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| Today's post highlights Clay County, MS, retail. |
If any of you have been following my flickr photostream so far this year, you may have seen my album from the West Point, MS, Wal-Mart, which decidedly still deserves that outdated hyphenated name given that the store itself bears not only that logo on the outside, but also one of the last surviving examples of the matching mid-2000s Pre-Impact décor package on the inside. In case you missed it, or if you'd like to refresh your memory, the completed album is located here; but what I didn't tell any of you back when I was uploading those images is that there's an even older Wal-Mart in town, just about three miles down the highway to the north, in fact.
The current Supercenter building bears the store number 115-03, which to me indicates it's the third location in town; that would make this other store the second, aka the building Wal-Mart occupied from 1997 -- the original, wherever in town that may be, had opened way back in 1976 -- all the way until the circa 2008 opening of the Supercenter. Perhaps surprisingly, perhaps not, that second store building has sat vacant ever since Wal-Mart's departure, and at one point was even advertised for sale on the city website itself. The building has changed very little in that time, and there are several fun old Wal-Mart sights to see in the images below, procured from the various property listings online relating to the building.
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| This and all images below courtesy LoopNet and other online property listings |
Located off of Alt Hwy 45 at 124 Winchester Drive, the old Wal-Mart is situated fairly far back on the property, and is joined by an accompanying strip center to the left, tenanted by Dirt Cheap, Cato, and It's Fashion, among others. The Wal-Mart building is 58,725 square feet, so the Supercenter was a significant upgrade when it opened. (Also, just out of view to the left in this pic is the old roadside sign for the Wal-Mart, which is still clearly recognizable. You can see that in my flickr teaser image for this blog post here.)
The first image is sadly blurry, but that one as well as each of the following pics shows us some good, full views of the front of the building. Although the architecture isn't noticeably standard, it's still pretty well recognizable as a former Wal-Mart, I'd say. And I'm honestly not even sure if the building was painted out when Wal-Mart left, or if it's been that gray color all along (just minus some red and blue stripes, potentially).
Because the images in this post come from different sources, some of them are of higher quality than others. Hopefully in the post itself the pixelation isn't too noticeable, but if you try to zoom into some of these or view them full-size, the results unfortunately won't be the best.
The garden center is located at the front left corner of the building, and given the way that it juts out from the building, I'm wondering if perhaps it was a later addition. If not, maybe the design was simply necessitated by the layout of the property.
The very empty parking lot out front. The property flyer makes sure to note that there is "132,500 sf of blacktop parking" and that the property presents "endless possibilities." Is that an old shopping cart off to the far right in the bottom image, or something else?
Heading around back for several views of the loading docks, which are located in the back left corner. In that close-up of the docks, you can make out a black décor era "No Idling" sign.
Coming back around the side of the building, before returning once more to the loading docks in the following photos. The listings really seem to emphasize the loading docks, likely in part because the next logical use for the property would seem to be as a warehouse space. The building itself is well-suited for that, and I would imagine it wouldn't be that awful difficult to add in several more loading docks as needed, either.
Here are those aforementioned views-aplenty of the loading docks. I really don't have a lot to add to these, but for those who are interested in seeing them, I didn't cut a single shot out of this post. (You're welcome, loading dock fans!)
Finally back around front. In several of these images but especially this last one in particular, we can make out several still-surviving labelscars from the Wal-Mart days, which is part of why I suggested above that the building may always have been this color (because how else would the labelscars show through a new coat of paint so well?). From right to left (all left of the main entryway façade), we see "Satisfaction Guaranteed," "We Sell For Less," and "Garden Center." It looks like there may be another labelscar above "Garden Center" as well? My first instinct is to think "Tire & Lube Express," but in all those views of the side and back of the structure, nothing really stood out to me as a tire department... and keep in mind that the quote-unquote "new" Supercenter location does not have a tire center of its own, either.
Aha, now here's where the fun really begins! At least one of the sale listings provided interior photos of the abandoned building, and we find that the interior is very much recognizable as a former Wal-Mart. It may be a little tough to zoom in and see all these small details in these pictures, but I hope you'll give it a shot just for good times' sake. Our first remnant in this pic of the vestibule are the red stickers on the automatic doors. It looks like the one closest to us might read "Please Use Other Door," in which case it would make sense for the opposite one to read something like "Enter Here" (although I can't make either of them out clearly enough to be positive).
