Archive for the ‘Dentsville’ tag
Nick's Gyros & Grill, 2632 Decker Boulevard: Spring 2015 1 comment
I wondered at the time about Nick's opening in this old Taco Bell as it seemed quite close to their flagship location on Two Notch.
In the event, it appears the Decker location is now independant (though seemingly with a similar menu). Feel Goods is the new name.
UPDATE 16 April 2015: Added first two pictures of Nick's in operation.
Sonic Drive-In, 2461 Decker Boulevard: Early February 2015 1 comment
Well, I find this closing a bit surprising, especially given that a lot of Richland County offices will be going into Decker Mall just across the street.
For some reason I've always associated Sonic with small towns and bygone days, probably since the first one I was aware of was in Hartsville sometime back in the 1970s, but nowdays they seem to be a chain on the move with national television campaigns (rather silly ones, I must say) and expansion into head-to-head competition with McDonalds and the rest of the "sit down" fast food chains. I don't think I've had the burgers, but I stop for a milkshake once or twice a year, and they're pretty good.
The closing signs here are a bit disingenuous, as in fact the Forest Drive location:
has been open for over a year in the old Hardee's location.
(Hat tip to my sister)
UPDATE -- To become a Tokyo Grill:
Also adding map icon.
UPDATE 16 June 2025: Updating tags.
Northeast Market & Coffee House, 2630 Decker Boulevard: January 2015 1 comment
What can I say?
The curse of 2630 Decker Boulevard continues.
UPDATE 4 December 2015 -- Now open as Bosheen Mediterranean Cuisine:
Northeast Market & Coffee House, 2630 Decker Boulevard: January 2015 1 comment
What can I say?
The curse of 2630 Decker Boulevard continues.
UPDATE 18 August 2015 -- But hope continues to win against experience. This place is to now become Bosheen Mediterrean Cusine
Discount Cars & Trucks, Inc., 7450 Two Notch Road: Fall 2014 no comments
Discount Cars & Trucks was the follow-on operation to Go Used Tires in this old Esso building in Dentsville.
I have to say I can't actually recall seeing any cars or trucks there, though I know there must have been some.
Jiffy Lube, 7452 Two Notch Road: November 2014 5 comments
Well, you've seen the signs, now you can get $10.00 off.
I went to this Jiffylube near the I-20 interchange on Two Notch several times. While sitting in the heat and watching traffic up and down Two Notch is no garden vista, the deck was nice as it got you out of the waiting room and away from the TV.
The siting of this store was interesting as it was directly next to a Precision Tune, just as the Knox Abbott location is almost directly across the street from one.
Update 10 October 2016 -- Now Quackt Glass windshield repair:
Computer Repair & Sales, 7362 Two Notch Road: Fall 2014 no comments
Here's another vacant storefront in Tillman's Plaza on Two Notch. I happened to glace across the street as I was at Kinko's, printing some documents and noticed it was gone.
All Good Hydroponics & Gardening, 6729 Two Notch Road: 2013 3 comments
I noticed on my latest trip to Very's that the hydroponic gardening store in the same Two Notch plaza, All Good Hydroponics was gone and a thrift store was in its spot. The phonebook suggests that this happened sometime last year as they don't list in the 2014 edition.
For me, the term hydroponics has always reeked of science fiction as it was a common element in many books about life on space ships and space stations. Usually it was described as a thankless task that got assigned to hapless crew memebers as KP was assigned in books about army life. Visually, I would always think about those trays the Robinsons would grow food in on Lost In Space during those long planet-bound blocks of episodes where the budget didn't allow any actual spaceflight effects...
Rags & Bags With Style, 2324 Decker Boulevard: 2014 no comments
The web site is still up, but it appears that fashion botique Rags & Bags With Style in the Food Lion / Rite Aid plaza on Decker is now gone.
I like the "look" of this plaza, which has a bit of a retro feel, probably because it actually is retro.
El Rey Leon #2, 1735 Decker Boulevard Suite 75: 2013 4 comments
Well, learn something new every day. Googling this western and urban wear outlet on Decker yields the information that El Rey Leon, means The Lion King, something that make total sense once you stop to look at it closely.
Of course that just raises the further question as to how that phrase is supposed to suggest western wear, and the secondary question as to whether I should alphabetize this one under El or Rey. (Hmm, I see the phonebook uses 'El', so that's good enough for me..).