with the owner.
I wonder if "electronics exchange" on the Rock Road is still operational...
J
On 12/6/2020 10:19 AM, Robert Armstrong via cctalk wrote:
Jon Elson
And, our one remaining place in St. Louis, Gateway Electronics has also closed
recently.
No - say it's not true!! I live in California but occasionally we drive
cross country to visit my family in Indiana, and I always
> Jon Elson
>And, our one remaining place in St. Louis, Gateway Electronics has also closed
>recently.
No - say it's not true!! I live in California but occasionally we drive
cross country to visit my family in Indiana, and I always stopped there. We
were last there in 2019...
Bob
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