Archive for the ‘main street’ tag
Pelican's SnoBalls, 2404 Main Street: 17 January 2025 2 comments
I like snowcones, but not enough to pay ice cream prices for them, so I have never sampled one of the several local Pelican's locations. Technically this store has been closed since the season ended, but the fact that it would not re-open was announced on 17 January. No specific reason was given in that story or this one, but I presume the volume was just not there.
I believe this is the second Main Street location for the franchaise with the former one being further down towards Eau Claire.
The chain maintains a number of other locations in the Midlands, so when things warm back up, you will be able to get your fix.
(Hat tip to commenter Andrew)
2.50 Cleaners, 1637 Main Street: 2024 no comments
I noticed this place, in the Mast block, driving down Main Street the other day while I was looking for something else.
The latest google reviews are just dated "a year ago", so I can't say more than they probably closed in 2024.
Hunter Gatherer, 900 Main Street: 28 December 2024 7 comments
I never made it to this building in any of its other incarnations besides Swensen's, but I did make it to Hunter Gatherer a few times. As I recall, I had pizza and some sort of porter or stout, both of which were pretty good, but not enough so to become a regular and deal with driving down there and parking.
I have been pretty skeptical about the ongoing work on South Main which sounded to me like it was designed to make the street even less convenient to drive and park on, and the news that Hunter Gatherer lost their lease, presumably due to plans for the area does not make me any less so. (And also makes me worry a bit about Cool Beans which is in a similar situation).
(Hat tip to commenter Mr. BO)
As I go to add this to the Alphabetical Closings, I notice I did a post on HG before, when it shut down for the Pandemic. I think this final closing is newsworthy enough that I'm not going to merge it into that earlier post.
UPDATE 22 January 2025:
Wells Fargo, 1441 Main Street: 9 October 2024 2 comments
Wells Fargo has been de-branching for a while now, a trend which has finally reached their iconic Main Street mirror building, which I always thought of as their local headquarters, though apparently their admin offices were on Greystone. Part of this is the trend of more online access to accounts and less need to interact with a teller, and probably part is Wells specific as they haven't exactly covered themselves in glory over the past ten years or so.
The State says that the firm will maintain an office in the building, so perhaps the sign on the west side will not be coming down. They also say there are no plans for the branch space other than to put it up for lease and see what happens (which they strike an optomistic tone about).
In the meantime, enjoy the mirror building:
Badcock Home Furniture & More, 732 West Main Street: August 2024 no comments
As we discussed a few days ago the Badcock chain is going out of business after a bad merger and bankruptcy. This is the Lexington location in Town Square.
I'm not sure of the actual closing date, but I don't see it outlasting the month, at least by much.
Which Wich?, 928 Main Street: Late 2023 1 comment
Which Wich was in this Main Street storefront which was the last location for The Basil Pot.
I never went to this location, but my experiences in two other locations for the chain were subpar. The fact that my order was wrong is a one-time thing, but not having fresh-brewed ice tea is a deal killer. Anyway, the place is now setting up to be a Substation II, which is also not one of my favorites.
The street is currently torn up all the way from the Capitol to Blossom street because apparently it was to easy to drive on and had too many parking spaces, so they are fixing that.
(Hat tip to commenter Payne)
Fatz Cafe, 942 East Main Street: 23 August 2023 8 comments
I don't suppose this is a big surprise: We have all noticed Fatz closing locations without adding any new ones, but still I was expecting it to take longer.
The news came last week that the whole chain has shut down, with some reports of bankruptcy filings, though no actual links to such.
This store in Lexington was the last Midlands location, and I had never eaten there, but I would drive by from time to time, and observe that it seemed to be doing a reasonable business. In fact, as I was taking these shots, several cars wandered in, looking for a meal.
It's a good sized building, and there are already an Asian buffet and a San Jose in the general area, so we'll have to see what happens next here.
Here are stories on the chain closing shop in The Index Journal, The State & The Greenville Sun.
(Hat tip to commenter Alan)
Alodia's Cucina Italiana, 101 West Main Street: Early July 2023 5 comments
I did a closing on the Lake Murray location of Alodia's back in June of 2021 when they were closed due to staffing issues. They re-opened after that, and I made it a point to go by for a meal, and thought it was fine.
Reently commenter Robin pointed out that the Main Street Lexington location was closed temporarily due to financial issues.
You can read more about that from The State, WLTX & The Post & Courier.
I couldn't park when I drove past last weekend, but there was a sign on the door and it did appear to be closed then. However, judging from the recentness of several of the Google reviews I see, it appears they may have already reopened. Can anyone say for sure?
(Hat tip to commenter Robin)
UPDATE 20 June 2024 -- There is definitely much more to this story than is suggested in the initial post above, as the saga has played out in the local media. Be sure to check the comments below. Anyway, at this point the place has closed again, for good, and all the branding is gone:
East Main Street: April 2023 2 comments
Anyone know what's going on on South Main Street, between the State House & Blossom Street?
I recall that a while ago there was a study saying that it was too easy to drive and park on this stretch of road and there was a plan to fix that. Are they implementing that, or is this something else entirely?
Drake's Duck-In, 1544 Main Street: March 2023 (Temporary Move) 5 comments
Main Street stalwart Drake's Duck-In has made a temporary move from its Main Street location to 1840 Hampton Street while repairs & renovations are made to its permanent home.
Contrary to the signage when I took these pictures, the actual opening of the temporary site did not take place until 21 April, as reported by The Free Times.
The Hampton Street spot has featured here twice, as Nathan's and Hampton Street Diner.
According to the link commenter Heath found, Drake's has been around in one form or another in various locations since starting on Elmwood in 1907.
So waddle on over...
(Hat tip to commenter Heath)