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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
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Thu Nov 20, 2014 9:25 pm
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I'm sure a lot of you remember the old REI store on Pike Street. The rabbit warren of rooms had the feel of a flea market. I was reminded of that store as I was going through some old Mountaineer annuals and smiled at these early REI cartoon ads. The artist was Toly Kojev. Click through to the original size to see the drawings in detail.
Early REI Advertisements
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trestle Member
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 9:43 pm
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I like the new flagship but I sure miss the old flea market.
Especially the smell.
"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
"Life favors the prepared." - Edna Mode
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touron Member
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:43 pm
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Touron is a nougat of Arabic origin made with almonds and honey or sugar, without which it would just not be Christmas in Spain.
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bobbi stillaGUAMish
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 10:59 pm
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what happened to the 1953 cartoon?
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"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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"Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting. So…get on your way!" - Oh, the Places You’ll Go! By Dr. Seuss
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
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Fri Nov 21, 2014 11:48 pm
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bobbi wrote: | what happened to the 1953 cartoon? |
I checked again -- no REI ad in that issue. Must have been a down year for for the marketing department.
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marzsit Dork
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Sat Nov 22, 2014 8:19 am
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puzzlr wrote: | I'm sure a lot of you remember the old REI store on Pike Street. The rabbit warren of rooms had the feel of a flea market. I was reminded of that store as I was going through some old Mountaineer annuals and smiled at these early REI cartoon ads. The artist was Toly Kojev. Click through to the original size to see the drawings in detail.
Early REI Advertisements |
the original rei store was on pike street, but it sounds like you're thinking of the second rei store that was actually on 11th ave between pike and pine streets.
the original pike street store was only 1 room above a restaurant, down the hill and on the other side of broadway.
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Seventy2002 Member
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I worked with Toly in the REI ad department, in the early 70's, when I was in college. Interesting place and times.
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ranger rock One of the boys
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I guess only men went rock climbing or hiking back then.
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puzzlr Mid Fork Rocks
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 1:10 am
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You're right marzsit, I only started visiting the store in the 70s, and I didn't know that wasn't the original. Could have done more research there
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Tim Hagan Member
Joined: 22 Jul 2008 Posts: 189 | TRs | Pics Location: Bellevue, WA |
I scanned a few more REI ads from later issues of the Mountaineer, mimicking puzzlr's format but showing the full ad in each case. After 1956 the Membership Roster (where the ads appeared) was published separately from the Annual.
More Early REI Advertisements
As a bonus, here are the ads from the 1969 issue:
1969 REI Advertisements
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mike Member
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 5:30 pm
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Tim Hagan wrote: | As a bonus, here are the ads from the 1969 issue: |
Still have my McKinley sleeping bag. Too darn warm and heavy but still fine.
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Dante Member
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:06 pm
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touron wrote: | I wish I still had the REI catalogs I use to browse through as a kid. |
Me too. I loved pouring over the old REI catalogs, and later the Early Winters catalog and others. I'd love to flip through some of those old catalogs again.
I still have a red daypack from my first visit to REI around 1970. My dad bought me the pack and a first aid kit. We used most of the first aid kit a couple years later on a guy who slid partway down Martin Creek but the pack is now a family heirloom.
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camut Member
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 8:27 pm
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I still have a McKinley and a Skier sleeping bags. Also still have both a large and a small Cruiser and the Millet summit pack. The packs have all seen better days, but the sleeping bags are still in great condition and still get used now and then.
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mike Member
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 9:46 pm
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Hesman wrote: | I believe it is a number somewhere in the 200,000's. |
Youngster
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Randito Snarky Member
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Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:56 pm
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mike wrote: | Hesman wrote: | I believe it is a number somewhere in the 200,000's. |
Youngster |
My dad's co-op number has 5 digits
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