They had great stuff, but if you wanted to save money and get quality clothing, you would shop their other store: Kidsmart. Kidsmart carried Healthtex, Dolphin, IZOD, Polo, Levis, and other major labels in the 1980's. They usually bought in bulk to pass on the savings, or shipped overstock from LFS to the store as a mark-down. I had a great time workinig for them

I worked there too! Del Amo Mall, Torrance, CA. 1982.

It was my very first job!!! LOVED the memories!!! LOVED the store! A huge part of my growing up years! Do you remember the knikkers they carried? The must have ruffles to go with...so fun!

omg! loved this store when I was little. We had one in the La Mirada mall and it was huge with a slide and play yard, which for its time was pretty fun. I bought, well my mom did, alot of Chemin de Fers, Izod, Dittos, Luv its, all the trendy stuff....good memories;)

I shopped at the one in the Thousand Oaks Mall in the early 80's when I was about 6-9. That's where I got my purple corduroy knickers with the matching top that had pink and purple hearts on it. A drop waist dress in black, red, and white. And a shiny light pink tuxedo shirt with grey polka dots and a bow tie. I wish I'd kept all that stuff. And the TO store had a slide!

Our Little Folks Shop in West LA had hollow trees for changing rooms. Super fun!!!!

I remember shopping at the one in the Brea Mall for back-to-school clothes! Little folks shop at the Little Folks Shop!

I shopped there for my daughter, I loved the cute things they carried! I remember she had some knitted pullover sweaters by Popcicle we bought there, everyone always complimented her on them and wanted to know where i'd bought them. I recall the Izod's and Dittos, all the cool stuff :)

I remember this store vividly I was very young at the time and don't know which mall we shopped at I'm assuming the central city mall in San bernardino I can't confirm this with my mother since she nor my older sister remember this store!! But I loved that place!!

Wow...I remember this place as a kid. Me and my little sister would play on the slide while our parents shopped. The old long beach mall had a store there. Brings back great memories! What ever happened to them anyways? Does anyone have any old pix of the store sign?

http://articles.latimes.com/keyword/kids-mart

what happened to this place

oh yeah! I remember when they decided to "consolidate" meaning I would work for free as they filed for chapter11 bankruptcy and never paid their employees. great memories! eff you

i did a commercial in la for back to school brittania it was on a train car i have no idea whre it was?

I was working in the Del Amo Mall store in Torrance, CA in 1982 when Kristy Swanson and her Mom came in to buy a huge new wardrobe for Kristy. She was very shy and quiet but her Mom said, "Remember her name because she's going to be a big star!" Well, Mom, uh, kinda but not really big!

Sean, I did some research and it looks like your commercial was filmed at Farnsworth Park in LA.

Sean, I apologize, I was mistaken. It was Griffith Park, not Farnsworth Park. I hope this helps you. I noticed while researching that your sister worked with you occasionally. She sounds pretty awesome.

I shopped the store in culver city in the early 70's For my son. I loved that store, great clothes. Had a Hard time getting him to try on because of all there Was to play in in the window. Great memories. We lived on clarington in palms.

Something clicked in my mind today and I thought of The Little Folk Shop from the 1970's so here I am: mom would take me to the store at Pico & Westwood Blvd in West LA, now the site of the Westside Pavilion. What I recall most about the store is the maze-like climbing structure for us kids that seemed to go throughout the store, with ladders that would lead to fort-like enclosures where kids could pretend and dream. And I think I even recall the changing room "trees" referred to above.

The Little Folks Shop in Lakewood Mall also had a slide. I loved the clothes there. My mom and I would go in there whenever we would go to the mall, sometimes just because I wanted to go on the slide. And my grandmother and I would do a lot of back to school shopping there.

Little folk shop at The oaks mall 1985

Does anyone remember the name of the pastel overalls sold at the little folks shop. Probably around 1980ish.

I was their district manager and was responsible for opening all locations. I stayed with them through the sale to a priviate individual and helped develop them Kids Mart concept. It was then sold to the FW Woolworth Corporation and ended up closing several years later.

I worked as an accountant in their main office in City of Industry. It was my first accounting job and worked there from 82 - 85. By the time I joined they had stopped opening new little folks shops and were concentrating on Kids Marts. Woolworth bought them in 83 or 84 and they expanded across the country. Like many specialty retailers they were hurt by the big box stores and went out of business in the late 80’s early 90’s.

I do remember the location at the Mission Viejo Mall. I remember my mom bringing my brother and I there in the early-mid 80s. It was on the mall’s first floor, near what was then Bullock’s. I can’t remember the clothes, but do remember a play are with a slide. I never knew what happened to it and never knew that it was a chain until now.

what happened to Walter Podres, a great merchant!!!

I worked in receiving dept. In industry distribution center then became a delivery driver to all the stores from ventura to Chula Vista, I was 18 to 20 years old when I left but what a cool time it was ,at buena Park store I helped manager that was by herself set up tables for sidewalk sale and she was so appreciative she bought me a 12er of hieineken and I was only 20 yrs old ,ha ha good times when I got back to whse to share with the drivers

First came to work with them as a district manager when Herb Holtzman owned the company and had just 3 or 4 locations. Helped develop the company to grow in the Los Angeles area to many locations, and when the company was sold to Walter Podres helped to develop the Kids Mart division as well, and expanded to the company nationwide with hundreds of stores. Transitioned to Woolworth when they purchased it in the mid 80's and just retired 2 years ago from Woolworth.

This brings back some sweet memories for me, I LOVED that shop! My mom would take me there from the time I was eight and above to pick out a yearly school outfit.

Always loved listening to their radio jingles on KFOX out of Redondo Beach.

Does anyone recall if there was a location at the Beverly Center or the Santa Monica Mall?

I do recall the location in the Beverly center as that is the one that I was taken to shop at. My father was part owner with a group of others or some type of investor and that's when I was taken to shop at the little folk shop in the Beverly center. Funny thing my daddy owning the store I never did understand why we still paid for the clothes back then as a little girl in middle school but grown up now and thank God my dad is still here I do understand why we still paid when we shopped that the little folk shop. It was the right thing to do and not to make a big fuss about one of the owners coming in it was just the right thing to do.

LITTLE FOLKS SHOP in the ARCADIA MALL back in 1991 was my second job in High School. I loved it working there. I already had a son my senior year of High school, So having an employee discount helped. But when the clearance came, that's when I went all out. My Manager was Laura Kibbie, she was the best! I miss those days! simple days!