By Kevin Williams
I have written on here a number of times that I have a "soft spot" for Kmart. I used to do business with them, and it was exciting and fun and they carried some clout back in those days. But, now? Geez, they are a withering shell of their former selves. Really sad. I almost wish they'd just pull the plug on the whole thing instead of having to watch this once great chain die a slow, torturous death.
The now shuttered Kmart in Hillsboro, Ohio
The towns on the latest list of 100 plus closing reads like a tapestry of small-town America....geez, it just rips the fabric out of some of these towns. Sayre, PA is losing their Kmart? Horrible....Bloomington, Indiana? I've been to that one, how many college kids made last minute dashes into that store to furnish their dorms? SIGH, now it'll all just be memories....here is the latest list of closings:
Kmart
1 Kmart Plaza/State Hwy. 89, Cabot, Ark., early April
8701 W. McDowell, Tolleson, Ariz., early April
750 W. Deuce Of Clubs, Show Low, Ariz., early April
301 Gardner Field Road, Taft, Calif., early April
8017 S. Atlantic Ave., Cudahy, Calid, mid‐March
1670 E. 4th St., Ontario, Calif., early April
1570 W. Branch St., Arroyo Grande , Calif., early April
2685 Hilltop Drive, Redding, Calif, early April
3020 N. Nevada St., Colorado Springs, Colo. early April
1002 E. Hwy 50, Clermont, Fla., early March
10301 SE U.S. Hwy. 441, Belleview, Fla. early April
3711 E. Silver Spring Blvd., Ocala, Fla., early April
430 Northside Drive East, Statesboro, Ga., early April
2525 Dawson Road, Albany, Ga., early April
950 Sunset Blvd., Jesup, Ga., early April
2501 N. Broadway St., Red Oak, Iowa, early April
7501 Hickman Road, Urbandale, Iowa, early April
Route 149 West, W. Frankfort, Ill., early April
3404 Broadway St., Mt. Vernon, Ill. early April
1321 Sandy Hollow Road, Rockford, Ill., early April
5101 E. Thompson Road, Indianapolis, Ind., early April
3175 W. 3rd St., Bloomington, Ind., early April
4830 S. Broadway St., Wichita, Kan., early April
2440 Lone Oak Road, Paducah, Ky., early April
3555 Hwy. 190, Mandeville, La., early April
1647 Crofton Centre, Crofton, Md., early April
301 Tilghman Road, Salisbury, Md., early April
67300 Main St., Richmond, Mich., early April
205 South Greenville W. Drive, Greenville, Mich., early April
1700 Cedar St., Helena, Mont., early April
3300 Harrison Ave., Butte, Mont. early April
706 E. Dixon Blvd., Shelby, N.C., early April
2515 Horner Blvd., Sanford, N.C., early April
395 Westgate Plaza Road, Franklin, N.C., early April
175 Freedom Way, Midway Park, N.C., early April
815 E. Innes St., Salisbury, N.C., early April
701 5th Ave., SE, Devils Lake, N.D., early April
Milton Road, Rochester, N.H., early April
1235 S. 2nd St., Raton, N.M., early April
2100 E. Tucumcari Blvd., Tucumcari, N.M., early April
4500 N. Rancho Drive, Las Vegas, Nev., early April
2671 Las Vegas Blvd N, North Las Vegas. Nev., early April
57 Centre Drive, Plattsburgh, N.Y., early April
2100 Niles Cortland Road SE, Warren, Ohio, early April
4010 W. Owen Garriott Road, Enid, Okla., early April
1025 Washington Pike, Bridgeville, Pa., early April
2900 N. Elmira St., Sayre, Pa., early April
463 N. Enola Rts. 11 & 15, Enola, Pa., early April
5050 Jonestown Road, Harrisburg, Pa., early April
5 Laurel Mall, Hazleton Township, Pa., early April
1874 N. Township Blvd., Pittston, Pa., early April
2235 E. State St., Hermitage, Pa., early April
3301 Aramingo Ave. Philadelphia, Pa., early April
491 Allegheny Blvd. Franklin, Pa., early April
650 Old Willow Ave., Honesdale, Pa., early April
190 Cumberland Square, Crossville, Tenn., early April
230 Longhollow Pike, Goodlettsville, Tenn., early April
1317 Tusculum Blvd. Greeneville, Tenn., early April
1400 Wildcat Drive, Portland, Texas, early April
2 Diamond Run Mall, Rutland, Vt., early April
1201 N.W. Louisiana, Chehalis, Wash., early April
5636 U.S. Route 60 E., Huntington, W.V., early April
102 Emily Drive ,Clarksburg, W.V., early April
1477 Maccorkle Ave., St Albans, W.V., early April
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