Here is the New Iberia Louisiana Kmart for your viewing pleasure.
Newer Craftsman signs have also been placed next to the 1990's Big Kmart signage.
At the back corner of the store looking towards the electronics department.
Pharmacy
Electronics
One of the clothing departments.
The hardware area has some of the newer red Kmart section markers.
A month ago this LSU gear would have been full price; after the crushing LSU championship game loss the gear sells for half price.
The checkout lanes.
The clothing department is larger here than in Lake Charles.
This appears to be a labelscar from the cafe that was once here in this space. Some Kmart stores have closed off the former cafe areas or opened the area up for more sales space.
To the far right you see an Olan Mills portrait studio which appears to still be operational.
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Nice post!I like the visible Kmart Cafe label-scar. The Big Kmart signage sure is aging, but I would say this 1970s store seems to be in better condition than others. I would like to point out that the signs hanging from the ceiling are not 90s style, but are instead the style used right after the Kmart and Sears merger.
ReplyDeleteObviously, it is time to Kmart to die...
DeleteSlowly Kmart is shrinking, around 5-10 stores a month are being closed. Some Kmarts are better than others, but I would like to see the chain survive.
DeleteI worked at this particular Kmart while i was in college around 1992-1995ish. I worked in Hardware and in the Garden Center. It was a pretty great job for the most part. Have some good memories of this place. Prior to that, when i was a younger child, this Kmart's Cafeteria was located in the rear of the store and all the kids in my family LOVED going have lunch there! (later in the late 80s or early 90s they relocated the Cafe to the extreme right side of the store as shown in these photos)
ReplyDeleteAnyway...what a happy surprise stumbling onto this great blog entry. Thanks!
I appreciate your kind words and sharing your story with us. If you have any photos from those days and would like to share them here, please email me at Southernmalls@gmail.com
DeleteI remember the older Cafes in the stores. Unfortunately Kmart went the route of Walmart and Target to have either a snack bar or fast food restaurant like Little Caesars.