San Francisco’s oldest toy store to close after 86 years, cites downtown violence

San Francisco’s oldest toy store to close after 86 years, cites downtown violence

SAN FRANCISCO (KRON) -- The oldest toy store in San Francisco is closing after 86 years. Jeffrey's Toys announced on social media this week it will close the downtown SF location that opened in 1938. The store cited "violence of the downtown environment" as one of the reasons for its closure, per a statement from Sterling Venture Law, the attorney speaking on behalf of Jeffrey's Toys. Other factors cited were inflation and a decrease in consumer…

Toy shop that inspired Pixar hit film Toy Story to close after 86 years

Jeffrey’s Toys is closing its doors after helping to inspire Toy Story (Picture: Snap/Rex/Shutterstock) The toy shop that was the inspiration for Pixar’s hugely successful Toy Story franchise is permanently closing. Jeffrey’s Toys, the oldest toy shop in San Francisco, having been operating for 86 years, announced on Friday that it would shut its doors at the end of February. Founded and continuously run by the Luhn family in 1938, the brand had…

San Francisco Toy Store That Inspired Pixar's 'Toy Story' Is Closing

Jeffrey's Toys, downtown San Francisco's oldest toy store and the inspiration for Pixar's 'Toy Story' franchise, is closing after 86 years.

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