Archive for the ‘Sumter Highway’ tag
Cedar Terrace Hardware, 6420 Garners Ferry Road: 28 November 2018 2 comments
Old time hardware stores are a vanishing breed. As a kid, I remember visits to the old Forest Lake Hardware at Forest Lake Shopping Center, the old Hiller downtown, and Hiller in Five Points, and various stores at the beach and in Fernandina. They were mysterious places with big revolving bins of loose nails and odd brackets, and men behind well worn wooden counters who knew how to do stuff.
After Thanksgiving, there will be one less in Columbia, as Cedar Terrace Hardware is packing it in. The State has the story, and it's a case of the owner's well deserved retirement with nobody else willing to take the store on.
To the best of my memory, I have never been to this store. It's quite tucked away in the back of the plaza, and a case of out-of-sight-out-of-mind, but there's always something I need from a hardware store so perhaps I'll take a look before it's too late.
(Hat tip to commenter Sidney)
Springleaf Financial Services, 7546 Garners Ferry Road Suite 500-E: 2018 no comments
This storefront in Garners Ferry Crossing was once Springleaf Financial Services, as you can see in the first picture (especially if you click through to the large version). At some point recently, Springleaf was acquired by One Main Financial, at which point it seems they consolidated offices leaving a vacancy here. (Actually there are two adjacent vacancies at this time; I'll do the other one at some point).
Mattress Firm, 6208 Garners Ferry Road Suite A: October 2018 no comments
Here is another Mattress Firm location already cleared out and debranded (you can barely see the label scar).
In keeping with the general Mattress Firm situation, this one was just 0.8 miles (per Google Maps) from the store at 4732 Devine Street.
General Sales Company, Inc., 7320 Garners Ferry Road: July 2018 (moved/demolished) no comments
The company is still around on Huger Street, having moved there around 2011, but their old building on Garners Ferry Road has now been demolishe as these (rather dark) pictures show. I find it somewhat interesting that my February 1997 phonebook gives the address as 7230 Sumter Highway, while more recent ones use Garners Ferry Road. I guess it's a sign of the metro area moving eastward (and in fact, I remember when anything past this was the boonies).
(Hat tips to commenter Frank Mancuso for the heads up, and commenter Rick for clarifying the location).
The Furniture Market / Jars Of Clay Ministry, 9661 Garners Ferry Road: 2017 (Moved) no comments
This former church & retail building is on the south-west corner of Garners Ferry Road & Horrell Hill Road. Judging from the date Google attaches to the LoopNet listing it has been vacant for somewhat over a year. You can see it in operation as Jars Of Clay in Google Streetview. (The Church is currently meeting at the Hampton Inn at I-77.).
This property is across the street from the former Somewhere In Time / Perkin' Beans location.
UPDATE 4 October 2022 -- Something is going on at this site:
Also updating tags and adding map icon.
Rite Aid, 7900 Garners Ferry Road: 24 May 2018 2 comments
As predicted before, this Garners Ferry Rite Aid has closed due to its closeness to the Walgreens at 7801 Garners Ferry. For a big square building, I think it looks rather nice because of all the brick. There is growth in the area, but I'm not sure I can think of anything that might go into the building. Perhaps a medical office or Family Dollar type store as I have seen both in old pharmacy locations.
UPDATE 30 January 2019 -- As reported in the comments, this is now a Family Dollar:
Wendy's, 6892 Garners Ferry Road: October 2017 (open again) 18 comments
As mentioned by commenter Andrew, this Landmark Square Wendy's is being remodeled into the style of the Assembly Street store (though not as tall).
Now, I have only eaten in this Wendy's once, when I was working out on Bluff Road and didn't have time to go all the way to Panera. My observation at the time was that they seemed pretty unclear on the concept of exchanging food for money, or at least on implementing that concept, which a new building won't help.
(Hat tip to commenter Andrew)
UPDATE 21 February 2018 -- Open again:
Atlantic Bedding & Furniture, 6420 Garners Ferry Road: February 2017 5 comments
I'm not sure when Atlantic Bedding & Furniture opened in Cedar Terrace, but it must have been after October 2009, as you can see its slot vacant in the closing for the Cedar Terrace Fred's.
It seems to be a well organized liquidation -- I even got a flyer in the mail.
With this closing, the big back building, which looks to be a former grocery to me, will be completely vacant, at least for the nonce.
UPDATE 16 August 2017 -- Actually though I list the closing date as February 2017 in the post title, this closing sale lasted quite a bit longer than I expected, and was well advertised all over town. It appears that the doors have now definitely closed:
UPDATE 27 September 2021: Updating tags and adding map icon.
Hot Sub Stop, 10115 Garners Ferry Road: 2015-ish 1 comment
Hot Sub Stop was the follow-on operation to Subway in this Eastover location way out on the Sumter Highway. The first picture above was taken on 15 December 2013, and I know the place was closed when we drove back from cutting a Christmas tree in December 2016, so the closing was in the rather generous range between those dates. I'm just going to say 2015.
Eric's San Jose, 6118 Garners Ferry Road: 22 December 2016 3 comments
Well, this has already been discussed extensively on Have Your Say, but Eric's San Jose on Garners Ferry closed on Thursday 22 December 2016.
I believe I may have eaten in the building a few times when it was a steakhouse, but can only recall eating at Eric's once, when I found it of a piece with the Columbia Mexican restaurant scene: perfectly acceptable, but nothing special.
According to The Free Times:
Owner Eric Leon has sold the property to some developers who plan to build a cellular store and other retail shops...
UPDATE 8 February 2017 -- As mentioned in the comments, this building has been razed:
UPDATE 6 June 2017 -- The new building is going up (pic from 19 May 2017):
UPDATE 13 September 2017 -- The new building is almost done:
UPDATE 25 October 2017 -- Now open as a Verizon location (relocated from here):
UPDATE 21 May 2018 -- The new Eric's San Jose location at 4478 Rosewood Drive (the old Rooftop Pizza Pub location) is now open: