Whatever Happened To

Whatever happened to S & H Green Stamps?

Whatever Happened To Chi-Chi's?

The Mercury was a great American automobile. So whatever happened to Mercury?

If you lived in South Dakota in the 1970's you probably had a meal at Sambo's.

Whatever happened to Rook?

Raise your hand if you ever bought milk or bread at a Hinky Dinky.

Whatever happened to Medary, South Dakota?

It seemed like every American town had a Ben Franklin store.

As I remember it, every town had one. Now, of course, every town didn't have one. But to a ten-year-old kid, it sure seemed like it.
A Red Owl grocery store.
Now, this was, uh, a few years (decades) before the advent of the 'Super Store' or the 'Super Center'...

For those of us that fall into what's called the 'Baby Boomer' generation, there were four catalogs that we looked forward to growing up.
OK, maybe first I should explain to the younger set just what kind of catalog I'm talking about...