Recent Comments

Recent Posts

Categories

Archives

Meta

Archive for the ‘Charleston Highway’ tag

Koffee Koala, 3022 Charleston Highway: 3 February 2023   1 comment

Posted at 11:13 pm in closing

p1760264_tn.jpg

p1760265_tn.jpg

p1760266_tn.jpg

p1760267_tn.jpg

p1930685_tn.jpg

p1930686_tn.jpg

p1930687_tn.jpg

p1930688_tn.jpg

p1930689_tn.jpg

Koffee Koala was the follow-on in this Cayce Crossing suite to another animal themed coffee bar The Lazy LLama, which closed in 2021.

According to their Facebook, while 3 February was their last day as a storefront after being unable to renegotiate the lease, they continue doing a delivery business through their website.

(Hat tip to commenter Robin)

Written by ted on February 21st, 2024

Tagged with , , , , ,

La Fiesta Restaurante Mexicano, 1220 Charleston Highway: 5 December 2022   2 comments

Posted at 10:28 pm in closing

p1860433_tn.jpg

p1860426_tn.jpg

p1860420_tn.jpg

p1860421_tn.jpg

p1860422_tn.jpg

p1860423_tn.jpg

p1860424_tn.jpg

p1860425_tn.jpg

p1860427_tn.jpg

p1860428_tn.jpg

p1860429_tn.jpg

p1860430_tn.jpg

p1860431_tn.jpg

p1860432_tn.jpg

p1860434_tn.jpg

p1860435_tn.jpg

p1860436_tn.jpg

p1860437_tn.jpg

p1860438_tn.jpg

I never ate at La Fiesta, though I did eat in the building when it was a Shoney's. It had been here for many years however, before closing on a temporary basis in the Spring of 2022. They came back after that, but have now called it a day.

Here is their Facebook, which pretty much recapitulates the information on the door sign.

(Hat tip to commenter Heath)

Written by ted on January 30th, 2023

Tagged with , , ,

CVS Pharmacy, 1210 Charleston Highway: Summer 2022   5 comments

Posted at 9:48 pm in closing

p1830329_tn.jpg

p1830330_tn.jpg

p1830331_tn.jpg

p1830332_tn.jpg

p1830333_tn.jpg

p1830334_tn.jpg

p1830335_tn.jpg

p1830336_tn.jpg

p1830337_tn.jpg

p1830338_tn.jpg

p1830339_tn.jpg

This CVS was a fairly short & straight shot away from the one across the street from Parkland Plaza, which may have been a factor in the decision to shut it down. It also can't have helped that it is across the street from a new Wal-Mart Neighboorhod Market with a drive-through pharmacy.

(Hat tips to commenters Brandon Brown & Russ)

Written by ted on September 13th, 2022

Tagged with , , , , ,

Cash-O-Matic, 407 Charleston Highway: 2015   no comments

Posted at 11:22 pm in closing

p1810196_tn.jpg

p1810197_tn.jpg

p1810198_tn.jpg

p1810199_tn.jpg

p1810200_tn.jpg

For some reason I thought I had done this Cash-O-Matic just down from the Triangle City Zesto some time ago. In the event it appears not, though I did get to the ones on Broad River Road and Sunset Drive. As nearly as I can tell, this one closed down sometime around 2015.

I admit I still like the name.

Vacuum Center, 542 Knox Abbott Drive: Late 2021 (Moved)   2 comments

Posted at 10:51 pm in closing

p1770005_tn.jpg

p1770006_tn.jpg

p1770007_tn.jpg

p1770008_tn.jpg

p1770009_tn.jpg

p1770010_tn.jpg

p1770011_tn.jpg

p1770012_tn.jpg

p1770013_tn.jpg

p1770014_tn.jpg

p1770015_tn.jpg

p1770016_tn.jpg

p1770017_tn.jpg

Like many of the old buildings with a faux stone exterior, this location on Knox Abbott Drive was once a Popeye's restaurant. However since at least 2009, and probably well before, it was the location for Vacuum Center.

