Chain: Pearl’s Department Stores, Inc.
Date Opened: August 23, 1967
Date Closed: January 14, 1978
Street Address(es) when open (Building name/block) Upper Glen St. (US Route 9 just north of Aviation Road, just north of McDonald’s and directly across from Northway Shopping Plaza [Current Address]: 827 Lake George RD, Queensbury, NY 12804-1744 Google Map
Former Store(s) in Location(s): Building was Skyline Bowling Alley, which was gutted by fire, then completely remodeled by Pearl’s.
Later Store(s) in Location(s): Current occupent in 2018 is St. Andrews Ace Hardware. Date St. Andrews started occupation not known.
Buildings still exist?: Yes
Owners, Managers, Employees:
Subsequent Owners if sold:
Articles, Pictures, Ads:
Skyline – Skyline Discount will open (GF Post-Star 5-24-1967 p9)
Skyline – Store clerks want ad (GF Post-Star 8-07-1967 p17)
Skyline – Keep your eye on pre-opening teaser (GF Post-Star 8-17-1967 p23)
Skyline – Opens tomorrow (GF Post-Star 8-22-1967 p9)
WO – Formal opening article (GF Times 8-23-1967 p20)
Skyline – Congratulations Kelly Bros. (GF Post-Star 8-23-1967 p14)
Skyline – Best Wishes Sawyers (GF Post-Star 8-23-1967 p15)
Skyline – Article on opening (GFT 8-23-1967 p20)
Skyline – Ribbon Cutting (GF Post-Star 8-25-1967 p20)
Skyline – Grand Opening Sale ad (GF Post-Star 8-23-1967 p12)
Skyline – Grand Opening and Before School (GF Post-Star 8-31-1967 p29)
Skyline – Grand Opening ad (GFT 8-23-1967 p24)
Skyline – Contractors Congratulations (GFT 8-23-1967 p25)
Skyline – Contractors receive awards for all-electric building (GF Post-Star 10-11-1967 p6)
Skyline – Skyline Discounter ad (GF Times 9-20-1967 p24)
Skyline – Free turkeys (GF Post-Star 11-15-1967 p14)
Skyline – Our prices talk turkey (GF Post-Star 11-16-1967 p14)
Skyline – Asst. Manager want ad (GF Post-Star 5-23-1968 p38)
Skyline – Skyline Discounter ad (GF Times 6-03-1968 p10)
Skyline – Store clerks want ad (GF Post-Star 6-19-1968 p22)
Skyline WO – No wonder we sell for less (GF Post-Star 7-12-1968 p7)
Skyline – Skyline Discounter ad (GF Times 7-25-1968 p3)
Skyline WO – No wonder we sell for less (GF Post-Star 8-24-1968 p7) JICNote: This ad ran several times to end of year.
Skyline – Skyline Discounter ad (GF Times 8-28-1968 p18)
Skyline WO – dual ad (GFPS 4-03-1969 p17)
Skyline WO – Hose ad (GF Post Star 4-10-1969 p10)
Skyline – Don’t Monkey ad with WO (GF Post-Star 8-28-1969 p32)
Skyline – Skyline fire sale with Johnstown merchandise (GF Post-Star 9-02-1969 p11)
Skyline – Store clerk want ad (GF Post-Star 1-06-1970 p13)
Skyline WO – dual ad (GF Post-Star 4-16-1970 p30)
Skyline – Snowmobile boots ad (GF Times 12-10-1970 p14)
Skyline – June Sale – with WO, Ballston Spa, Ticonderoga and Corinth (6-24-1971 p22)
Skyline – Budget sale (GF Post-Star 7-01-1971 p14)
Skyline – Selling out Corinth stock (GF Post-Star 8-18-1971 p14)
Skyline – Back-to-School with WO, Corinth, Ballston Spa, Ticonderoga (GF Post-Star 9-01-1971 p11)
Skyline – Mid-Season Special Sale (GF Post-Star 11-03-1971 p18)
Skyline – Pre-Winter Sale (GF Post-Star 11-18-1971 p12)
Skyline – Better Goods for Less Money (GF Post-Star 11-23-1971 p16)
Skyline – Dollar Days (GF Post-Star 12-03-1971 p20)
Skyline – Come n See ad with WO, Corinth, Ballston Spa, Ticonderoga (GF Post-Star 12-16-1971 p24)
Skyline – Skyline and WO new store hours (GF Post-Star 2-10-1972 p22)
Skyline – ad with WO TI Corinth Ballston Spa (GF Post-Star 3-30-1972 p13)
Skyline – ad Lady Wrangler (GF POst-Star 5-19-1972 p9)
Skyline – School Outfitting ad (GF Post-Star 8-28-1972 p14)
Skyline – Mature man want ad (GF Post-Star 6-28-1971 p24)
Skyline – Store worker, male preferred (GF Post-Star 9-19-1972 p35)
Skyline – Dollar Days (GF Post-Star 6-27-1973 p15) JICNote: Ad, in upper right, references that Pearl’s Dep’t Stores, Inc. operates 16 stores in New York and Vermont.
Skyline – ad Ballston Spa Corinth Ticonderoga Skyline WO (GF Post-Star 10-22-1973 p6)
Skyline – ad with WO (GF Post-Star 12-13-1973 p49)
Skyline – Last Minute Shopping ad (GF Post-Star 12-19-1973 p28)
Skyline – Store Clerk Cashiers want ad (Glens Falls Post-Star (1-21-74 p24)
Skyline – with WO Winter Sale Festival (GF Post-Star 11-06-1974 p12)
Skyline – 60th Anniversary and Back-to-school sale (GF Post-Star 8-27-1975 p10)
Skyline – Big ad (GF Post-Star 8-30-1975 p6)
Skyline – November ad (GF Post-Star 11-05-1975 p18)
Skyline – Store Manager trainees want ad (GF Post-Star 7-20-1976 p19)
Skyline – Back-to-School (GF Post-Star 8-26-1976 p2)
Skyline – Snomobile Suits (GF Post-Star 1-06-1977 p5)
Skyline – Manager trainees want ad (GF Post-Star 6-27-1977 p23)
Skyline School Outfitting (GF Post-Star 8-28-1977 p13)
Skyline – Pre-Christmas Sale (GF Post-Star 11-30-1977 p22)
Skyline -Open Sunday Sale (GF Post-Star 12-10-1977 p11)
Skyline – Look for Going Out of Business ad (GF Post-Star 1-09-1978 p8)
Skyline – Going out of business ad (GF Post-Star 1-11-1978 p14)
Skyline – Going out of business Last Day ad (GF Post-Star 1-14-1978 p15)
Skyline – Old Skyline Discount Center Parking Lot reference (GF Post-Star 10-07-1981 p16)
Articles about Skyline Bowling Alley:
Skyline – Skyline Bowling Alley ad for leagues (GF Times 8-4-1964 p10)
Skyline Bowling Alley destroyed by fire (GF Post-Star 11-26-1964 p2)
Skyline – 2018 aerial view of St. Andrews Ace Hardware which occupies the former Skyline Discounter building (Google Maps 2018) JICNote: Still looks like a bowling alley from above.
Skyline – 2018 street view of St. Andrews Ace Hardware which occupies the former Skyline Discounter building (Google Maps 2018)
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