[sportutegrl]

I remember a store called TG&Y. I wonder what the initials stood for. Someone told me, Toys, Guns, and Yoyos, but I think he was pulling my leg.

[greene66]

I loved TG&Y. As a kid, I used to make a beeline to the back of the store, where the books were. Always loved looking over the Big Little Books, the Golden Nature Guides, and the Golden Sticker books. Lots of coloring books, too.

Also associate the place with those little metal Tootsie-toys, of cars and trucks and such. I think they barely cost over a dime each. I still have most of them around here somewhere, although a lot of the paint on them has flicked off.

[fatnotlazy]

Just looked them up since I don't remember that store being in my region. Wikipedia says the initials stood for the last names of the company's three founders.

http://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/TG%26Y

The article mentions that some of the TG&Y stores were bought by McCrory’s. There was a McCrory’s in downtown Pittsburgh. Had a restaurant in the basement, but it was reputed to be unsanitary.

[Ruy Dias de Bivar]

TGY I bought lots of products there years ago. I bought a Winchester 1894 brand new for $45.00 back in 1971.

[ErnBatavia]

store called TG&Y. I wonder what the initials stood for.

Be thankful you never went to Zzyzx Mineral Springs....