Here's a blast from the past
If you're too young to remember, Caldor was a discount department store that was prominent in the Northeast until, like many other retailers, it fell into financial trouble in the late 1990's and eventually closed all stores.
There were quite a few stores throughout the Capital Region, including Clifton Park and Latham. The photos and video below come to us from approximately 1997, just around the time stores began closing. This particular location was at the Aviation Mall in Queensbury.
Please forgive the photo and video quality, it was made with the standard technology at the time - VHS.
- The sign welcoming you to your 1990's shopping experience
- Your friendly associates were always there to help
- Your friendly associates were always there to help
- Let's take a walk down the aisles - note the big sale signs hanging
- Are those Super Soakers on the left?
- The hottest CDs
- Mary J, the Wallflowers, Foo Fighters and Paul McCartney for only $11.88 each!
- Don't forget that device to play your music
- Cassettes too!
- Pre-flat screen color TVs
- Clock radios?
- Clothes too
- Clothes too
- On the way back out to the mall