Sunday, January 27, 2013

The Kmart stores of the Greater Toledo, Ohio Area

Nicholas Eckhart

     For a change I decided to do a post on all the Kmart stores in the Greater Toledo, Ohio area. As a whole we feature six Kmart stores in this post; two remain open as Kmart, one operates as a Sears Outlet, another is now re-used as another store, yet another lies abandoned, while the last has been demolished leaving behind an empty lot. It seems pretty sad that only two out of the six Kmart stores are still open in Toledo.

To start off we have the two operating Kmart stores in Oregon (suburb to the east of Toledo) and Toledo (Alexis Road on the north side of Toledo)

Here is a map of the stores that are in this post.


Kmart #1 - 2830 Navarre Avenue, Oregon, Ohio

     This store opened in the mid to late 1960s and is one of only two remaining Kmart stores in the Toledo area. This store originally had an attached Kmart Foods store. In the 1990s this store had a garden center added onto the front. this store is 107,495 square feet.

Street-sign 

Kmart Service Center 

Kmart Service Center 

Kmart Service Center 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Big Kmart signage 

Garden Center 

Pharmacy 

Home 

Seasonal and cleaning supplies 

Seasonal 

Home 

Cleaning Supplies 

by Pantry 

Pantry 

Pantry 

Toys 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Toys 

Electronics 

Electronics 

Automobile 

Home 

Home Appliances 

Sporting Goods 

Sporting Goods 

Home 

Home 

Home 

Ceiling 

Clothing 

Clothing 

Fitting Rooms 

Shoes 

Layaway and former Olan Mills 

Baby 

Clothing 

Former Restaurant 

Former Restaurant 

Former Restaurant 

Former Restaurant 

Checkouts 

Former Restaurant 

Clothing 

Thank You for Shopping Kmart 

Customer Service 

Entrance 

Jewelry 

Store Directory 

Greeting Cards 

Kmart Pharmacy sign 

Charging it up 

Home 

Middle of the store 

Price Scanners 

Street-sign 

Kmart #2 - 1801 West Alexis Road, Toledo, Ohio

     This store opened in the mid to late 1970s. This store opened right after the Kmart Food stores closed down, so instead an independent grocery store was built attached to this store. The attached grocery store has since closed. This store is the only remaining Kmart in Toledo's city limits. The store is 84,180 square feet.

Street- sign 

Auto Center 

Auto Center 

Garden Center 

Auto Center 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Storefront 

An former attached independent grocery store. 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Store Directory 

Home 

Former Cafe? 

Jewelry 

Clothing 

Baby 

Clothing 

Fitting Rooms 

Clothing 

Clothing 

Clothing 

Clothing 

Shoes 

Sporting Goods 

Clothing 

Home 

Fitness 

Price Scanner 

Sporting Goods 

Former TV Room 

Former TV Room 

Former TV Room 

Sporting Goods 

Electronics 

Home 

Electronics 

Layaway 

Electronics 

Layaway 

Automotive 

Change in tiles 

Automotive 

Toys 

Garden Center 

Entrance into Auto Center 

Office 

Pharmacy 

Health 

Pantry 

Checkouts 

Greeting Cards 

Home 

Front of store 

Pantry 

Entrance 

Now we move onto the stores that are no longer Kmart

Kmart #3 - 27322 Carronade Drive, Perrysburg, Ohio

     This store opened in the 1970s then closed as Kmart in 2009. The building was expanded in the early 1990s and is currently 87,406 square feet. This store has since converted to a Sears Outlet, but keeps much of its Kmart look.

Storefront 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Cleared out Kmart 

Appliances 

Peek into the closed-off part 

Appliances 

Appliances 

Mattresses 

Mattresses 

Closed-off part 

Fitting Rooms 

Clothing 

Clothing 

Closed-off area 

Appliances 

Checkouts used to be here 

looking towards the old Pharmacy and the closed-off area 

Street-sign 

Kmart #4 - 627 East Manhattan Boulevard, Toledo, Ohio

     This store opened in 1967 and closed in early 2012. This Kmart originally had an attached Kmart Foods store (now Save a lot). This store has reopened as a Shoppers World store.

Street-sign 

Former Kmart Foods 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Storefront 

Walmart carts 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Abandoned Kmart and Kroger carts 

Kmart Service Center 

Kmart Service Center 

Kmart Service Center 

The "SERVICE Kmart CENTER" Label-scar is still visible 

Kmart Service Center 

Kmart #5 - 2244 South Reynolds Road, Toledo, Ohio

     This store opened in 1972 and closed in early 2012. This Kmart originally had an attached Kmart Foods store. This location remains vacant. The whole surrounding area seems like it is dying.

Street-sign 

Storefront 

Storefront 

"This Kmart is Closed" 

Storefront 

Bricked-in receiving area 

Garden Center 

Garden Center 

Storefront and Auto Center 

Former Kmart Foods area 

Storefront 

Auto Center 

Garden Center 

Kmart #6 - 5956 West Central Avenue, Toledo, Ohio

     This Kmart opened in 1967 and closed in 2006. This Kmart originally had an attached Kmart Foods store. This store started being demolished in December 2012, after sitting empty for six years. There are plans for a CarMax to open here, but that will likely take another year or two to open (most likely sometime in 2014).

As of January 2013 this Big Kmart sign was still standing, but its days are numbered. 

The Kmart store itself came down in December 2012. 

No more Kmart here. 

The Kmart Service Center still stands, but its days are numbered too. 

Former Kmart Auto Center 

Former Kmart Auto Center 

Former Kmart Auto Center 

Yes, that is a parking lot light leaning against a glass auto bay door! 

Former Kmart Auto Center 

Former Kmart Auto Center 

Former Kmart Auto Center 

That is all for now. Please visit us again soon!