Photo Friday: Dayton's Garden Shop, Southdale, 1959

01/20/2012

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If yesterday's below zero temperatures don't have you thinking about spring, perhaps this week's photos will.

Remember Dayton's Garden Shop at Southdale?
Neither do I. And it's not something that our visitors mention, until they see an aerial photo of Southdale Center and remember what was in the parking lot. People, of course, remember Dayton's and the old logo seen here. And many (ahem, including me) still can't move on and call the department store by its correct name, Macy's.

But the Garden Shop?
Nobody seems to remember much about this aspect of Southdale and Dayton's history. Are you the exception? If you know something about Dayton's Garden Shop, please comment here or email me.
And remember, spring is only about 8 1/2 weeks away.
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Tammy Rodriguez
01/23/2012 6:57pm

Yes! The Garden Shop was situated past Daytons, kind of on the northwest side of the parking lot, the closest intersection to it would have been France and 66th Street. In the summer, they sold lawn mowers and summer type merchandise. In the winter, they had ski's, ice skates, etc. I used to love going in there to look at the skates, and Santa stopped at Dayton's Garden Shop Christmas of 1967 to pick some up for me. :) I don't recall how long the Garden Shop was there, but definitely into the late 60's. What a great memory! Thanks for the photos.

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