Archive for the ‘cars’ tag
AMS Auto, 121 Decker Park Road: March 2022 (Moved) no comments
I noticed while I was driving behind the Food Lion strip mall on Decker the other day that this small car lot in-between the plaza and the U-Haul storage facility was gone. Their website is still extant, and lists this site but their Facebook suggests they have relocated to Ridgeway though it's a bit unclear if this is permanent.
UPDATE 8 November 2022 -- There is major work going on on this building, not sure what for:
Pro Bowl Motors / Capital City Rides, 1231 Broad River Road: June 2022 (Moved) 1 comment
Driving by this site the other night, I noticed that Capital City Rides has relocated. This site originally featured here as Payless Car Sales, and I see on that post that after that it was Pro Bowl Motors which also seems to have closed at some point.
Interestingly, I cannot figure out just from online references to where Capital City has moved. I should have gotten out of the car and read the door signs, but I figured since their marquee sign had a website, the info would be there. In the event, it's not, and not on their Facebook page either.
Firestone, 7204 Parklane Road: April 2022 no comments
I actually went to this Firestone location once some years ago when I had a slow-leak I needed fixed, and could not get in that day at the place I usually used. I was pleasantly surprised that as a walk-in, I got the whole thing over with in under an hour and was able to get on with my Saturday.
As you can see here, the branding is already down on this store, but the label scars are still clearly visible, and there hasn't been enough time to get the vending machines picked up.
(Hat tip to commenter Haley)
Advance Auto Parts, 7613 Garners Ferry Road: Early 2022 (Moved) no comments
As pointed out by commener Justin S., the Advance Auto Parts store across from the Aldi at 7613 Garners Ferry Road has now moved just a little up the street to 7531 Garners Ferry. In the meantime, this, very checker-boarded, storefront is empty.
(Hat tip to commenter Justin S.)
AAMCO Transmissions, 520 North Lake Drive: 2021 no comments
To me, AAMCO always brings to mind a distinctive radio ad from the 60s or 70s. It went like:
Double-AY (beep! beep!) EM-CEE-OH!
AAMCO
That said, I've never been to a place that specialized in transmissions, though I might have if my '96 hadn't ended up getting totaled again. Anyway, this building is in Lexington at the point where US-378 splits away from North Lake Drive, and is now Tint World, which does "Automotive Styling and Window Tinting".
(Hat tip to commenter James R)
C & J Automotive, 6336 Saint Andrews Road: 2022 no comments
C & J Automotive is nestled on a narrow strip of land in between the train tracks and Saint Andrews Road in the Seven Oaks section of Irmo. It is not too far past Sno Biz.
It appears to me that the lot remains in business while they are looking for a buyer, so I am just putting an indifinite "2022" as the closing date.
(Hat tip to commenter Gypsie)
Hudson Brothers LLC, 4779 Sunset Boulevard Suite B: Fall 2021 1 comment
I don't know anything about this used car lot in Lexington, other than it was in a nice little legacy brick house, and they had somebody with a sense of humor doing their art.
Currently the lot is for sale -- and will be, I'm sure, another bit of development for this burgeoning corridor.
(Hat tip to commenter JohnR)
Midlands Mazda Showroom, 655 Broad River Road: September 2021 1 comment
Commenter Gypsie mentioned that this place was being razed. As far as I can tell, it is just the showroom, shown in the main pictures here, and the rest of the dealership remains in business (although at some point the name changed to Mazda Of Columbia. I'm not sure what the issue with the showroom was. I never paid it too much attention driving by, but it looks to have been an attractive building.
Palmetto Auto Repair & Performance, 7032 Two Notch Road: 2020 1 comment
For those of us of a certain age, this building is best know as the home of Continental Sound: That building that looks like a car radio with the "Sounds Real Good!" girl...
Since then it has been a number of things, with this most recent incarnation being an auto repair shop.
Given the street address on the county notice, and the specified size of the lot, I'm not sure if perhaps this property doesn't include the adjacent, defunct, nightclub as well.
Fred Anderson Toyota, 2136 Sunset Boulevard: May 2021 4 comments
Some time ago, the Toyota Center franchaise moved from Airport Boulevard to Sunset Boulevard and branded as Fred Anderson Toyota. As reported by commenter Alan, the franchaise is now Peter Boulware Toyota. I can't find any media stories about this online, but it apparently happened around May of 2021. Fred Anderson appears to still have dealerships in at least Charleston & Raleigh.
(Hat tip to commenter Alan)