Thalhimers "Hippie" ads - Early 1970s

Some great Wrangler Jean/Thalhimers ads from 1970 and 1971. Gotta love that tagline: Wremember the "W" is Silent.

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Ads courtesy of the University of Richmond's Boatwright Library/Digital Initiatives

Broad Street - Thalhimers - 1969

What better way to celebrate the first official day of the holiday shopping season than a picture of Broad Street and Thalhimers from (near the end of) it's heyday?

This is Broad Street looking east from January of 1969. You can still see the large plastic candles and Christmas trees in the median. Also note the Wards TV store (later Circuit City), and The Towne (now The National) showing Funny Girl. West Hospital is in the distance, as is the crane and yellow tarps that signal the beginnings of the "new" City Hall.

Photo courtesy of VCU Libraries

All Roads Lead to Azalea Mall - 1983

Today we take a trip back to 1983 for this Azalea Mall ad. Some of the businesses listed below can still be seen on the faded rusty sign in the weed covered parking lot where the Azalea Mall used to be.

Thalhimer's - December 19th, 1909

Fur coats anyone? PETA would have a field day with this great full page Thalhimer's ad from the Times-Dispatch on December 19th, 1909: Sheep, Lynx, Fox, Chinchilla, Pony, Wolf, Seal, Mink, Opossum, Rabbit and even Skunk!