Photo by flickr user cliff1066Commenter Melanie remembers Fields! I had asked about that one when I was writing about The North Mall, because it’s not a store I remember going to.
Melanie writes: “We lived not far from there and my mom worked there in the pet department, she used to bring animals home on the weekends or evenings that couldn’t be left there alone. I remember this monkey she brought home hanging off the curtains and playing with her cigarettes, it was pretty funny. … Oh what memories.”
OK, you could buy a monkey at J.M. Fields. You could buy a monkey in York County. HOW did I miss this?? Talk about born too late!
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J.M Fields was like the Walmart of the 60′s and 70′s. Pantry Pride was it’s partner store, a precursor to todays Super Center stores.
My sister worked there for a year or so, and so did her husband.
I included a wiki link about J.M. Fields
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J._M._Fields
Hi Joni,
Victor used to work at J.M. Fields! So yes, they really did have monkeys there that like cigarettes…
Sorry, couldn’t resist.
Love, Weez
PS They went out of monkey business before you were born.
I remember that J.M. Fields opened on Halloween night. The place was packed with people who came to check it out. They gave Halloween treats out to the kids who showed up wearing a Halloween costume.