{"id":134,"date":"2008-07-17T22:44:49","date_gmt":"2008-07-18T03:44:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=134"},"modified":"2012-08-20T00:49:46","modified_gmt":"2012-08-20T05:49:46","slug":"circuit-city-bush-river-road-1990s","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/columbiaclosings.com\/wordpress\/?p=134","title":{"rendered":"Circuit City, 1950 Bush River Road: 1999"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I've written about Circuit City<\/i> before<\/a>. The gist of it was I never liked the store in its original concept because the salesmen were so predatory. This store dates from that era. Unlike the NorthEast store, this one (as far as I know) had only two locations rather than three. It started here, on Bush River right at the I-20 intersection and then picked up and moved out to Harbison when that area started to get hot.<\/p>\n

Frankly that strikes me as a bad choice. This location is an easy-in\/easy-out right from the Interstate, while nothing in the Harbison area is \"easy\". They may get more drive-by traffic there, but I'll bet they get less \"destination\" traffic.<\/p>\n

Nothing else ever located in the Circuit City building after they left, but stores have come and gone from the surrounding strip mall. I believe there was an If It's Paper<\/i> for a while and there has been a medical equipment tenant for many years now. I tried to shop there once for a hospital style \"over-bed table\" (they are *great* for using your laptop in bed!) but it turned out to be easier to order one on-line. Given the new traffic brought to Bush River Road by the new Wal-Mart Supercenter, it will be interesting to see what happens to this property.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 11 March 2011<\/b>: Changed closing date to 1999 based on commenter Andrew's research. Also added full street address.<\/p>\n

UPDATE 4 June 2012<\/b> -- Not much visible has changed, but Hamrick's<\/i> does have their building permit posted in the north doorway:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 24 June 2012<\/b> -- The Hamrick's<\/i> signs are now up:<\/p>\n

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UPDATE 20 August 2012<\/b> -- Hamrick's<\/a> is now open in this location:<\/p>\n

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