Inside, we find that the old tile flooring as well as the apparel departments' carpeting is still totally intact, right down to the (faded) red stripe and the (equally faded) former clothing rack placements. I believe that first pic is looking from immediately inside the entrance doors -- in the front right corner -- across to the back left of the building, while the bottom pic looks straight back, down the right-side perimeter wall.
The top pic here looks across the front end, while the bottom one looks from the rear of the store back up towards the front (the main entrance is where all that sunlight is coming from). Check out the carpeted support poles! And the amazing "Always" logo and slogan still hanging on on that wall on the left side of the bottom pic!!
Some more views from the back wall. I can definitely identify the first one as looking straight up the center of the store towards the front wall, but I can't 100% place the second image within the salesfloor. One thing I will point out is that this store definitely has a very warehouse-like feel, long before I thought Wal-Mart (or really any major retailers, for that matter) decided to adopt large, open warehouse ceilings. Is it possible that this store used to have a drop ceiling, only for that to be removed after the store closed? But if that's the case, why go to that effort without removing any of the other obvious Wal-Mart relics?
This pic gives us a really good, close look at the structure at the center of the front end, clad in that characteristic Wal-Mart blue, but unfortunately it still doesn't provide us with very many clues as to what purpose this structure actually served. Was it customer service? A café of some sort? If you have any idea (or are familiar with old Wal-Mart stores of this era in general and can provide comparisons to other locations), please let me know in the comments!
A couple more pics of the interior, with the bottom one focusing deliberately on the warehouse ceiling. All the carpeting we're seeing would seem to indicate that a good majority of the space was home to apparel, which I suppose makes sense for a general-merchandise Wal-Mart. Surely the variety of goods available in West Point, especially groceries, increased dramatically when this store closed and relocated to the Supercenter down the street.
Our final pic of the old store is one of the best: I'm not sure what exactly the photographer was trying to focus on when taking this pic, but I'm glad s/he took it, because there on the very upper left edge we catch a glimpse of the old "Thank you for shopping your Wal-Mart" sign, albeit with the "Wal-Mart" portion itself whited out (but still visible as a ghost!). I bet it's likely that the phrasing was really "...your West Point Wal-Mart," actually, which is always fun to think about!
So that completes our mini-tour of the former Wal-Mart in town, to complement our much fuller tour of the Supercenter itself over on flickr. (For completeness purposes, two more internet-sourced images of the Supercenter location are presented below, in addition to all of the images of my own in that album.) I hope y'all enjoyed seeing the classic traits of this building as much as I did, and again, if you have anything to add or share about Wal-Mart and/or West Point, please feel free to do so in the comments!
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Blog contributor and West Point native publisher73 has one final thing to add concerning the West Point Wal-Mart saga... in a very fortuitously timed email he sent me yesterday, he let me know that the Supercenter has recently -- and very sadly -- received Walmart's newest blue and gray paint scheme, erasing the nostalgic and rare(ish) green and tan coloring it had before. You can see that in the image below. The old logo is still hanging on for now, but honestly I don't know if I want it to survive long-term, since it definitely doesn't look all that great against the new paint scheme!
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publisher73 writes, "The interior is the same layout and design (so far) and the old signage is still up (another oddity). I'm sure the latter will change soon enough, but they don't appear to be in any hurry." So it would seem that the first-ever (?) remodel for the West Point Wal-Mart may well be imminent... quite a shame, but I suppose it had to happen sometime; and if nothing else, it's an accomplishment that the store survived untouched for as long as it did. And at least I can be happy that I had the opportunity to document the store and share it with you guys, too!
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Before concluding this post, I wanted to share just a couple of other fun West Point retail sights. As it turns out, the Wal-Mart(s) aren't the only classic things in town! First of all is the former Kroger, which operated until the Delta Division decided to close it down in August 2015. As you can see in the images below, the store was from the superstore era, and still had classic exterior signage as well as the wannabe neon/grid interior décor. The store had been around for 40+ years, and later became a Save-a-Lot, which didn't do much to the exterior but surely remodeled the interior beyond recognition. Save-a-Lot appears to still be open today, which is nice to see.
