Style Blog: 12 stores that were essential to your childhood that don't exist anymore

Bad news for AV junkies and '80s babies: RadioShack, that hallowed purveyor of all things electronic, announced today that it will close as many as 1,100 stores in the U.S. It's not exactly a death blow to the chain, which still has more than 4,000 locations. But it certainly seems like a scenario we've seen play out before.