(781)-449-1005Our Building in Needham
Grand Opening 1965
1949 |
It was a Very Good Year.....It was the Year we were Born
The President was Harry S. Truman
RCA Introduced the 45RPM Record
Popular Songs included "Diamonds are a girls best friend" &
"Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Academy Award Movie was "All the King's Men"
Prices:
-1 Quart of milk $0.21
-Loaf of Bread $0.14
-Postage Stamp $0.03
-New Car $2,200.00
-Minimum Wage $0.40 per hour
-A good Television Set $400.00, 10" or 12" Black & White
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1951 |
Expanded our space in our Boston location. |
1958 |
Became a major distributor of self-service tube testers, radio & TV tubes, batteries and electronic parts covering eastern Massachusetts. |
1962 |
Realizing the need for a full line electronics distributor who could serve the public and industry, we made the decision to search for a new larger location. |
1964 |
After a two year search an empty lot was found on Route 128 in Needham MA, our present location and construction of a one story building began. |
1965 |
Grand opening of "You-do-it" Electronics Center we occupied 70% of the building. From 1967 to1976 we expanded our space and eventually occupied the entire building . |
1974 |
A very gratifying year for us....October marked a milestone of 25 years of continuous operation in the Electronics Business. |
1977 |
Began another major expansion by adding two additional floors while remaining open our regular store hours during the entire complicated construction period. |
1978 |
After 14 months of construction, "You-do-it" Electronics® Center opens the new expanded 30,000-square foot area consisting of
2 modern sales floors, company offices and warehouse facilities. |
1993 |
Became one of the first businesses of our kind to become fully automated with a computerized, bar coded, point of sale system. |
1999 |
Time to celebrate our first 50 years into the new millennium, and begin our next 50 years serving consumer, retailer, government, cities and towns, institutions and all types of industry. |
2004 |
September 2004 We began a major year long 55th Anniversary Promotion.
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