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| Courtesy Mapquest |
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| Courtesy Foursquare. Check out the old diamond-shaped "Delicatessen/Bakery" sign! |
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| Interior pic showing traces of wannabe neon décor in the background. Courtesy Foursquare |
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| VERY faded cube sign! From looking at Street View, it looks like it's still standing today, but with the faces taken out (Save-a-Lot chose not to reuse it). Courtesy LoopNet |
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| Save-a-Lot coming soon banner and sign installation, 2018. Courtesy Google Maps |
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| And finally, a refreshed storefront pic. Courtesy Google Maps |
Last but not least, a single Google Maps screenshot of the McDonald's in town to close us out. Not only does this McDonald's still have a mansard roof, it's a copper mansard roof at that... and it comes complete with some golden arches on the patio, to boot! I'd definitely like to check this out if it's still around whenever I may find myself going through West Point again, and I'd probably also be interested in seeing the current state of the Wal-Mart at that time, too.
A reminder that I'm still on hiatus from flickr for another couple weeks or so, but I hope to be back in full force come mid-July. Ideally I'll also have another blog post ready for y'all at some point next month, too, but we'll see. Thanks as always for being patient with me, and for following my content over on flickr and here on the Mid-South Retail Blog! Until next time, then, I hope you have a happy and safe Independence Day weekend, and have fun exploring the retail world wherever you are...
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Good to see that Walmart uses -0x to signify their relocated stores! Have you seen that elsewhere?
ReplyDeleteI will also note how it seems that the signs were changed out prior to opening. Nathan Bush also photographed a Supercenter in Carroll, IA that even went to repaint the exterior to a pre-Impact design.
Actually, I haven't really seen that elsewhere -- not even sure I've really seen it for other Walmarts, to be honest! I'm thinking I got that from the Walmart store list we have, but if not, no idea where I got it from...
DeleteI did notice (and point out on flickr) how those signs were changed out -- I found that odd. But I guess if something similar happened elsewhere too, that's something.
Per Regents' spreadsheet there were few stores opened between November 2007 and March 2008, so I think those might have all been delayed to bring this new concept out before they had the full Project Impact finalized.
DeleteHere's where my useless knowledge comes in even though I know nothing about this Walmart!
ReplyDeleteHiding up in the rafters in a few of those shots (this shot in particular!), I can see the trademark Walmart-spec Dual-Lite DL Series emergency lighting units in tan housing. This tells us that not only was the drop ceiling removed by Walmart (if there was one) but it was done in 1998 or before. The DL Series was discontinued in favor of the Liteforms LM in 1999.
If the store still had its Dual-Lite Excalibur cast aluminum signs, I could narrow it down further based on the faceplate font and illumination method. Too bad we can't see anything like that in these shots.
Nah, not useless knowledge at all -- very helpful, in fact! Thank you! I'm very surprised this Walmart always had an open ceiling (or at least seems as if it did), but then again, a lot about the store seems nonstandard... I wonder now if it may have been built as something else entirely.
DeleteI'm surprised Walmart was still building stores smaller than 60,000 square feet back in 1997, as it's so weird to see a late 90's non-super Walmart so small like that. It seemed like Walmart had moved on to building much larger stores by then, so that would make the abandoned West Point store that much more interesting! I'm 99% sure the warehouse ceiling inside the old Walmart is original, as I've never seen a late 90's Walmart with a drop ceiling. Drop ceilings throughout seemed to be phased out by Walmart after the end of the pylon store era.
ReplyDeleteIt's interesting how Walmart has bounced all over town too. The original 1976 Walmart appears to be the large building at the north end of the plaza where Kroger used to be, and is now an Antique Mall (with a Walmart labelscar breaking through some cracking paint on the front of the building: https://goo.gl/maps/7gcgvJtiyLD5ZmCQ6). From there Walmart went north, just to bounce to the south side of town for the new supercenter!
That's sad to hear the Supercenter building got repainted recently. The paint scheme doesn't look bad on the building, but the old logo looks really out of place now. I know Walmart has repainted some stores without a remodel happening, but it seems the repaints end up being a precursor to a remodel in some form, even if the remodel doesn't happen for another year or so.
Great point, and like I said in my reply to compdude above -- now I'm wondering if this may have been built as something else beforehand? Still, that would seem strange for Walmart to move into a non-purpose built store, but who knows...
DeleteAh, good catch on that original store! Yep, they have bounced around town indeed -- I bet that's a common story in many towns they've been in for a long time.
