Sad to be all alone in the world. 7:10 am, and I'm the only one here.
DRPogue, 7th and Race is my memory of Shillito's as well; when I was in college, I used to park in their garage. Willis Music wasn't too far from there, and it was the best music store in my limited world at the time. I think the only two Cincinati stores I shopped in were Shillito's and Willis Music.
My first stereo was something blue and clunky around 1961, but I have next to no memory of it. My first tv purchase was from Macy's in 1980, around $90.00. Because I couldn't afford cable then, the reception was pathetic. In 1989 or so, I did STRIKE UP THE BAND in Los Angeles, and I used part of the money to buy a new tv, VCR and cable. The tv died last year after 15 years of great service, and the vcr has been replaced several times.