OT: Kennedy's Book Store closing

[Smashcat]

heraldleader‏Verified account@heraldleader 4m4 minutes ago
Photos of Kennedy's Book Store in the 1950s and 1960s. The store, a fixture near UK's campus since 1950, announced tonight that it is closing. http://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article189088329.html… @tomeblen @KYPhotoArchive

 

[KYCAT78]

Bought my first UK shirt there my Freshman year 1974. If I remember correctly Ollies Trolley was just outside.

 

[BlueRunner11]

Too bad. Always loved Kennedys.

 

[ukalum1988]

Bummer.... why are they closing?? I hope UK didn’t pull some power play to squeeze them out of business.

 

[Born and raised Big Blue]

Sad.

 

[KYHomeBoyinNC]

Wow! Whenever I come home, I make a trip to Kennedy's to browse around for UK gear to bring back to NC. Hate to hear this.

 

[gossie21]

Bummer.... why are they closing?? I hope UK didn’t pull some power play to squeeze them out of business.

My guess is students got tired of getting ripped off and over-paying for books. I would try and go there and get the ISBN number and then order books online for 90% less. And that was over 10 years ago. I have to think that trend has only gotten worse.

 

[Larry Skaggs]

more and more textbooks are now ebooks and competition from online sellers is just too much

 

[irishcat1965]

From grade school through UK law school to just stopping by before games over the years, I hate to see it go.

 

[Kybluedude]

Best UK gear is in Kennedy's Den. Hate to see it go. Kennedys and Wallaces were two bookstores when I was at UK along with the Student Center Bookstore. Tolly Ho was a staple and behind Kennedys. The one armed cook and Radioman. 2 eggs toast and coffee .59. Wow.

 

[Sawnee Cat]

This is a shocker to me. I bought all of my books at that store from 1961-1965. I always went there when I returned to Lexington. I remember one day I was in there and Leonard Hamilton was showing Darryl Dawkins around. Great memories at Kennedy. So sorry to see it come to an end

 

[ZenCatFan73]

This is sad. Kennedy's is a fixture on campus, and to me, a special part of UK history. My dad and I are both UK alumni. He is a class of '74 grad, and I'm class of '96. I hope they commemorate it somehow. Major bummer for me.

 

[Kybluedude]

From grade school through UK law school to just stopping by before games over the years, I hate to see it go.

Curious-- what does the Irish in Irishcat symbolize? I've got a lot of Irish as well from my father's side.

 

[irishcat1965]

Curious-- what does the Irish in Irishcat symbolize? I've got a lot of Irish as well from my father's side.

Same here. My father’s side of the family is Irish.

 

[dckala2]

Gonna be a new development there. Will probably tear down the old fazolis building too. Put up some housing and retail at the bottom.

 

[JumperJack]

I guess change is inevitable....but that campus gets more sterile every time I go back.

 

[vernoncoy]

I haven't been there in a while but I loved Kennedy's also!!! Great UK gear and wonderful memories for me!

 

[Wildcats1st]

STudents couldn’t afford their books anymore just like the 10$ tickets

 

[morgousky]

Oh man. I hate this. Been going there since I was a kid. Sad for sure.

 

[HICATFAN]

Wow! Whenever I come home, I make a trip to Kennedy's to browse around for UK gear to bring back to NC. Hate to hear this.

Same for me too! I spent an hour and half when I visited in October...super nice people there! I’ll miss Kennedy’s!

AlohaCat

 

[kev69]

All good things come to an end.

My guess it's a combination of things, but I'm sure online ordering has a part to play in it.

 

[musrat59]

I ordered my Catspause yearbook from there in October and was surprised how quick it was shipped.

 

[anon_q409idbs5m40a]

Sad to see it close as it was an icon but with internet shopping and a multitude of other stores selling UK gear it's easy to see why it's happening. Books for college level course are outrageously expensive everywhere these days but Kennedy's was always a bit higher than most, as I recall.

 

[uky8unc5]

Kennedy's brings back great memories.
But so do Pay Phone Booths and VCR's (if you know what I mean).

 

[On-On-UK]

Bought my first UK shirt there my Freshman year 1974. If I remember correctly Ollies Trolley was just outside.

Hey, me too!
I started there in fall of '74 and lived in Haggin Hall.
But I believe it was Tolly Ho that was originally behind Kennedys.

 

[On-On-UK]

This is a shocker to me. I bought all of my books at that store from 1961-1965. I always went there when I returned to Lexington. I remember one day I was in there and Leonard Hamilton was showing Darryl Dawkins around. Great memories at Kennedy. So sorry to see it come to an end

Sixty-one to 65???
Is that where you bought ink for your quill?

Just kidding, Sawnee. Time really files. I took each of my 3 sons there on their first day at UK.

 

[2Adulterers]

heraldleader‏Verified account@heraldleader 4m4 minutes ago
Photos of Kennedy's Book Store in the 1950s and 1960s. The store, a fixture near UK's campus since 1950, announced tonight that it is closing. http://www.kentucky.com/news/business/article189088329.html… @tomeblen @KYPhotoArchive

Sad news

 

[CELTICAT]

Very sad to see this. I occasionally ordered gear online from them. Going there as a kid was really a treat.

 

[katwest]

It is sad for me too, I've been going there since the early 70's, that's one of the first places I went as soon as I got to Lexington. I can't imagine it not being there anymore.

 

[JFCats22]

Tearing down Kennedy’s and Fazolis to expand the parking garage

 

[Deli owl]

That sucks. They are still on my UKopoly board.

 

[Ron Mehico]

Went back to UK this past October for my annual college reunion trip and we drove by Kennedys and we all said how that's one of the only places on campus that hasn't changed. Man, time is flying.

 

[Cefiro]

Good, these places have been ripping students off with textbooks for decades. Even the used books, they buy for $15 and resell for $75.

 

[rick64]

Maybe someone will step up and buy it to try to keep the tradition going.

 

[JonathanW]

Wow! Whenever I come home, I make a trip to Kennedy's to browse around for UK gear to bring back to NC. Hate to hear this.

Same here. We just were there a few weeks ago. Had to re-stock our UK gear supply during the UT game, to bring back here to NC.

 

[wildcatwelder]

They had great UK gear, hate to see it go.

 

[Ben101er]

At one time, wasn't Tolly Ho called Howell's?

 

[UKUGA]

I have no fond memories of any campus bookstore.

I did, however, eat a lot of breadsticks at that Fazoli’s.

 

[Wall2Wall]

Kennedy's. No love lost for a store that gave me $4 for a book I had to pay $350 for just 5 months prior.

 

[ace on the river]

Kennedy’s, their motto should have been “ been screwing UK students for fifty years “