Yeah, I was really sad to learn that. I'm sure that means a full remodel is forthcoming as well -- like you said, some stores got the exterior repaint without any interior renovations, but that seemed to have mostly taken place a few years ago; I'm not sure if that's something they're still doing now. Oh well, I guess we'll just have to wait and see what happens...
Painting out the area around the logo is standard whenever Walmart vacates a store. There is no doubt this store would have originally had the red-grey-blue paint job when it was still operating. And that scar above the GARDEN CENTER scar reads BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS, which is ironic as Walmart would partner with the Better Homes and Gardens magazine in 1998.
ReplyDeleteInside the open ceiling is certainly original given the time period in which Walmart built/opened this store. And given how long the replacement Supercenter managed to retain its original pre-Impact decor package, I would not be surprised if this store retained the original 1997 decor package the entire ten years they operated here. The BD 1.0 "No Idling" sign may be a fluke.
Glad you were able to make that labelscar out -- and very interesting indeed that it reads "BETTER HOMES AND GARDENS"! Was that a common tagline on Walmart stores at one time?
DeleteSounds like the consensus is that this store always had the open ceiling, so thanks for your input on that as well. And yep, I'd agree about the décor.
This is an interesting look at an old Wal-Mart! I suspect this store did have a drop ceiling, but it must have been removed at some point. Perhaps the roof needed to be repaired or maybe they didn't want the ceiling tiles to sag and break as they might if this place was not sufficiently air conditioned while it was unoccupied. I suppose it could have had an open ceiling, but if it did, I suspect it would have had a different lighting configuration.
ReplyDeleteAs for that odd desk, perhaps that is the layaway counter? Is it at the back or front of the store?
The exterior of this place is a bit different than what I'd expect from an old Wal-Mart. It almost looks more like a hardware store than a Wal-Mart! With that in mind, perhaps this would have had a different ceiling than what I'm used to since the outside is so different. Perhaps the inside was different as well.
As you probably know, we still have a few old 1980s style Wal-Mart Discount City type stores here in Texas...mostly in small towns. I've noticed that in paperwork that has been filed with the state, Walmart refers to these stores as Hometown stores. Have you heard of that designation before? In some ways, the Hometown name has been sullied by Shopko and Sears (though the two Sears Hometown stores near Je and and myself have survived so far even if most of the other Houston ones have not), but I'm sure Walmart will have more success with their Hometown stores!
Here is the kind of store I'm referring to which has been called a Hometown store by Walmart's paperwork in case there is any question about what kind of stores these might be: https://goo.gl/maps/v5pTgYhvLSo35oqa6
That's too bad about the Supercenter getting a renovation. I'm not a fan of the newest Walmart renovations, but that's probably not a surprise, lol. A few months ago, the vinyl roadside sign for one of our Walmarts came down for some reason and revealed the old Wal-Mart logo that was behind it. That was a rare glimpse back into the 2000s! I think Walmart has since fixed that sign though.
Wow, that Kroger was really something. It reminds me of the Kroger that closed in Denison, Texas in 2019 which still had a Superstore exterior and Superstore floor! The Albertsons down the street survives to this day so it's a rare example of an Albertsons victory over Kroger in Texas. Link: https://goo.gl/maps/v5pTgYhvLSo35oqa6
When the store closed, the local TV station interviewed some sad locals. One gentleman interviewed said he shopped at the Kroger 7-8 times a day! I wonder how many times that gentleman went Krogering at that Kroger in his life! I wonder why he's seemingly against shopping at the Albertsons! Link: https://www.kxii.com/content/news/Denison-Kroger-closing-after-59-years-505379871.html
That's a neat McMansard McDonald's with arches growing in the garden! Ok, maybe not, but it's a neat and somewhat rare thing to spot these days! It seems even the McBrow stores are getting renovated these days.
I hope you enjoy your July 4th holiday! I look forward to seeing what you have planned for the next post!
See, your thought pattern is pretty similar to mine -- the lighting doesn't seem right for if the store never had a drop ceiling. That said, everyone else seems to be thinking the open ceiling is original. Certainly interesting stuff to think about, either way!
DeleteIt's at the front of the store, as best as I can tell. Layaway counter could make sense.
Right -- and as I just wrote to AFB and compdude, I wonder if this started as something else entirely. That could explain a lot.
Hmm, no, I'm not sure I've heard that Hometown designation before! I guess it makes sense, but good point about Shopko and Sears sullying the name, lol. Normally I've heard the terms "D1" or "Division 1" associated with the older, non-Supercenter stores.
