Past Tenants

[truviking05]

Hey! List the past tenants of local stores in your area here. For example:

In my area--

Big Lots--originally Phar-Mor, then a Books-a-Million from about 1994-1999

Macy's--Maas Brothers, then Burdines from about 1989-2004, then Burdines-Macy's

Dillard's--Maison Blanche until about 1989

(BTW, is this the proper forum to be posting this topic under?)

[Caldor1999]

hmm lets see

Caldor 1967 to 1999 now a Kohls 2000 to present

Finast 1966  to 1975 Grand Union from 1977 to 2001 and its now a stop & shop

[Zayre88]

In Portland/Westbrook ME:

Dick's Sporting Goods, former Ames, former Zayre
Home Depot, former Home Quarters(HQ)
Macy's, former Jordan Marsh
Kohl's, former Bradlees
Best Buy, former Lechmere
Linens'n Things, former Woolworth

[store215]

Silo Electronics---->I Goldberg Sporting Goods -----> some junk furniture store

Caldor ----->Ames----->Burlington Coat Factory (currently G.O.B)

Super G Market ----> Shop 'N Save (not related to the New England chain) -----> Shop Rite

Woolco---->Bradlees---->Wal-Mart

Hermans Sporting Goods ----> Encore Books -----> Kohls (along with the ajoining closed Acme)

Clover ---> Home Depot (clover store was knocked down)

Stores don't stay empty too long in this area.

[Caldor1999]

hear are some stores near me


Bradlees------>Macys Yonkers NY

Caldor---------->Kohls MT KISCO NY

Henchger-------->TJ Maxx MT KISCO NY

Finast------>Grand Union --------> Stop & Shop MT KISCO NY

Kings -----> Ames -----> Hannaford Carmel NY

Mays ------> Jamesway(still vacant) Fishkill NY

Service Merchandise-------> H&M Yorktown NY

Woolco -----> Ames(closed in 1991) -------> Caldor ------->now some junky furnter store Seavill NJ

[amesman]

In Kingston:

Caldor ----> Burlington Coat Factory

Montgomery Ward ----> Now a plaza with Barnes and Noble, Bed Bath and Beyond, Sports Authority, and others.

Weis Markets ----> Now a Modell's and Homegoods

Ames ----> still vacant

Grand Union #1 ----> Now an Aldi, Family Dollar, and a craft store.

Grand Union#2 ----> Now a Hannaford

Super Kmart ----> Now a Kohl's in half of the store.

Old ShopRite ----> Now an Office Depot

Original Kmart(at Hudson Valley Mall) ----> Now Best Buy and Dick's Sporting Goods

Hess's(at HudsonValley Mall) ----> Now a Filene's

Wollworth #1 ----> Now a furniture store

Woolworth #2 ----> Now offices

In Albany:

Lechmere ----> still vacant

Woolworth#1(Central Ave) ----> vacant I think

Woolworth #2(Stuyvesant Plaza) ----> Now a Talbots and Ann Taylor LOFT

Woolworth#3(State Street, Schenectady) ----> Now offices

Woolworth #4 (Menands)----> Not sure(BillyGr, I could use your help on this one..heh)

Woolworth #5 (Latham) ----> Now vacant(inside Latham Circle Mall. It was a Stein Mart, then a temporary location for Gold's Gym)

Service Merchandise #1 (Wolf Road) ----> Now a new store(not sure of the name)

Service Merchandise #2 (Saratoga Mall(now demolished for a plaza))

Carl's(local Capital Region chain) #1 (State Street Schenectady)----> vacant

Carl's #2 (Clifton Park(Clifton Park Center Mall)) ----> Now a Marshall's

Carl's #3 (Schenectady(Rotterdam(Shoporama Plaza))) ----> Not sure of its status

Carl's #4 (Saratoga Mall(now demolished).

Montgomery Ward(3 locations demolished. Menands store still standing as offices).

Two Guys #1 (Menands) ----> Still vacant

Two Guys #2 (Schenectady) ----> Status unknown(I will find out soon though)

Caldor #1 (Central Ave) ----> On the present day Home Depot site.

Caldor #2 (Crossgates Mall) ----> Upper level: Best Buy. Lower Level: H&M

Caldor #3 (Latham Circle Mall) ----> Now a Lowes

Caldor #4 (Clifton Park Center Mall) ----> Now a Boscov's

Caldor #5 (East Greenbush) ----> Later became Ames. Now vacant.

