Wednesday, November 30, 2011

Help Dead and Dying retail Expand!


By; Nicholas Eckhart

The Lone Star Steakhouse in North Olmsted, Ohio as of 11-23-11 It is one of Northeastern  Ohio's few remaining locations, a Review on this restaurant is coming soon!
 With this site I want to have posts up from all across the U.S or even other countries. I need help since I am limited on travel. If anyone sends in pictures from any retail store anywhere and the location of those pictures I can put them up in a post, Just include your name and the location of the store So I can properly credit you as the person who took the picture and I can find out further information about the store. I want to limit this site to stores or restaurant chains that are shuttered completely or seem likely to close.


I am really looking for photos of these retailers; Circuit City, Ames, Value City, Steve and Barry's, Sears, Kmart, Kmart Supercenter, Tops Friendly Markets, Office Depot, Bradlees, Roses, Caldor, Clarkins, DIY Home Improvement store, Builder's Square, Harbor Frieght Tools, AJ Wright, Biggs Hypermarket, Fisher's Big Wheel, Rink's Bargain City, Belk, Penn Traffic, Pathmark, A&P, Acme, Big Lots, Big Bear, Gold Circle, Zayre, and Ontario's. I am also looking for Dead and Dying mall pictures.


Some restaurant photos I am looking for are; Chi-Chi's, Rax, Ground Round, Cooker Bar & Grille, Pufferbellies,  Smokey Bones, Sandy's, G.D. Ritzy's, Lone Star Steakhouse, Frostop Drive-in, A&W Root Beer Drive-in, Spaghetti Warehouse, Sedona Grill, Tumbleweed, and Sizzler.

Also I will put up any posts people send in. To put up your own post or pictures Email them along with your first and last name as well as the store location (if you have a list do not include a location) to niceckhart14@gmail.com. Also include the address of the store your post is on (not your address) my one experiment will be putting up a map of posts and store locators (does anyone Know how to do this?). I will edit the posts to get rid of spelling errors and make sure curse words are not used. I will properly credit any posts or photos as being from the Sender. I will try to have any pictures and posts sent in up as soon as possible. Pictures, Posts, and Comments are appreciated a lot here. Thank you for your patience.

Monday, November 28, 2011

Closed Super Kmart stores in North Carolina

By; Nicholas Eckhart

Charlotte- 2401 North Sardis Road 

  • This location was once an American Fare hypermarket
  • Used as American Fare, Super Kmart, Steve &Barry's, and is now vacant.
  • Closed 2002


Photo by Mike Kalasnik



Winston-Salem- 5601 University Parkway

  • This Store was torn down
  • Closed 2002


Hickory- 2201 Highway 70 Southeast

  • This store was torn down
  • Closed 2003



Southern Pines- 110 Brucewood Road

  • This store was torn-down for a Kohl's store



Wilkesboro- 1801 U.S. Highway 421 North

  • Currently Walmart


Burlington- 529 Huffman Mill Road

  • Converted 2008
  • Currently Kmart


Greensboro- 1302 Bridford Parkway

  • Converted 2008 
  • Currently Kmart


Photo by Mike Kalasnik

Photo by Mike Kalasnik


Concord- 545 Concord Parkway

  • Converted 2010
  • Currently Kmart

Photo by Mike Kalasnik

Photo by Mike Kalasnik


Garner- 4300 Fayetteville Road

  • Converted 2010
  • Currently Kmart








Saturday, November 26, 2011

Closed Super Kmart stores in Mississippi

By; Nicholas Eckhart

Hattiesburg- 4501 Hardy Street

  • This store is still vacant
  • Closed 2002
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Jackson- 597 East Beasley Road

  • This originally opened as an American Fare Hypermarket in 1990
  • Currently used as a Comcast facility parking and the parking lot is now home to a Carmax dealership.
  • Converted to Super Kmart Center in 1992
  • Closed 2003
  • I found photos of this store here.
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Southaven- 550 Stateline Road West

  • Currently used as Burlington Coat Factory
  • Closed 2005
  • I found photos of this store here
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Saturday, November 19, 2011

Closed Super Kmart stores in Texas

By; Nicholas Eckhart

Corpus Christi- 5001 South Pade Island Drive 

  • Currently Academy
  • Closed 2002
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Humble- 9470 FM 1960 Bypass

  • Currently Academy and Burlington Coat Factory
  • Closed 2002
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Pearland- 1919 North Main Street

  • Torn-down for Walmart 
  • Closed 2002
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San Antonio- 12300 San Pedro Avenue 

  • Currently Northside Ford
  • Closed 2002
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Victoria- 6106 North Navarro 

  • Torn-down for H-E-B
  • Closed 2002
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Corsicana- 3621 West Highway 31

  • Currently vacant
  • Closed 2003
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Groves- 4440 Twin City Highway

  • Currently vacant
  • Closed 2003
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Houston- 8400 Westheimer Road

  • Currently The Home Depot
  • Closed 2003
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Rosenburg- 28000 US Highway 59

  • Currently Baskins
  • Closed 2003
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San Antonio- 2015 Southwest Loop 410


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San Antonio- 11711 I-35 North
  • Currently vacant
  • Closed 2003


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Sherman- 2701 Highway 75 North

  • Currently Gander Mountain
  • Closed 2003
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Waco- 200 North New Road

  • Currently Academy
  • Closed 2003
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Weslaco- 1901 West Expressway 83

  • Currently a Shopping Center
  • Closed 2003
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Lubbock- 6501 University Avenue North
  • Converted 2009
  • Currently Kmart

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Closed Super Kmart Stores in Michigan

 Nicholas Eckhart
nicholas@deadanddyingretail.com
last update: 4-27-2015


Roseville- 17580 Frazho Road
  • Converted to regular Kmart in early 2015

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Southgate- 16705 Fort Street
  • Opened 11-18-1998
  • Closed 10-12-2014

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Detroit- 19990 Telegraph Road

  • Converted to regular Kmart in 2013


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Bloomfield Hills- 2101 Telegraph

  • Built as regular Kmart
  • Converted to Super Kmart in 2001
  • Converted back to Kmart in 2010
  • Closing December 2013
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Auburn Hills- 3500 Joslyn Road

  • Currently Vacant
  • Closed 2003

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Canton Township- 41660 Ford Road

  • Torn-down for IKEA
  • Closed 2003

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Dearborn- 5851 Mercury Drive

  • Currently Walmart
  • Closed 2003

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Detroit- 18700 East Meyers Road

  • Currently The Home Depot
  • Closed 2003
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Lincoln Park- 3710 Dix Highway

  • Currently Meijer
  • Closed 2003

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Sterling Heights- 33201 Van Dyke Road

  • Torn-down for Walmart
  • Closed 2003

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Utica- 45460 Utica Park Boulevard

  • Currently Subdivided
  • Closed 2003

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Madison Heights- 29101 John R Road
  • Closed December 2014

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Port Huron- 1179 32nd Street
  • Closed December 2014










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Taylor- 21111 Van Born Road
  • Closed September 2016

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Closed Super Kmart Stores in Louisiana

By; Nicholas Eckhart

Alexandria- 2800 South MacArthur Drive
  • Currently McKesson Medical
  • Opened 1997
  • Closed 2000


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Baton Rouge- 2001 Millerville Road 

  • Torn Down
  • Closed 2003
  • Super Target and Best Buy built on site
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Lafayette- 3300 Ambassador Caffery Parkway


  • Currently Whole Foods and Burlington Coat Factory 
  • Closed 2003
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West Monroe- 111 Constitution Drive

  • Currently Academy
  • Closed 2003

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