Toys-R-Us
Posted: 12 Jul 2011 10:08
If this is acceptable here, I'd like to bring up the classic era of Toys-R-Us (which is stylized as Toys "Я" Us). The usage of the Russian letter "ya" (what the "Я" represents) was TRU's way of pleasing small children at the time ("Я" was also a small child's way of writing down the real "R," an abbreviation of "are"). This Cyrillic letter was green from its inception in 1969 until 1986, at which point it changed to the current yellow; since 2000, it was seen against a blue star.
The three original Portland, OR-area stores - in Clackamas, Tigard and Jantzen Beach - all opened at somepoint in the year 1980, and all seem to still be intact after 30 years in business.
TOYS "R" US (CLACKAMAS)
12535 SE 82nd Ave.
Clackamas, OR 97015 (97086)
TOYS "R" US (TIGARD)
10065 SW Cascade Hwy.
Tigard, OR 97223
TOYS "R" US (JANTZEN BEACH)
1800 N. Jantzen Beach Ctr.
Portland, OR 97217
All of these three builds were architectured the same way, no doubt since they all opened in 1980.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/S ... s+1970.jpg
(Link takes you to a picture of the early version of the classic scheme; note the different-looking "Y")
The colors of the letters were unchanged from 1969 to 1986 (you know, the letters of TOYS "Я" US spelled out in the colors of red, yellow, blue, purple, green, orange and blue). Since 1986 the color scheme became red, orange, turquoise, purple, yellow, turquoise and red.
~Ben
The three original Portland, OR-area stores - in Clackamas, Tigard and Jantzen Beach - all opened at somepoint in the year 1980, and all seem to still be intact after 30 years in business.
TOYS "R" US (CLACKAMAS)
12535 SE 82nd Ave.
Clackamas, OR 97015 (97086)
TOYS "R" US (TIGARD)
10065 SW Cascade Hwy.
Tigard, OR 97223
TOYS "R" US (JANTZEN BEACH)
1800 N. Jantzen Beach Ctr.
Portland, OR 97217
All of these three builds were architectured the same way, no doubt since they all opened in 1980.
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/S ... s+1970.jpg
(Link takes you to a picture of the early version of the classic scheme; note the different-looking "Y")
The colors of the letters were unchanged from 1969 to 1986 (you know, the letters of TOYS "Я" US spelled out in the colors of red, yellow, blue, purple, green, orange and blue). Since 1986 the color scheme became red, orange, turquoise, purple, yellow, turquoise and red.
~Ben