Archive for the ‘tires’ tag
Go Used Tires, 7450 Two Notch Road: February 2012 (moved) 13 comments
I have written about this building on Two Notch near O'Neil Court before, as an old Esso station.
When I did that closing, I noted that the building was for sale despite being occupied by Go Used Tires. I don't know if they just got tired of living with that Sword of Damocles over their heads or if there is an actual prospective buyer for the property, but Go moved last month to another place I've done a closing on, the old Vintage Motors a mile or so up Two Notch and next to the old Lizard's Thicket / Perkins that's now Hero Korean / Japanese.
Esso / Exxon, 7450 Two Notch Road: 1970s 1 comment
This old-school Exxon on Two Notch near the I-20 interchange, and O'Neil Court is currentl Go Used Tires, but apparently that will only last until the sale of the building, which is currently on offer.
This is a classic look for an Esso/Exxon of that era. Here is a similiar one (which I believe stayed open longer) in Yulee Florida:
Hopefully the Two Notch building will not be razed, but given the age, I wouldn't bet on it.
UPDATE 5 December 2011: Added Esso to the post title based on the comments.
Patterson's Texaco / Tires Unlimited, 2053 Two Notch Road: around 2009 5 comments
I don't know anything about Tires Unlimited other than that they sold used tires and were located in a very neat little building that was obviously once a service station.
It appears to be of an early '60s vintage, similar in some ways to the old Bill DuBose 66 station on Covenant.
The building now seems to be an impromptu parking lot for Blue Ribbon, and looks like it could use some TLC.
UPDATE 18 March 2011: Added "Patterson's Texaco" to the post title based on the comments.
Tire America / National Tire & Battery, 7201 Two Notch Road, Suite 900: mid 2000s 12 comments
National Tire & Battery (now a Tire Kingdom) was in this Columbia Mall outbuilding more or less behind the old Penny's location. I actually did go there once a few years ago when my car started really thinking about things before turning the starter over. I usually put Die Hards in my cars but for some reason or another I was not able to get served by Sears that day. I'm not building up to anything here -- it was perfectly acceptable service and a battery that lasted several years. (I've actually had much worse luck with alternators than batteries anyway). I guess I would have been hosed if I had needed to take advantage of the battery warranty as they closed fairly shortly thereafter, but in the event it wasn't an issue.
I don't believe the building was vacant long at all as Tire Kingdom moved in shortly thereafter. I find it a little amusing that this large, freestanding building has only a suite number, while all the little suites at The Shoppes at Meeting Place have full street numbers.
