[Boatanchors] Radio Shack and more and more and more and more

[Ltfiore at aol.com]

In the 50's and early 60's I lived around the corner from a Lafayette store  
in the Bronx, NYC. It was like having my own stock of everything electronic  a 
short walk away. I didn't even have to cross the street. My only problem was  
planning ahead since they closed nights and Sunday. Saturday  was a mad house 
of people with brown paper bags full of tubes from their TV  and radios to 
have them tested. 
 
The store help were mainly hams and CBers. Most of the stock was in bins in  
the back. You could by one 1/2 watt resistor, if that's all you needed.
 
I lived in Orlando for a while and found Skycraft. It was heaven. I visit  
that store whenever I am in Orlando and fly back with what I can carry.
 
73, Lou W2LTF