White Stores advertisement provides a 1970s look at the toys of Christmas past
2of8 3of8 4of8 5of8 6of8 7of8 8of8 Remember Tonka trucks? Avocado-green appliances? Catalina stereo consoles? Let’s go back to about 1973 and see what’s on the shelves for Christmas in this White Stores Inc. advertisement. White’s was a Wichita Falls-based retail store that sold auto parts, furniture, toys and appliances. Nothing high-end or expensive, but if you needed to furnish your new ranch-style house, chances are there was a White’s in your neighborhood that had what you needed. Some Bayou City History readers on Facebook likened the chain to Western Auto. “Our first living r...
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