{"id":44664,"date":"2024-01-28T11:23:07","date_gmt":"2024-01-28T10:23:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1981660"},"modified":"2024-01-28T13:44:52","modified_gmt":"2024-01-28T12:44:52","slug":"beloved-toy-shop-which-inspired-toy-story-to-close-after-86-years","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/beloved-toy-shop-which-inspired-toy-story-to-close-after-86-years\/","title":{"rendered":"Beloved toy shop which inspired Toy Story to close after 86 years"},"content":{"rendered":"

Jeffrey’s Toys is the oldest toy shop in San Francisco. <\/p>

By Minnie Wright\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Sunday, 28 January 2024 at 10:23 AM<\/p>

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The long-standing toy shop which helped inspire Pixar\u2019s 1995 hit Toy Story<\/a> \u2013 and the subsequent follow-ups \u2013 is to close it\u2019s doors at the end of February.<\/p>\n

Jeffrey\u2019s Toys first opened in 1938 and has been owned and run by the Luhn family ever since.<\/p>\n

At its peak, Jeffrey\u2019s Toys had seven locations. The shop at 45 Kearny St. in downtown San Francisco is the last remaining one.<\/p>\n

The current co-owner Matthew Luhn worked as story artist and writer at Pixar from the 1990s, beginning with with Toy Story (1995).<\/p>\n

He credited his father with giving him ideas for the Toy Story films, saying the team at Pixar would visit Jeffrey\u2019s Toys for references.<\/p>\n

\u201cDuring Toy Story, we would have my dad come to give us ideas,\u201d Luhn told SFGate in December. \u201cAnd when we did reference for almost all the Toy Story films, we always went to Jeffrey\u2019s Toys.<\/p>\n

\u201cMy dad just closed up the store and said, \u2018Just play, have fun and let me know if you need anything.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n

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Jeffrey\u2019s Toys in San Francisco<\/span><\/figcaption> Getty<\/i><\/span><\/div>\n

In a statement to the San Francisco Chronicle<\/a>, the Luhn family\u2019s attorney explained the reasons for the closure of the shop.<\/p>

\u201cThe store has been struggling for a number of years, due to the perils and violence of the downtown environment, inflation, the decrease in consumer spending and the demise of retail across the world,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe family is saddened it has come to this and we\u2019ve explored all other options to try and keep the business going.\u201d<\/p>\n

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