Go Kart Track / Pet Vac Center, Trenholm Road: 1980s 5 comments
Before the Burger King was built, this lot, on Trenholm Road near Dent Middle School was once a go-kart track. It was a pretty loud and noisy business for a rather staid street, and you have to wonder how Arcadia Lakes and the other businesses in the area felt about it. On the other hand, I can't actually ever remember seeing any of the cars in motion. They were there for a number of years, and must have had customers, but I can only recall driving by and seeing the track and karts, not hearing anything or seeing any races in progress..
I wouldn't have minded going myself, but at the tme, I was perpetually broke, and while riding the karts would have been fun, picking up the latest Perry Rhodan space opera at Capitol Newsstand was a lot higher on my expense priority list.
After the go-kart track closed, the main building was used for another several years as a "Pet Vac" center. I always assumed that to be "pet vaccination", but I suppose it could have been for hoovering up dusty cats instead -- I never went in to see either way.
After the Burger King was built, it closed down for a long time due to a dispute between the local franchise owner and Burger King Corporate. In fact, all Columbia area BKs were shut down during that time, and some of them never came back.
5 Responses to 'Go Kart Track / Pet Vac Center, Trenholm Road: 1980s'
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ChiefDanGeorge
4 May 10 at 5:11 am
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All the BKs closed at that time because they so richly deserved it. I have tales I could tell... . But the good news is that when they reopened, at least the one on Devine St., they fixed all their problems and it is now fantastic!
Dennis
4 May 10 at 9:51 am
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I want to say the track was called Mini Indy.
David H
4 May 10 at 10:55 am
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I went to the track in '82 or '83.
Midnight Rambler
4 May 10 at 12:06 pm
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Pet-Vac are the peoplle who do "gypsy" pet vaccinations. They post big signs in shopping center parking lots announcing what day they'll be there to do rabies, distemper, etc. vaccinations.
Mike
4 May 10 at 12:39 pm
There was also a go cart track on the corner of Trenholm and Decker where that boarded up old bank building is.