Archive for the ‘cars’ tag
Brakes 4 Less, 1101-B West Main Street: Spring 2025 (Moved) no comments
As reported by commenter Gypsie, Brakes 4 Less has moved down (or up) the street to 603-B Columbia Avenue which was apparently a Precision Tune.
(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)
Rapide Wash / Da Basement Auto Detail, 300 Percival Road: Spring 2025 no comments
I noticed the other day that the carwash at the corner of Percival & Brackenridge is gone, and all the bays on the building are now enclosed in rollup doors. There doesn't seem to be any name on the place now, but perhaps a new auto-related operation is coming.
Carolina Rent-A-Car, 655 Saint Andrews Road Suite 11: 2020s(?) no comments
I noticed this vacant car rental storefront on a recent visit to St Andrews Square on Saint Andrews Road. I'm not sure when they closed or moved, but they are still on the roadside sign. (On the othe rhand, so is the Newsstand, which has been gone at least 20 years!)
Advance Auto Parts, 3010 Two Notch Road: February 2025 2 comments
This Advance Auto Parts was almost at the corner of Two Notch and Beltline -- in fact its parking lot connects with Murphy Express which *is* at the corner, and I have found it is usually a better way to get in and out of Murphy's than their actual entrances.
I believe I was only actually in this store once, probably about a year ago when I needed some jumper cables. I considered what they had to be very over-priced, but not enough so that I wanted to drive down to Wal-Mart, so I went ahead and bought them (they worked fine).
I'm not sure exactly when they closed, but it's quite recent, and I believe this month. Of corse a number of other Advance Auto Parts outlets remain in the area.
Entity Motors, LLC, 1410 Sunset Boulevard: 2024 2 comments
I noticed this place was boarded-up as I drove past, so I turned around and took a closer look. As far as I can tell from the Google reviews, Entity Motors closed up in the time frame of "a year ago", having received mixed reviews.
The place is a solid looking older style house that would be attractive with a bit of TLC, so perhaps some sort of professional office will move in eventually. The LoopNet information is here.
You're Approved Auto Sales, 1012 Broad River Road: 2024 no comments
The last google reviews for this place say "9 months ago", so I'm just going with 2024 for a closing date here.
I believe this building was once a maid service headquarters, though I did not do a closing on that. I know that at one time it was an Enterprise Rent-A-Car, which did feature here.
Despite the eye-catching bright yellow trim, I don't ever recall actually noticing this place while it was in operation though it looks to have been there at least since October of 2018.
Here is the LoopNet summary of the property, and here is the actual real-estate listing: The place can be yours for $700,000.
Cars & Beyond, 2416 Broad River Road: Summer 2024 (Open Again) no comments
Cars & Beyond set up shop on the old National Pride Car Wash lot after the existing structures were razed (other than the sign, which was re-purposed). From the name of the place, I assume they were connected with the nearby Tires & Beyond, which closed in 2022 with a promise to re-open, though that appears to have fallen through.
Actually until commenter Gypsie mentioned that this place had closed, and that it had definitely had had an online presence as open, I had it in the "never opened" category in my mind. I saw some guys setting things up, as you can see in the first picture, but after that, it never actually seemed to be a working car lot -- at least I never saw any stock there when I would drive by.
(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)
UPDATE 10 February 2025 -- They are back:
JT's Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram of Columbia, 190 Greystone Boulevard: Fall 2024 (Remodeling) no comments
It wasn't clear to me that I could turn down the street the Google map car did, so I did not get very good pictures of this at all, but JT's Jeep on Greystone is doing a total remodel on their showroom. I believe they are open in the interim, but the place is pretty well gutted at this point.
UPDATE 18 October 2024 -- A few more shots coming the other way:
(Hat top to commenter Larry)
Craft Auto Mart, 2701 Broad River Road: September 2024 2 comments
Commenter Gypsie speculates that Craft Auto Mart might be gone.
By the time I got there, it was pretty much a done deal, as the office trailer itself has vacated the premises.
(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)