Caldor #6 (Schenectady) ----> Later became Ames. Now split in have between a Best Fitness and an RV Dealer.

Steinbach #1(Clifton Park Center mall) ----> still vacant

Steinbach #2 (Colonie Center Mall) ----> Now a Boscov's

Silo (Northway Mall) ----> Now a David's Bridal

Jordan Marsh(Crossgates Mall) ----> Now a Macy's

Bradlee's #1 (Mohawk Mall) ---> Now demolished(along witrh rest of mall)

Bradlee's #2 (Latham) ----> Became an Ames, and now, a Bon Ton

Bradlee's #3 (Troy(Hoosick Street)) ----> Became Ames, and now a Big Lots

Bradlee's #4 (Troy(Route 4)) ----> Now a new Price Chopper

Jamesway (Saratoga Mall(now demolished))

Builder's Square #1 (Colonie) ----> Now a Kohl's

Builder's Square #2 (Clifton Park) ----> Now a Target

Grand Union #1 (Central Avenue(Former Caldor site) ----> Now Home Depot

Grand Union #2 (Glenmont) ----> still vacant

Grand Union #3 (Clifton Park) ----> now a Kohl's

Grand Union #4 (Mechanicville) ----> still vacant

Grand Union #5 (Ballston Spa) ----> still vacant

Grand Union #6 (Glenville) ----> still vacant

Grand Union #7 (Guilderland) ----> now a Price Chopper

Grand Union #8 (Malta) ----> Now a Price Choppe

Grand Union #9 (Troy) ----> vacant(was a Salvation Army for 3 years)

Grand Union #10 (Menands) ----> still vacant

Ames #1(Glenmont) ----> still vacant

Ames #2 (Latham) ----> was a Bradlee's (see above). Now a Bon Ton.

Ames #3 (Troy) ----> see Bradlees #4 above ^

Ames #4 (East Greenbush) ----> See Caldor #5 above

Ames #5 (Saratoga) ----> Now a Dollar Tree and an Eckerd(I think).

Ames #6 (Schenectady) ----> See Caldor #6 above.

W.T Grant #1 (Central Avenue) ----> Now a Price Chopper(I think)

W.T Grant #2 (Stuyvesant Plaza) ----> Now smaller stores.

[Zayre88]

In Portsmouth NH

Jordan Marsh -- Macy's

Rich's --> Big Lots / Goodwill store

JM Fields -->  Bradlees --> Kohl's

Ward --> Best Buy / Barnes & Noble

Home Quarters (HQ)  --> Wal-Mart

Woolworth --> Pier1 Imports + other stores

Costco --> Home Depot

Howard Johnson's --> Bickford's

[BillyGr]

OK - I'm here to help (well....) Changes/notes in () below original posts

In Albany:

Woolworth#1(Central Ave) ----> vacant I think
(Some type of office space - was a McCrory $ for a short time)

Woolworth #4 (Menands)----> Not sure
(A Family Dollar in part - I believe the other part is still empty)

Service Merchandise #1 (Wolf Road) ----> Now a new store(not sure of the name) (me either)

Carl's(local Capital Region chain) #1 (State Street Schenectady)----> vacant
(but part of this is to become a small theatre as part of the Proctor's renovations)

Carl's #3 (Schenectady(Rotterdam(Shoporama Plaza))) ----> Not sure of its status
(Which one is Shoporama? If the one on Curry Rd that is a vacant (and has been for a long time) if at the corner of Curry & Altamont Ave the plaza was added onto for a new Price Chopper so no idea where it was - if on Altamont Avenue who knows - a couple things were completely demolished and others reconfigured)

Caldor #5 (East Greenbush) ----> Later became Ames. Now vacant.
(Actually the Ames was built from scratch - wasn't a Caldor there at all - as a matter of fact the whole center is probably only about 20 yrs old +/- a couple)

Bradlee's #4 (Troy(Route 4)) ----> Now a new Price Chopper
(on the site - Bradlees actually ran perpendicular to Rt 4 while Price Chopper is parallel)

Grand Union #7 (Guilderland) ----> now a Price Chopper
(and of course the former Price Chopper just up the road (opposite side) is still vacant)

Grand Union #9 (Troy) ----> vacant(was a Salvation Army for 3 years)
(May I add that the other GU in Troy {directly across from the Plaza with former Ames now Big Lots} is medical offices - this one closed many years ago)

