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Demolishing the Fry's Electronics in Burbank

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Re: Demolishing the Fry's Electronics in Burbank

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Post by rmason »

pjs_ wrote: post #5

Where else could you simultaneously purchase through-hole transistors, a gaming motherboard, a 19" rack, a leafblower, a loudspeaker disguised as a plastic rock, pornography, a taser, a sandwich and a decent cup of coffee while surrounded by fiberglass cowboys and aliens... sad to see

Whenever I was out in the Valley I'd visit one or more Fry's. Then there was Weird Stuff Warehouse and Computer Literacy Bookstore. There probably wasn't any area the size of Silicon Valley that had stores that even remotely compared. Always spent more than I budgeted but never felt bad about it.

Re: Demolishing the Fry's Electronics in Burbank

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Post by mixmastamyk »

otterpro wrote: post #11

I'm sad to see it end like this. About 20 years ago, I used to go to this Burbank Fry's after work whenever I could and spend hours just browsing. They had this cool 50's sci-fi alien/ufo movie theme inside. Another favorite is the Fry's in Anaheim where I got pc parts to build my first 486 PC in the early 90's. So many memories. I remember buying my first laptop ever, a monochrome thinkpad with personal check (as my…

Similar... spent hours and hours at the one in Canoga Park during the 90s. (Sometimes DAK too.) Believe it had an "alice in wonderland" theme. Can't even remember what I bought but even perused the magazine section while there.

Oh wait, I do remember buying a 20? foot long (several meter) orange crossover ethernet cable! Then I punched a hole thru the drywall in my apartment and connected my two PCs. One of which had dialup internet, so I could access it and my .mp3s from the other. Pre-wifi by about 5-10 years. :-D

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Post by bigmattystyles »

What always bugged me about Fry's at the end was how disrespectful people eventually got to the sample goods on the floor. I swear, every motherboard had their pins smooshed in. Maybe this is `old man remembers` but it wasn't that trashy in its heyday, when admittedly, I was a kid so maybe I didn't notice. Maybe it's because they had to pivot hard to cheap trinkets towards the end and that brought in a different crowd, I'm not sure.

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Post by stergios »

nickzelei wrote: post #25
LeoPanthera wrote: post #9

For those in the bay area, Micro Center is opening a branch in Santa Clara. https://www.microcenter.com/site/stores/santa-clara.aspx Well, maybe. It's delayed months at this point.

That link you posted there says 2025! Wow that makes me excited. Big fan of microcenter.

Nice, and in that same plaza is Harbor Freight.

Re: Demolishing the Fry's Electronics in Burbank

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Post by username_here »

walterbell wrote: post #6
parshimers wrote: post #4

it's sad to see this location go. it was such an amazing store on the inside. the theme had some great homages to Mars Attacks!, as well as a great many other sci-fi films. this album has some good pictures of some of the more notable sculptures in there, but the theme went even farther than just sculptures: https://www.flickr.com/photos/selfishcauses/albums/721577140...

Great photos! Painting and 3-D scan of Burbank Frys, https://savefrys.com/tributes/ and https://sketchfab.com/3d-models/rip-frys-162eeef6095343ec8b3... Roman remnants in Phoenix store, https://nickdiak.com/2021/02/an-empire-crumbles-retrospectiv... Oil-themed store in Houston, https://houstonhistoricretail.com/electronics/frys-electroni...

The space themed store south of Houston is now home to Axiom Space (https://www.axiomspace.com).

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Post by tomcam »

m463 wrote: post #18
mmmBacon wrote: post #13

I wonder what they did with the Fry’s 747.

lol https://www.747sp.com/747sp-production-list/21992-447/ United purchased it for $1 in 1986 later asking price was $8.0 million in 2004 And Mr William Fry purchased it for $10 in 2005 trail gets murky though around 2009?

I bought it for three fiddy

Re: Demolishing the Fry's Electronics in Burbank

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Post by MrTrvp »

pjs_ wrote: post #5

Where else could you simultaneously purchase through-hole transistors, a gaming motherboard, a 19" rack, a leafblower, a loudspeaker disguised as a plastic rock, pornography, a taser, a sandwich and a decent cup of coffee while surrounded by fiberglass cowboys and aliens... sad to see

porn magazines! haha man
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