If You Grew Up Near Renton Washington, Maybe You'd Remember This!
Vintage Sears photo courtesy of Anne Garber's Pinterest page . I grew up in the Seattle area - moving around a bit, but staying within the general area. One of the things my family liked to do, was visit Newberry's and Sears in Renton, WA. I have VERY fond memories of the candy counter at Sears - where a kid with a quarter could buy a little bag of candies...yum! Newberry's Soda Fountain Photo courtesy of The Daily Journal.com Newberrys had a soda fountain (cafe) which was my mother's favorite place to get a hot dog - because they made buns out of folded, toasted bread. But my very favorite thing to do - was to play on the cement turtles outside. There were little turtles and big turtles. You could step from turtle to turtle and climb the big ones. They were there for years, after newberry's left..and even after Sears left. Then they disappeared. BUT guess who I found on the grounds of the Renton Highland's Library??...