Normandy Square Mart was one of those bazaars that had two long hallways lined with booths selling everything from vacuum cleaner belts to cheap clothing. (It is now a storage unit place.) There was a cool record store there where, when Hey Jude by the Beatles came out, I bought it. It was the first record (7 45 rpm) that I ever bought. My parents were upset b/c it cost something like $.33. Of course, in the next decade or so, I would spend tons of money on records.
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Normandy Square Mart was one of those bazaars that had two long hallways lined with booths selling everything from vacuum cleaner belts to cheap clothing. (It is now a storage unit place.) There was a cool record store there where, when Hey Jude by the Beatles came out, I bought it. It was the first record (7 45 rpm) that I ever bought. My parents were upset b/c it cost something like $.33. Of course, in the next decade or so, I would spend tons of money on records.
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Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : Great post! Coincidentally, I was going to post that the Philopatrian Club at 1923 Walnut St., Philly, has a juke box in the basement that includes Barry Sadlers Ballad of the Green Berets in it. But I have not been there for some time, so I want to make sure it is still there before I do.
Date : 2012-03-01
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Comments : See more on this building at the entry for Best and Basco, who were susequent occupiers.
Date : 2012-03-02
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Comments : My dad owned the record store, Record Den, in the Normandy Square Mart! Are you guys talking about that store?
Date : 2015-08-28
Email : sjkc0072@aol.com
Comments : Record Den sounds right! If there had been only one record store in the Normandy Square Mart, then it must be it. Im sure a lot of people have a lot of fond memories of buying cool records there.
Date : 2015-08-29
Email : joehesson@gmail.com
Comments : My family used to go to Normandy all the time... I used to get a lot of my school clothes at Mitchs & Charlie Kohlers, 2 clothing stores there.... used to have great pizza right by one of those 2 outlets... they also had a candy store where my mom always bought chocolate covered raspberry jellies... I bought quite a few .45s at the record store too, I can remember my older brother being ticked off because I bought a Beatles record ( may have been Penny Lane/Strawberry Fields ) instead of The Ballad of the Green Beret which was a hit at the time. I still say I made the right purchase.
Date : 2012-03-01