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Truman</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">RCA Introduced the 45RPM Record</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Popular Songs included "Diamonds are a girls best friend" & </div> <div> "Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Academy Award Movie was "All the King's Men"</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Prices:</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">1 Quart of milk $0.21</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Loaf of Bread $0.14</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Postage Stamp $0.03</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">New Car $2,200.00</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">Minimum Wage $0.40 per hour</div> <div> <IMG BORDER="0" SRC="Symb075c00b700f000000000.png" HEIGHT="16" WIDTH="24" ALIGN="bottom" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">A good Television Set $400.00, 10" or 12" Black & White</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CC6600 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="67"><div> 1951</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#CC6600 WIDTH="561"><div> Expanded our space in our Boston location.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="67"><div> 1958</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="561"><div> Became a major distributor of self-service tube testers, radio & TV tubes, batteries and electronic parts covering eastern Massachusetts.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="67"><div> 1962</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 WIDTH="561"><div> Realizing the need for a full line electronics distributor who could serve the public and industry, we made the decision to search for a new larger location.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC33 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="67"><div> 1964</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC33 WIDTH="561"><div> After a two year search an empty lot was found on Route 128 in Needham MA, our present location and construction of a one story building began.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF9933 HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="67"><div> 1965</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF9933 WIDTH="561"><div> Grand opening of "You-do-it" Electronics Center we occupied 70% of the building. From 1967 to1976 we expanded our space and eventually occupied the entire building .</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="67"><div> 1974</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="561"><div> A very gratifying year for us....October marked a milestone of 25 years of continuous operation in the Electronics Business.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="67"><div> 1977</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 WIDTH="561"><div> Began another major expansion by adding two additional floors while remaining open our regular store hours during the entire complicated construction period.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC33 HEIGHT= 61 WIDTH="67"><div> 1978</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FFCC33 WIDTH="561"><div> After 14 months of construction, "You-do-it" Electronics<FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" >®</FONT> Center opens the new expanded 30,000-square foot area consisting of</div> <div>  2 modern sales floors, company offices and warehouse facilities.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF9933 HEIGHT= 38 WIDTH="67"><div> 1993</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF9933 WIDTH="561"><div> Became one of the first businesses of our kind to become fully automated with a computerized, bar coded, point of sale system.</div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 HEIGHT= 57 WIDTH="67"><div> 1999</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#FF0000 WIDTH="561"><div> Time to celebrate our first 50 years into the new millennium, and begin our next 50 years serving consumer, retailer, government, cities and towns, institutions and all types of industry. </div> </tD> </tR> <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399 HEIGHT= 19 WIDTH="67"><div> 2004</div> </tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP BGCOLOR=#003399><NOBR><div> September 2004 We began a major year long 55th Anniversary Promotion.</div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>Advertisement from the Early 1970's when we had "Hobby Center" as part of our name, we are now trademarked as</B></div> <div> <B>"You-do-it" Electronics Center</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#0000FF" FACE="Arial" ><B>® </B></FONT><B>This sign was relocated to the side of our building during our expansion.</B></div> <div> <B> <TABLE BORDER="0" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="788" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 806 ><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19a497200.jpg" border=0 width="407" height="800" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP><NOBR><div> <IMG SRC="19b264f50.jpg" border=0 width="356" height="245" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <bR> <div> <IMG SRC="19b467c50.jpg" border=0 width="359" height="197" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></B></div> <bR> <bR> <div> Contact Us</div> <div> <U> <tr> <td width="70%"><font size="2" face="Arial"></font></td> <td width="30%"><font size="2" face="Arial"><a href="mailto:sales@youdoitelectronics.com">sales@youdoitelectronics.com</a></font></td> </tr>  </U></div> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Designed by John Harold Ahigian</div> <div> Maintained by Dave Stanley</div> <div> <A HREF="http://higgs.deviantart.com" TARGET="_top" TITLE="http://higgs.deviantart.com"><U>    </U></A></div> </td> </tr></table></body>