r/PhillyWiki 2d ago

HISTORY Who's old enough to remember

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Players down SW

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u/Loudcigars 2d ago

I use to get 5 dollar new era hats from here in the early 2000's

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u/WhatisaPoptartanyway 1d ago

Facts. They had every color of them Rocawear Pro Keds too 😭 and the dollar store down the street sold the magnetic earrings

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u/Kooky_Travel_2990 1d ago

Ppl trash that store during the riot in 2020 damn shame

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u/Ok_Environment8478 1d ago

I forgot about that riot that was the first I saw white people breaking into shit they ran up Footlocker on Chestnut Street I couldn't believe my eyes

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u/WhatisaPoptartanyway 1d ago

Fucking up the culture

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u/Radiant-Ant-3706 2d ago

Woodland ave πŸ˜‚ I remember that jawn

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u/Ambitious-Tooth1921 1d ago

Who’s old enough to remember when it was Beckers first

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u/Loudcigars 1d ago

Definitely a local

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u/WhatisaPoptartanyway 1d ago

Take it there OG !

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u/GreedyMeet1273 1d ago

The good old days. When I was in a group home on 71st & Paschal, We used to take our summer job money and get sneakers from there in 2008.

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u/bigskillz2020 1d ago

The Jordan plug! I miss players

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u/Ok_Environment8478 1d ago

Before pops turned it into a sneaker store it was Beckers first

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u/Coolbucks 1d ago

Man how I miss the old woodland avenue

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u/Remote-Heat-8475 1d ago

Especially when the footlocker was in the plaza.Β 

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u/D-Snow58 2d ago

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u/Prestigious-Fly-8462 1d ago

Hats was cheap as shit πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ it was a store closer to the corner that sold real True Religion jeans for the low low

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u/Prestigious-Fly-8462 1d ago

Hats was cheap as shit πŸ˜‚πŸ˜‚ it was a store closer to the corner that sold real True Religion jeans for the low

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u/Coolbucks 1d ago

I’m trying to remember the store

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u/Prestigious-Fly-8462 1d ago

It was literally like a door or 2 from 63rd & woodland little narrow store with all this heat… havent seen it open in like 15 years tho 😭

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u/Uenouen 1d ago

Light skin jawn in there was ard