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snyds113

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Dec 7, 2009 12:31 PM
Hills was great.The layaway program was tops.Now it is a Dicks.
Dec 7, 2009 12:31pm
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raiderbuck

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Dec 7, 2009 12:50 PM
There used to be on in Mansfield (where Burlington Coat Factory is). I remember getting my first "big kid" snow suit from hills. lol. Loved that store, it alway smelled like stale pop corn.
Dec 7, 2009 12:50pm
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Chesapeake

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Dec 7, 2009 1:32 PM
raiderbuck wrote: There used to be on in Mansfield (where Burlington Coat Factory is). I remember getting my first "big kid" snow suit from hills. lol. Loved that store, it alway smelled like stale pop corn.
You couldn't walk in the front door of Hills without getting your ass stomped by the popcorn smell.
Dec 7, 2009 1:32pm
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Dec 7, 2009 1:55 PM
Fab1b wrote: I up there last month saw it was empty! I am surprised the Woodville mall is still kicking. That place has been on life support since the early 90's!
The Anderson's and Sears are keeping it open. If you can say that...
Dec 7, 2009 1:55pm
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football71

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Dec 7, 2009 5:20 PM
Milbarge wrote: Grew up going to the Hills on top of the hill in Warren. They used to shoot off the 4th of July fireworks there too.
Milbarge, Do you remember when the Soap Box Derby used to be run on Youngstown Rd. next to Hills? I remember the great popcorn they had there, too.
Dec 7, 2009 5:20pm
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atomica600

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Dec 7, 2009 5:35 PM
j_crazy wrote: I loved Hill's and Hart's I remember when Marietta had one of each.
I remeber both of those very well.
Dec 7, 2009 5:35pm
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Dec 7, 2009 6:06 PM
atomica600 wrote:
j_crazy wrote: I loved Hill's and Hart's I remember when Marietta had one of each.
I remeber both of those very well.
When Big Bear and Harts turned into Big Bear Plus trying to be Meijer or Wal-Mart, it was ballgame.
Dec 7, 2009 6:06pm
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ts1227

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Dec 7, 2009 6:19 PM
Hills was awesome.

I remember when Ames bought it, immediately my mom was like "They're screwed."

Hills was where you went when you didn't want to go to a shitty Ames. All that did was double the amount of shitty Ames'!
Dec 7, 2009 6:19pm
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iluvz

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Dec 7, 2009 6:29 PM
Woodville Mall just got sold not all that long ago. Last I was in there, there was like 3 stores open. Is the movie theatre even open anymore? I loved Hills. That building and lot are very sad. They did try to put a trade center in there for a minute too.
Dec 7, 2009 6:29pm
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Dec 7, 2009 7:58 PM
Our Hills in Teays Valley, WV sat empty for 9 years until a few months ago when a Magic Mart opened there.

On the opposite side of the shopping center was a Big Bear and that building has been empty for 5 years now.

In the middle is Elder Beerman, DMV and a few smaller stores that managed to survive without the 2 anchors.
Dec 7, 2009 7:58pm
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cat_lover

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Dec 7, 2009 9:53 PM
justincredible wrote:
cat_lover wrote: I used to work at the Hill's in Heath.Nice store good people to work for.
That's the one I remember. Was Hills, then Ames, then Steve and Barry's. Not sure what it is now.
Steve and Barry's closed and now it is empty.
Dec 7, 2009 9:53pm
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mattinctown

Dec 7, 2009 10:06 PM
Used to be one in Lima and also a Rink's if anyone remembers that store :)
Dec 7, 2009 10:06pm
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dancinbear

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Dec 8, 2009 8:16 PM
OMG BLAST FROM THE PAST
Dec 8, 2009 8:16pm
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Dec 8, 2009 8:25 PM
mattinctown wrote: Used to be one in Lima and also a Rink's if anyone remembers that store :)
I remember Rink's only after it closed and i'd question about the empty buildings.
Dec 8, 2009 8:25pm
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ts1227

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Dec 8, 2009 11:01 PM
The old Rink's in Marietta still has the letters on the storefront, but it's an indoor weekend flea market now.

Dec 8, 2009 11:01pm
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Dec 8, 2009 11:27 PM
ts1227 wrote: The old Rink's in Marietta still has the letters on the storefront, but it's an indoor weekend flea market now.

Those letters are awful clean and bright for a store that closed over 30 years ago.
Dec 8, 2009 11:27pm
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Dec 8, 2009 11:32 PM
You'd be amazed a how good those letters look compared to everything else. Drive down SR 7 past there! I do it once a month back and forth between the hometown and school.

Apparently that pic was taken in 2008, so it does still look that good.
Dec 8, 2009 11:32pm
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Crew Love

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Dec 9, 2009 7:24 PM
The entryway to the Hills I grew up going to always smelled of fresh piss and popcorn.

Was everyone else greeted by that pleasant aroma, or was it an our-Hills exclusive?
Dec 9, 2009 7:24pm
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Fab1b

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Dec 9, 2009 7:28 PM
Same at the Woodville Hills!
Dec 9, 2009 7:28pm
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dancinbear

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Dec 9, 2009 7:29 PM
If there was still a Hills still around here I bet I could find a good ugly Christmas sweater.
Dec 9, 2009 7:29pm
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Trueblue23

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Dec 9, 2009 7:33 PM
I used to frequent the Hills in Chillicothe, those people didn't give a shit if you rode the bicycles all over the store!
Dec 9, 2009 7:33pm
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Dec 9, 2009 7:40 PM
ts1227 wrote: The old Rink's in Marietta still has the letters on the storefront, but it's an indoor weekend flea market now.

Rinks is the GOAT. Went there many times during my time at Marietta College.

Was driving through an area of Cincinnati that I had never been through before and passed another Rinks. I about crapped my pants I was so happy.
Dec 9, 2009 7:40pm
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MANAZE

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Dec 9, 2009 11:44 PM
I never even heard of Rinks. Was it like Hills?
Dec 9, 2009 11:44pm
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Dec 10, 2009 12:17 AM
MANAZE wrote: I never even heard of Rinks. Was it like Hills?
Yeah except Rink's also had a skating rink inside.
Dec 10, 2009 12:17am