Recently they moved shop to 1306 Charleston Highway, a building which was also a restaurant: Chappy's Fish & Chips:

p1770018_tn.jpg

p1770019_tn.jpg

p1770020_tn.jpg

p1770021_tn.jpg

(Hat tip to commenter Thomas)

Written by ted on January 26th, 2022

Tagged with , , , , ,

McDonald's, 2929 Charleston Highway: Circa 2013 (Changes)   1 comment

Posted at 11:18 pm in closing

p1160871_tn.jpg

p1160872_tn.jpg

p1160873_tn.jpg

p1160874_tn.jpg

p1160875_tn.jpg

p1760272_tn.jpg

p1760273_tn.jpg

Here is one where I just kept misplacing the pictures over and over. I observed back in 2013, when the first photos were taken, that this McDonald's on the Charleston Highway near the junctions with I-26 & I-77 still had the boxy kids' play area architecture. Since I like that look and knew that the chain was phasing it out, I took some pictures. And, indeed, at some point after that, they remodeled and dropped that look completely. The problem was I kept taking pictures of the new look and forgetting to do anything with them while they were still near the top of the stack. Finally when I did the Lazy Llama closing I took some more and remembered before I lost track again.

I have to admit I have not really eaten at a McDonald's in years, but they do now have a quite good cup of coffee.

Written by ted on December 20th, 2021

Tagged with , , , , , , ,

Lexington Dry Cleaning / The Lazy Llama Cayce, 3022 Charleston Highway: Fall 2021   2 comments

Posted at 10:23 pm in closing

p1760262_tn.jpg

p1760263_tn.jpg

p1760264_tn.jpg

p1760265_tn.jpg

p1760266_tn.jpg

p1760267_tn.jpg

p1760268_tn.jpg

I'm not sure if Lazy LLama is a chain, but there do seem to be a number of coffee shops around the country with that name, or slight variations. This one was in the old Piggly Wiggly plaza on the Charleston Highway at Fish Hatchery Road. The plaza is called Cayce Crossing, and the store name has "Cayce" in it, but the street address is actually West Columbia.

Interestingly, the follow-on operation is also a coffee shop with an animal name: Koffee Koala.

Also, I just checked the map icon to see if it were correct, and the image Google Maps brings up tells me that not too long ago, Lexington Dry Cleaning was in this slot, so I am adding it to the post title as well.

(Hat tip to commenter Robin)

Written by ted on December 14th, 2021

Tagged with , , , , ,

All N Good Spirits, 2257 Charleston Highway: 2020 (Moved)   no comments

Posted at 10:38 pm in closing

p1690500_tn.jpg

p1690497_tn.jpg

p1690498_tn.jpg

While I was out looking at the Edenwood Bi-Lo, I noticed that in the adjacent strip mall All N Good Spirits (a name which I like) has moved to 1622 Airport Boulevard, which is somewhere need the old Cayce K-Mart.

Written by ted on March 1st, 2021

Tagged with , , , , ,

Bi-Lo, 2453 Charleston Highway: 24 January 2021   no comments

Posted at 11:14 pm in closing

p1660375_tn.jpg

p1660374_tn.jpg

p1660376_tn.jpg

p1660377_tn.jpg

p1660378_tn.jpg

p1690496_tn.jpg

p1690492_tn.jpg

p1690493_tn.jpg

p1690494_tn.jpg

This store has been discussed several times in Have Your Say, but I had not yet gotten around to doing a closing on it. This Bi-Lo was out on the Charleston Highway not too far North of the I-26/I-77 interchange. As mentioned in this State story which I have linked many times, it was part of the package deal moving a number of local Bi-Lo stores to the Food Lion family. I did not drive by during the closing sale, but according to the article, the final day was expected to be 24 January, and as you can see, the Food Lion is now up and running.

Pearle Vision Center / North American Title Loans, 1309 Charleston Highway: 2020   7 comments

Posted at 10:57 pm in closing

p1690483_tn.jpg

p1690484_tn.jpg

p1690485_tn.jpg

Plainly this was some sort of fast food operation before it was a title loan place, but I can't quite identify it from the characteristics of the building. At any rate, North American was there in the last phonebook I have, Feb 2017, and I can't recall seeing the real estate sign out front before, so I'm just going to call the date here as 2020.

UPDATE 20 March 2021: Seems I was wrong about it being fast food -- adding Pearle Vision Center to the post title based on the comments.

UPDATE 3 march 2023 -- As mentioned in the comments, this place has been razed and is being rebuilt as a Freddy's:

p1870073_tn.jpg

p1870074_tn.jpg

p1870075_tn.jpg

Written by ted on February 25th, 2021

Tagged with , , , ,

Tags

Recently Updated Posts

Blogroll