Via NPR.org:
Growing up in the 1990s, I was obsessed with the Eastbay catalog. I’d spend hours and hours poring over the latest issue, like a detective combing through mounds of evidence.
I’d closely examine the newest sneakers worn by my favorite athletes – Ken Griffey Jr, Shaquille O’Neal, Deion Sanders – circling my favorite ones.
To me, it was like the Sears catalog, only a lot hipper.
So I was especially bummed out when Eastbay’s parent company, Foot Locker, announced that it would be winding down the brand as part of a company consolidation and ending the catalog.
The last issue has already been sent out, but in its heyday, Eastbay was the place to check out the latest sneakers and sports apparel.
