Zim's Twelve-Mile Store Radio Commercials
1948-1952
Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
Digital audio file recorded from 33 1/2 rpm record. Record contains 9 versions of a radio commercial for Zimmerman's Twelve-Mile Store located at Twelve-Mile Corner, now known as North Central Gresham. All versions consist of a man singing in a false Scottish accent with piano accompaniment about Zim's. Transcription: First verse (repeated in first six versions): I find my food in the country Not far from the Gresham Fair Just head for the Twelve-Mile Corner Old Zim will meet you there It's fun to shop at Zimmie's Sure and Scotch there is no (?) So I park in the lot in my favorite spot Cause there's bargains (?) full of food (?) Just look for the light and tower And the swivel light on top Then park in the lot in your favorite spot; To the door it's just a hop It's fun to shop at Zimmie's There's everything good to eat Just park in the lot in your favorite spot It's the place where old friends meet It's fun to shop at Zimmie's On the level just ask (gramps?) Just park in the lot in your favorite spot And get green trading stamps The redemption room is lovely Full of everything you wish So park in the lot in your favorite spot And get your favorite dish It's fun to shop at Zimmie's Cause they smile from head to toe So park in the lot in your favorite spot You'll save a lot of dough Variation of first verse used in versions 7-9: I find my food in the country Not far from the Gresham Fair Just drive to the Twelve-Mile Corner Old Zim will meet you there There's pots and pans and hardware And garden tools galore So park in the lot in your favorite spot You'll love his brand-new store Try sauerkraut and Wheaties Or cook a good beef stew Just park in the lot in your favorite spot Go the rest (?) is up to you It's fun to shop at Zimmie's Where traffic's not congestion Just park in the lot in your favorite spot You won't have indigestion
More about this item
- Identifier
- ghs20230360001
- Description
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Digital audio file recorded from 33 1/2 rpm record. Record contains 9 versions of a radio commercial for Zimmerman's Twelve-Mile Store located at Twelve-Mile Corner, now known as North Central Gresham. All versions consist of a man singing in a false Scottish accent with piano accompaniment about Zim's.
Transcription:
First verse (repeated in first six versions):
I find my food in the country
Not far from the Gresham Fair
Just head for the Twelve-Mile Corner
Old Zim will meet you there
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Sure and Scotch there is no (?)
So I park in the lot in my favorite spot
Cause there's bargains (?) full of food (?)
Just look for the light and tower
And the swivel light on top
Then park in the lot in your favorite spot;
To the door it's just a hop
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
There's everything good to eat
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
It's the place where old friends meet
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
On the level just ask (gramps?)
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
And get green trading stamps
The redemption room is lovely
Full of everything you wish
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
And get your favorite dish
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Cause they smile from head to toe
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
You'll save a lot of dough
Variation of first verse used in versions 7-9:
I find my food in the country
Not far from the Gresham Fair
Just drive to the Twelve-Mile Corner
Old Zim will meet you there
There's pots and pans and hardware
And garden tools galore
So park in the lot in your favorite spot
You'll love his brand-new store
Try sauerkraut and Wheaties
Or cook a good beef stew
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
Go the rest (?) is up to you
It's fun to shop at Zimmie's
Where traffic's not congestion
Just park in the lot in your favorite spot
You won't have indigestion - Rights
- http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC-NC/1.0/ In Copyright - Non-Commercial Use Permitted
- Location
- Gresham, Multnomah County, Oregon, United States
- Date
- 1948-1952
- Names
- Zimmerman, Carl
- Zimmerman, Ada
- Subject
- Zimmerman's 12-Mile Store
- Radio broadcasting
- Advertisements
- Provenance
- Record belongs to Zia Shonk, great-granddaughter of Carl and Ada Zimmerman, who owned Zim's Twelve-Mile Store beginning in 1938. Brought to museum for digitizing; audio file and image of record donated to GHS archives.
- Type
- Sound
- Medium
- Recording, Audio
