Hearing my mother say that she was "going shopping at O'Neil's" is one of those old, old memories of mine from childhood. The big O'NEIL'S sign at the shopping center really left a big impression on me too. I was kind of surprised to see that the changeover occurred much earlier than I thought.
It was a sad thing when the Sheffield Center May Company store finally closed. Many of the employees had been there for years, and had become part of the shopping experience. Also, we went there much more often than the Midway Mall store, as it was much more convenient for us.
Today the former department store complex is the Macy's Systems and Technology center, and the O'Neil's name haunts the area through the street signs.
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My Mother and i would go thru the lower level, buy black walnut candy. Then on to the escaltors to the top where we could make a payment in cash and get I think eagle stamps for the amt of the payment . I think because the sales those were mine for Christmas spending along w/ my 1st Fed Christmas Club. We rarely stopped on the main level
MY MOTHER IS DECEASE, I HAVE THE SAME WONDERFUL MEMORY AS YOU DO. I WISH THAT I COULD FIND THAT CANDY NOW. DO ANY ONE KNOW WHERE I CAN FIND THEM?
And now Macy’s is pulling the plug on the entire location now. Wonder how long it will stand before it comes down as I can’t see anyone moving into the building. Would love to know what it looks like inside now.
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