Sears Acadiana Mall Lafayette La opened in 1979 and closed September 17, 2017. This was a two level larger sized Sears store. This store is a mix of retro and new Sears designs. We visited the store a week before it closed.
The Package sign above the entrance doors looks like it may be original.
Now we enter the store near the customer pickup area.
Interesting placement of the mannequins under the employment sign.
At this point of the sale, the offices had been cleared out to be sold piece by piece.
A look at the big picture of the first floor.
Another part of the first floor as we head up the escalator.
This was all that remained of the electronics department.
I wonder how many people used this phone while the store was still in normal operations.
At this register station many years ago, it took a long time to buy just a bag of socks that was on sale for my child. This was when you were asked several questions about applying for a credit card, shop your way, donation, etc.... A lot of people still think the checkout process takes this long at Sears but it does not anymore.
The second floor barely had anything left but fixtures, it was like a retail playground from the past.
That sign will make a good keepsake for a lucky Sears fan. There was not much left of the Parts direct section of the store.
The remains of the Sears optical department.
Looking back into the store from the optical/parts direct sections.
Parts direct section with a Kenmore fixture.
Like I said earlier, open retail playground.
Price check!
So sad to see the once fully stocked store reduced to empty shelves.
A cool framed photo of the fire escape plan of the store.
The appliance department had some of the modern displays seen in the successful stores.
This was the only part of the second floor that still had merchandise. A lot of the appliances were scratch and dent type showroom items.
Heading back down to the first floor.
One more week was left of the sale after my visit.
More fixtures and scenes from the tool/lawn/garden/auto departments.
There were only a few registers still open despite the lines of people checking out items.
More scenes from the tools/lawn/garden/auto departments.
I wonder where these golf clubs came from. A few Sears stores had golf departments around 2010, but they were quickly closed off. This store did not have that department that I remember.
Some of the remaining furniture was left downstairs.
The mall entrance
Yet another abandoned checkout station.
This is such an awesome vintage sign. A few stores from this era still have them.
More exterior photos of the store
The store signage at the mall entrance looking into the mall.
More shots from inside of the store, starting with the former electronics department.
The sign at the exit near the customer pickup.
As of this post, the anchor still sits empty waiting for a redevelopment plan. The anchor store and land are owned by Seritage and should hopefully be redeveloped soon. Acadiana Mall is the busiest and largest mall in Lafayette.
