Some days, you're just feeling a little nostalgic. New Jersey is a wonderful place with lots of history and local pride, and today we're taking a little trip down memory lane. The Garden State is full of splendid small towns and places, and over the years, some of the most family-run businesses have closed their doors. This post honors those New Jersey gems. These retro places in New Jersey are some many of you may recognize. Let's get a little nostalgic in New Jersey today!

The iconic New Jersey department store, Two Guys was a discount store chain founded in Harrison, New Jersey in 1946.

They got their start selling appliances but grew to include hardware, automotive and grocery departments. The store in East Hanover even had an attached liquor store with a bar. The chain expanded to over 100 locations across the U.S. (including Neptune City, Vineland, Union, Hackensack and North Bergen) but experienced declining sales in the 1970s; Two Guys was defunct by 1982.

Another New Jersey original, W.T. Grant was founded in 1906.

Sadly, this company went bankrupt seventy years later, due largely to competition from big chain stores like Kmart.

A Garden State gem, the first Woolworth's store was opened in Utica, New York back in 1878.

A five and dime store, the chain soon grew to include locations in New Jersey. A pioneer in the discount department store industry, Woolworth's was the largest department store chain in the world by 1979. New Jersey locations included Point Pleasant Beach, Morristown and Red Bank. While most Woolworth's store were closed by the 1990s, the chain still lives on today, most known with the popular Foot Locker chain.

Nobody beats The Wiz!

The chain was founded in 1977 and included locations in New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Canada. The company was a major sponsor of sports teams including the Yankees, Knicks, Mets, New Jersey Nets, Rangers, New Jersey Devils and Islanders. (This retail chain went out of business in 2003.)

Drive-in theaters have always been big in The Garden State, offering New Jersey folks wonderful views with their flick.

At one point, there were over 40 in the Garden State including the Newark Drive-In Theater, Union Drive-In, Woodbridge Drive-In, Amboys Drive-in Theatre, Motor-Vue Drive-in Theatre, Brunswick Route 1 Drive-In Theater, Morris Plains Drive-In, Dover Drive-In, Absecon Drive-In, and Route 46 Drive-In in Lodi. Recently, more of these charming places have been popping back up, and we're here for it.

Roller rinks used to be all the rage in New Jersey, but some still remain.

Frenchtown Roller Rink is still open, and remains a full retro place in New Jersey to skate the day away.

For an old-fashioned candy shop experience, Black River Candy Shoppe sits just off Main Street in Chester, and is absolutely delightful.

A visit to this charming candy shop is like stepping back in time -- to a very sweet time, indeed. Black River Candy Shoppe sells over 1000 varieties of candy in total!

And does it get any more nostalgic than a diner? We don't think so.

The Summit Built Diner was in 1929, and is believed to be the oldest diner in New Jersey still in operation. It's known for its epic sliders.

If you're a long-time resident, you may enjoy seeing the spots in the following video, created by YouTube user Paul Czekaj, which highlights some of the great places that have closed their doors over the years:

Do you remember any of these places? Which do you miss most? Are there any other businesses that you wish were still open? Share your stories in the comments below!

And for more retro places in New Jersey, here are 10 stores that anyone from the Garden State will undoubtedly remember.