I certainly wasn't a fan of the later-era Project Impact renovations and I also didn't like some of the later BD2.0 era stuff, but I actually do quite like Airport from the one store I've seen it in person in so far! However, I'm not a fan at all of the logo on the exterior switching to more of an app icon look. Really hoping that's not going to happen to West Point here, although things don't look very promising in that regard. That's cool that an old Wal-Mart logo was exposed near you recently!
Yep -- the Delta Division had a lot of really old, outdated superstore era Kroger stores! Sadly, I think the last of those has closed by now -- these past couple years were really rough as far as Kroger cracking down on them :(
Wow, 7-8 times a day! That's insane! Real dedication there -- I'm sure he misses that Kroger profusely. Oh, by the way, your Albertsons link just takes me to the same Walmart street view again.
Ha, if only arches did grow out of the ground like that! (I think Dollar General stores do grow that way XD )
Thank you, same to you! And ha, I look forward to seeing what I have planned as well -- no idea what I'm going to write just yet :P
Oh, my apologies for posting the wrong link! I was actually trying to link to that old Denison, TX Kroger Superstore so you could peek inside and get a look at how retro the flooring was there. I wouldn't be surprised if the Kroger in your post was no less retro on the inside. Here is the corrected link: https://goo.gl/maps/2MDB8CSVnHXYVHkb8
DeleteAnd, yes, those are Family Dollar and Dollar General stores right across from the old Kroger. In fact, that Dollar General might be in an old Safeway! It kind of looks like a Safeway. But, yeah, those 'dollar' stores pop up everywhere, don't they?
No worries -- yep, definitely some retro flooring in there! And I totally agree about the dollar stores as well...
DeleteTo me, it looks like the object on the edge of the old Wal-Mart parking lot next to the light pole is a donation box. It is still hard to tell for certain.
ReplyDeleteI feel like even loading dock fans (which I am not) would glaze over some of those pictures! I don't blame you for posting everything you found online, but I feel like the photographer could have easily deleted a few of the seemingly duplicate angles.
It is crazy to see all of the traffic patterns in the carpet and how all of the displays were so equally spaced; it has also been years since I have seen a carpeted column like that! Although I always associate old Wal-Marts with having a low dropped ceiling, it looks like this store didn't have one when Wal-Mart left. I feel like we would've seen more traces of one being removed, espeically on the columns and air ducts. I'd imagine that the columns wouldn't be painted to the ceiling or have the fire extinguisher signs so high. But then again, it looks like the wall isn't finished above the "thank you for shopping sign" so that gives me pause . . .
Also, was the design of the old Kroger standard for the Delta Division's Superstores? I recognize the signage, but most of the Atlanta Division Superstores had a blocky section of arches, flanked by a flat roof supported by columns on the façade. Regardless, neat post!
Ah, that would make sense. Good eye.
DeleteLOL! Yeah, I thought the same thing. There were way too many of those!
Yes -- the apparel sections must have been very cleanly organized! And thanks for your observations on the drop or open ceiling situation as well. The whole thing is very strange...
Most Superstores nationwide had the design you're talking about, with the arches and crenellations (as I've seen them called before). So did most Delta Division stores, but now that you mention it, the West Point location does look pretty similar to the Brinkley, AR, store, which also had a nonstandard look. So perhaps this actually *was* a separate design that was used for a spell... hmm. And thank you, glad you liked it!
Here is what my half-century old brain can recall about these various locations (I was three when that original Walmart opened in town. It was, in fact, located at the opposite end of East Main Shopping Center from the Kroger superstore).
ReplyDeleteThe "middle" Walmart (or Wal-Mart), was an oddity for several reasons. First, city leaders did not want the developers to build a super center (I worked as a reporter for the newspaper at the time the negotiations were going on). There were three existing chain grocery stores in town at that time (Kroger, Jitney, and Sunflower) and two successful, smaller independent grocers. They lobbied HARD to keep a super center at bay.
So we got this weird hybrid store that *looked* like a super center but was only general merchandise. It opened first; the shopping center to the left of it opened in 1998 and featured an array of major retailers, including Stage (in its original incarnation), Radio Shack, Shoe Show, GNC, Dollar Tree, and Sally Beauty, among others. The lineup did not stay intact long, with Stage pulling out first during its 2000 bankruptcy. Others closed over time. Ironically, Radio Shack was one of the final holdouts with It's Fashion (Dirt Cheap replaced Stage at some point).
