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Gobble, Gobble!   35 comments

Posted at 9:06 pm in Uncategorized

That's it for the week folks!

Get out there with those who matter to you and don't spare the stuffing..

Written by ted on November 27th, 2013

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Columbia Screen & Awning, 935 Sunset Boulevard: 2011   1 comment

Posted at 1:20 am in Uncategorized

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I was surprised when I went looking in old phonebooks and found that 2011 was the last listing for Columbia Screen & Awning -- This is a place I remember being advertised on the radio when I was growing up, so I figured somehow that I would hear when it closed. The marquee on this little West Columbia storefront (next door to Maunz Electronics) says they had been in business since 1959, which is a pretty good run. Archive.org has some of their old site snapshots archived here.

I hate this time of year -- not only do I really dislike cold weather, but it gets dark so early that I really can only get daytime pictures on weekends. And even here, I missed my window for getting over there and ended up having to crank up the ISO or use flash.

(Hat tip to commenter James)

Written by ted on November 27th, 2013

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Payless Shoe Source, 4732 Devine Street: 9 November 2013   4 comments

Posted at 12:44 am in closing

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This Payless shoe store was at the corner of Devine & Rosewood, not far from the old Taco Bell and the Rosewood Blockbuster.

One sign says that the store is relocating, but while I hope the employees were able to move, I think this is really just a call-out to an already existing other store.

I believe I still have a pair of shoes from Payless, though I'm not sure it was this store, that have lasted quite a few years. Of course, I only wear them to weddings and funerals, so there has not been a lot of wear & tear.

(Hat tip to commenter john)

UPDATE 27 February 2019: Add tags and map icon.

Written by ted on November 26th, 2013

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Consignment First, 281 Park Terrace Drive Suite A: 2013 (moved, new name)   1 comment

Posted at 1:38 am in Uncategorized

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This shop is now called Main Street Home and is in the old Floor It Now location at 7740 Broad River Road with the owners reporting that they moved because this building was being sold.

Given that the neighbooring Hudson's building on the left and the Staples building on the right have both been knocked down, it wouldn't surprise me if this building is gone by now as well.

Written by ted on November 25th, 2013

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Blockbuster Video, 4450 Rosewood Drive: Early January 2014   31 comments

Posted at 12:37 am in closing

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Another day, another Blockbuster. I guess it's too late to change their pre-printed banners which continue to say This Location Only..

This particular storefront is on the tail-end of Rosewood, in a little strip which has now had the misfortune to have bet on two outlets for now defunct media formats.

UPDATE 26 November 2013 -- Here are some daylight pix:

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UPDATE 14 January 2014:

Say Goodnight Gracie.

"Goodnight Gracie!"

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UPDATE 15 May 2017 -- It appears this storefront now has a permanent occupant, Colonial Healthcare:

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UPDATE 5 October 2020: Changing name in post title to "Blockbuster Video" from "Blockbuster". Updating tags. Adding map icon.

Written by ted on November 23rd, 2013

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Sammi's Deli, 1629 Bluff Road: November 2013   2 comments

Posted at 1:28 am in Uncategorized

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This little Sammi's on Bluff Road north of the Dollar General and acroos Simmons Street from Hay Hill Garden Market has been up for sale for a couple of months. For a while, they were still open even as they tried to get rid of the building, but sometime in the last few weeks, they have thrown in the towel.

UPDATE 13 July 2014 -- Here's some pix I dug up of the place in operation:

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Written by ted on November 22nd, 2013

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Miyo's, 922 Main Street: 11 November 2013   4 comments

Posted at 1:09 am in Uncategorized

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The original home of the Miyo's empire, Miyo's On Main (in the old Dr. Feelgood's building) closed this month. The closing sign cites ongoing plumbing problems, but you have to think that was probably just the final straw.

I don't know that it is a direct replacement for this location, but Miyo's is building a new restaurant at the old Stean 'n Shake spot on Columbiana Drive. (Though as of yet they don't seem to have broken ground for that).

Written by ted on November 21st, 2013

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Staples, 281 Park Terrace Drive: 2013 (moved)   3 comments

Posted at 1:35 am in Uncategorized

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Office supply store Staples has moved their Harbison branch from 281 Park Terrace Drive to 320 Harbison Boulevard.

And none too soon!

(Hat tips to commenters Andrew & William)

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Blockbuster Video, 7249 Saint Andrews Road: December 2013   18 comments

Posted at 12:44 am in closing

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Well, as we've discussed recently, Blockbuster, at least as a physical store, is on the way out. The parent company, Dish Network is shuttering the chain, basically, due to the rise of Internet video. The last Blockbuster movie rental, 'This Is The End', was on Saturday in Hawaii.

I'm not sure how long the clearance at the remaining stores will go on. It's possible this Irmo store is already closed, as these pictures were taken a week ago now, and I haven't been back by. This location joins a long list of Columbia area Blockbusters which have featured here. And Rosewood will be up as soon as I get the chance to get some pictures there.

UPDATE 26 January 2014 -- Well, that's it, as seen in this pix from 12 Jan:

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UPDATE 12 February 2016 - As mentioned in the comments, this whole store has now been subdivided and re-purposed:

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UPDATE 5 October 2020: Change name in post title from "Blockbuster" to "Blockbuster Video". Update tags, add map icon. Changing closing date from "Real Soon Now" to December 2013.

Written by ted on November 19th, 2013

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The Swimming Pool Qs, Jake's: 8 November 2013   1 comment

Posted at 11:25 pm in Uncategorized

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I think I last saw The Swimming Pool Qs on this stage about 1989. I guess they were touring in support of World War Two Point Five, the club was Rockafellas' and Ann Richmond Boston was on temporary hiatus.

Of course, by that time I had seen them several times, first, I think, at a Fourth of July concert at Bell Camp. Over the years they have always put on a great show, and Jake's was no exception. The mix could have been a bit better at times, but the performance was topnotch. I was a bit tentative about going into Five Points on a weekend night given all the recent events, but if anything was going on down the hill, it didn't make it up to Jake's and the crowd was, as you might expect, a bit older than the club norm.

I think this was the first time I've been to a show in Columbia proper since the smoking ban was passed, and while the libertarian in me chafes at it, it was great not to have to shed all my clothes into the washer and jump into the shower the moment I got home. (And great to be able to actually breathe the next day..).

Given that I don't think the Qs are the band's "day job" anymore, it's not too surprising that it takes a long time to get new music out, but I spoke a little with Jeff Calder and he said work is ongoing on the next album (after 2003's Royal Academy of Reality and that in fact a new EP will be out sometime this month. You should check Qs' web site for "The System Of Love".

In the meantime, you should definitely have the (long awaited) re-issue of their two A&M albums:

And the evening's most surprising event? I got a wet sloppy kiss from a drunk girl who was apparently under the impression I was a Q. I still can't figure that one out.

Written by ted on November 17th, 2013

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