Columbia Closings   What's not in Columbia anymore

I wasn't aware of this Triangle City furniture & decor shop, but commenter Lavender sends this link to their debut publicity from April of 2024, and here is their ribbon-cutting (oddly later than their opening).

As of now their Facebook is still up, but the web-site is gone.

(Hat tip to commenter Lavender)

I took these pictures back in 2016 and forgot about them. The building is now Columbia Fire & Safety, but was apparently Grahl from 1971 into 2016. Here's some LoopNet information on the site.

I believe this building at the southwest corner of Meeting & 9th streets has been a number of things over the years.

I'm pretty sure I recall an RV supply shop, but the last place there seems to have been a convenience store catering to smokers, drinkers and students of the games of chance.

The work permit expired in 2024, so I don't expect much to change here in the near future, and if there is a Pelican's on the lot as you might think from the sign, I did not see it.

It's unclear exactly when this cup-cakery by the West Columbia Moe's closed, but by the time I got around to taking these pictures in late November 2025, the "Chapin" ice-cream parlor looked well established. Google reviews suggest it may have been sometime in 2024.

(Hat tip to commenter Lavender)

Daniel's Fine Furniture has moved from their location across from the Airport to 1217 Sunset Boulevard in the same little strip which used to house JackSon's Southern Kitchen. They appear to have some sort of sale going on.

Here is the West Metro News on the move.

(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)

The Killian Road area I Heart Mac & Cheese closed in November 2023, and I had visited it a few times, and thought it was OK if pricey & slow. This location, at the corner of Platt Springs & Emanuel Church roads, I had not visited. However my sister & niece did go a few times and liked it pretty well.

Judging by Google reviews, and a report from my sister, the hours had become rather erratic recently, which is a subcase of Sign #1.

The State noted the closing here, and the opening here. WLTX also noted the opening.

The media and street address posit this spot as West Columlbia, but this far out, I would have thought Springdale, South Congaree or just Lexington County.

I would have guess this Walgreens, next to Piggie Park, was in Cayce but Google claims it is in fact West Columbia. At any rate it looks to be a newer store, built as a Walgreens and not inherited from Eckerds or Rite Aid.

According to commenter Mr. Bill, this place closed on 17 March, and the sign was down and the place basically empty when I drove by on the night of 20 March. Commenter Lavender says the building is to be demolished, which may be the only way to get rid of a Red Box, which still seemed to be plugged in & running.

(Hat tip to commenter Mr. Bill)

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.

Perry's Gourmet Flaming Grilled Chicken (there's a mouthfull by itself!) opened in this former Taco Cid building in on 29 August of 2022. WLTX had the story here.

Apparently the chicken was Portuguese style, which I am not familiar with, but they had traditional Southern items as well. The Google reviews are almost uniformly positive, though there are not a ton of them, which may be an indication they weren't getting the volume they needed.

And of course, the building is odd and old, something Taco Cid finally gave up on, so there may well be a lot of issues to be addressed as indicated in the Closed For Remodeling sign. Unfortunately I don't see any work going on, and those signs are often more aspirational than accurate. Hopefully that won't be the case here and they will be back, but we'll see.

(Hat tip to commenter Payne)

I don't see any information online about this closing, but given that they have been in business since 1980, I suspect retirement is a factor here.

I like the lions!

For now, the webpage is still up.

(Hat tip to commenter george011210)