The rapid development and subsequent fast decline of this shopping center is a fascinating tale all of its own.
But I digress. A few facts (as best I can remember them) about this Walmart location.
• There was no drop ceiling. That's what I meant by super center wannabe. It looked very much like one on the inside, but it most certainly was not.
• The exterior color scheme did include Walmart blue from the period, and a large red strip around the perimeter.
• The building was set far off the road to accommodate outparcel development. Sonic opened a second West Point location (!) first, but that lasted a grand total of a year or so before it closed (It's positioning was really strange; you could not access Sonic from the Walmart parking lot, which I think doomed it. You had to drive up Highway 45A past the Walmart and shopping center entrance.)
• I cannot recall if this store had a snack bar. I do recall there being a lot of talk and gossip that it would, upon opening, have a McDonald's inside of it since many of the superstores did at the time. But alas, if it had an eatery, it was just a generic Walmart version.
• I don't think that was the customer service counter that is pictured. I remember that being front and center alongside the registers. So my guess is this was the pharmacy check out?
More ephemera regarding the post:
• Save a Lot did repurpose the cube sign. It burns bright now with their logo.
• I'm sure I've shared this before, but the Kroger interior was a classic superstore design (as documented well on Pleasant Family Shopping's website) that was remodeled to Bauhaus in 1986 and finally Wannabe Neon about ten yeas later. Unfortunately, the original superstore flooring with the brick pavers was replaced in one of the remodels (I think Bauhaus, but cannot be certain.)
• The McDonald's opened around the same time as the current Walmart. It has always amused me that the two of them seemed stuck in another time since their exterior designs could be considered vintage. I wonder when McD's is going to force that franchise owner to remodel it to their current preferred "dystopia gray prison block" design?
• Headed to West Point later this week, and will report if there are any further changes to this store. (I suspected a paint refresh was in the works. This store *finally* added pick up service in the last year, so I knew they'd have to add the orange paint job to signify that.)
As always, thanks for all this info!! The backlash against a supercenter really explains a lot. Ultimately, I guess the backlash didn't keep Walmart away -- simply delayed a supercenter -- but perhaps by the time the supercenter did open down the street, Sunflower was gone (I know Jitney was).
DeleteThe whole setup of the shopping center does sound strange -- and doomed -- especially with that Sonic, and Stage's unfortunate early closure. As for the pictured counter being the pharmacy check-out, I guess that makes as much sense as anything; thanks also for the confirmation that this store always had an open ceiling.
I'm glad to hear Save a Lot is, in fact, reusing Kroger's old cube sign! And yes, I think you did share that information about the interior décor before, although I also think I forgot it, lol. I'm always surprised to hear of stores that got both Bauhaus and Wannabe Neon. That's disappointing about the flooring, but not surprising, given Bauhaus remodels do seem like they were usually pretty thorough.
Ha, good point about the McDonald's and the Walmart! I'm curious how long that one will last, also...
I'm very late in replying to this comment (sorry!), so presumably you've already been back by now -- thanks for being willing to check in on that!
Actually, Sunflower still exists under the name Sun Fresh. The owner of the store (who has owned it since I was a child), also owns the Save A Lot, which I find interesting.
DeleteNothing new to report on the Walmart. It still looks like it did when I took the photo. I'll report back when/if things change.
Oh, nice -- that's cool to hear! Interesting, too, that it and the Save a Lot share the same owner.
DeleteThanks for the update!
Wait, when did Walmart have suffixes for store numbers? I thought they re-used store numbers all the time if it moved, usually from one store to a Supercenter. Sometimes they do have three stores, one antiquated 1980 store, a ~120k square foot 1990s store, and a Supercenter, usually because the second one can't expand for whatever reason.
ReplyDeleteIn my hometown, there are three Supercenters, one of them was built from the ground-up in the mid-2010s, one was built in the early 1990s to replace an early 1980s store, and one was expanded from a store originally built in the late 1980s.
I believe I obtained that from a spreadsheet of stores compiled by someone else in the community -- so it's possible the suffix was just their own way to delineate the order of stores, and not the official store number itself. Sorry to confuse you.
DeleteThat's wild your town has three supercenters! Then again, I suppose that's probably more common than one would think at first.