Archive for July, 2019
5 Points Roost, 800 Harden Street / 802 Harden Street: Spring 2019 no comments
Well I don't have a lot to say about 5 Points Roost, having never been in. The place is another casualty of Dick Harpootlian's liquor license enforcement project.
I suspect the most fondly remembered operation in this spot remains Frank's Hotdogs.
Young's True Value Hardware, 7734 Two Notch Road: 17 August 2019 4 comments
I have used Young's several times, perhaps most notably for service on my father's venerable Toro, but also to get some keys cut after Home Depot botched them. They are an old-school place where there's a bit of everything.
As reported by commenter Matt, the owner is now retiring, and they are running a closing sale.
(Hat tip to commenter Matt)
UPDATE 16 July 2019: The State says that the final auction day is 17 August 2019, so I have changed the closing date in the post title to reflect that. They also say the lot will become a Circle K.
UPDATE 18 November 2019 -- As mentioned in the comments, this building has been razed:
UPDATE 7 February 2020 -- Construction is ongoing:
UPDATE 14 May 2020 -- The Circle K on this spot is now open:
The Bombs Bursting In Air no comments
Circle K, 5500 Sunset Boulevard: June 2019 5 comments
When commenter Brad mentioned
Circle K/BP at the corner of Old Cherokee and 378 in Lexington is permanently closed.
I had a hard time finding it because as far as I could tell from Google Maps, Old Cherokee Road didn't intersect with 378. I resolved to just keep my eyes open the next time I was out in Lexington, and did see the store as shown in the pictures above (not very good as I was going the wrong way and was too late to turn in).
Anyway, for whatever reason, unless you zoom way in, Google identifies this stretch of Old Cherokee only as State Rd S32-485, though it has no problem with correctly labeling stretches of the road to the west.
As for Circle K, they have been razing and updating a lot of their stores recently. We'll see if this one gets the same treatment.
(Hat tip to commenter Brad)
Hobby Lobby, 5422 Forest Drive: 10 June 2019 (Moved) 17 comments
I was rather surprised by this closing, although East Forest Plaza has certainly had its share of turnover lately. The chain is pitching this as a relocation as noted in this press release, with the new location being at 2209 West Dekalb Street in Camden. I guess the management team could have relocated intact, but surely for the rank and file, those jobs are gone -- nobody is going to commute from Columbia to Camden.
(Hat tip to commenter Rashaad)