Circuit City Youree Drive Shreveport La

Here are one of the last remaining untouched Circuit City stores in Louisiana. This store closed in 2009 along with the chain and this store was a replacement for a store less than a mile away off the Bert Kouns Industrial Loop. The old store is listed as being built in 2000 and the Youree Drive location pictured below has a mid 2000's logo. I wonder why Circuit City moved so quickly here while several older stores stayed in terrible locations for so long? 

Here is the loopnet listing for the old building which no longer looks like an old Circuit City. 

http://www.loopnet.com/Listing/13974856/8100-Jump-Run-Road-Shreveport-LA/

Sadly this store is now, gone just a few months after I visited. The former Linen's and Things and Circuit City are now combined and will become a Conn's store. 

http://www.ksla.com/story/23712313/conns-coming-to-kings-crossing-shopping-center

Buyers Market I-10 West

After a short break from the blog, here is a long awaited post. 

Here is the second installment of the Houston area Buyer's Market series. This former Buyer's Market Mall was busier than the Airtex location. The building is currently occupied by Garden Ridge and has many of the mall fixtures still untouched such as the food court spots. Some of the former mall is used for Garden Ridge offices, but the majority of the former mall is still open to the public. Garden Ridge took over both former Buyer's Market Mall locations shortly after they closed and used the former mall stores as departments for the items in the store. 

When Bramalea Ltd., the company that developed and managed the centers announced the closing of the malls there were 15 stores out of an original 48 left. A small amusement park was one of the last efforts to bring this property back to life before the center was ultimately closed. One of the failures of this center was the movement of the company officials to other assignments leaving the mall with new management when the mall was failing. The mall opened in November 1984 along with the Airtex location and closed on Jan 31, 1986. There were no true anchors to these centers and not much advertisement which hurt the viability of the stores at the malls. Many of the merchants were so bored in the final days that tables were set up in the middle of the mall for card games to pass the time. 

Former stores

Draperies Etc.

Holcombe Lindquist

Nutrition Outlet

Textiles Outlet

Inside we can see the same type of floors and ceilings that are in the former Airtex Buyers Market Mall.

Looking to the left of this picture, you can see the former stores of the mall used as departments for Garden Ridge. 

Here is the area near the checkout inside of a former mall store. Many of the former mall stores were opened up to create an open floor for the Garden Ridge.   

Here are some shots of the former food court area of the mall. You can see the mirrored glass and lighting that was used as signage for the food outlets. The shelving in this area makes it difficult to get good photos, but it looks smaller than the food court area in the Airtex location. 

Kmart Bossier City LA.

Here is the Bossier City Kmart located on Airline Drive. This store is located on a prime spot just across from the Pierre Bossier Mall at one of the busiest intersections in the metro area. The mall across the street has a Sears store, so there is not much in the way of appliances here. This is the only Kmart in Northwest Louisiana. This store appears to be a 1970's build and the "Big" from the Big Kmart sign was recently removed from the storefront. The street sign still has the Big Kmart logo. 

Not too many Kmart stores in Louisiana and Texas still have a directory at the entrance. 

We have seen this electronics sign before, vintage 1990's for sure. 

Pantry section

Seasonal and toys

Electronics

Garden center

Back row of the store

Back of the store facing the Pharmacy in the front. 

Near the middle of the store. 

Checkouts

Extra photos, somehow I missed these on my original post.