Add :
Grand Union #11 (Schodack) ----> still vacant
Grand Union #12 (East Greenbush) --->demolished in expansion of Walmart to SuperCenter
Grand Union #13 (Schagticoke) ---> still vacant
Grand Union #14 (Ravena) ---> Now Best Yet Market (owned by GU parent company, but set up similar to Aldi's, SaveALot etc.
Grand Union #15 (Bennington VT) --> Now Tractor Supply Co.
Grand Union #16 (Valatie), #17 (Hoosick Falls), #18 (Coxsackie) and about 15-20 others  ---> Still Operating

Ames #5 (Saratoga) ----> Now a Dollar Tree and an Eckerd(I think).
(This was also the Kmart {if you are referring to the store on Rt 50} before the SuperK (now closed also) was opened.)

W.T Grant #1 (Central Avenue) ----> Now a Price Chopper(I think)

[amesman]

Thanks for your help man! I coud've sworn there was a Caldor in East Greenbush..heh. Also, in those additions for Grand Unions at the bottom, only #12 is appropriate for the list I have. Sorry man, but I'm only doing Albany area listings. But, that's ok, I can leave it..heh. If you want, I can edit my post with all of that info you sent me. Thanks again!

[MikeRa]

In Bensalem, PA:

Neshaminy Mall: Lit Brothers - Pomeroy's - The Bon-Ton - Boscov's; Strawbridge & Clothier - Macy's; Pathmark - Genuardi's (since knocked down)

Woodhaven Mall: Woolco - Jamesway - Home Depot (which replaced the Woolco building); Gaudio's - Frank's - Babies R Us

NE Corner Street & Knights Road: Two Guys - Jefferson Ward - Bradlees/Shop Rite - Kohl's (Kohl's demolished the Two Guys building)

NE Corner Street & Hulmeville Road: J.M. Fields/Pantry Pride combo - Big Kmart/Old Country Buffet/Save-a-Lot
 

[Mobil]

Houston, TX:
Randalls: closed 2001, still vacant
Randalls: (many stores) closed 2005, still vacant
H-E-B Pantry Foods: closed 2004, still vacant
Kroger: closed 2006, still vacant
Eckerd: closed 1998, still vacant
Eckerd: (many stores) closed 2004, still vacant
Kmart: closed 1994, became Hobby Lobby
Kmart: (many stores) closed 2002, many still vacant

[Marc82]

Southington, CT

Zayre - AMES - Bed Bath Beyond/Bob's Discount Furniture
Shoprite - TJ MAXX
Joanne's - Dollar Tree
Dollar Tree - Still Vacant
Pizza Hut - Ripped Down (Outback built on site)
GE Madison (Local Dept Store) - Finast - Edward's - Shaw's - Still Vacant
Waldbaum's Foodmart (Not sure what moved in when they moved to Caldor Plaza in 81) - Bernies and Woodworker's Warehouse - Bernies has since taken over the old Woodworker's Warehouse
KB TOY WORKS (not sure what was there when the center was built in the 60s)- Citibank (half store only) - Still Vacant (Both Halves now)
Strawberries (not surre what was there when the center was built in the 60s) - Still Vacant  (Sometimes used by the Red Cross from Blood Drives)
Kenny Rogers Chicken - People's Bank
KMART - Price Chopper
Eblen's #1 - Auto Parts Store (I forget which one)
Eblen's #2 - Goodwill
Marshall's - Ocean State Job Lot
Namco Pool & Patio - Cardio Express Gym
Howard Johnson's Restaurant - Bickfords - Goldrock Diner 2 - Agave Mexican Restaurant - Homer's Sports Bar (opens in April)
Howard Johnson's Hotel - Red Roof Inn - Travel Lodge - Travel Inn - Red Carpert Inn
Days Inn #1 - Holiday Inn Express (not sure if there was something before Days Inn)
Susse Challet Hotel - Howard Johnson Express - Knights Inn
Village IGA - Super Foodmart - Southington Wine & Spirts/CT Lighting Center/Namco Pool & Patio
Caldor - Walmart
Days Inn #2 - Econo Lodge (Rte 322).
Webster Bank - Kinko's - Hobby Store - Sherwin Williams

Bristol, CT
Woolco - Rickel - Pergament/Vacant - Sears Hardware/Salvation Army Thrift Store
Family Dollar # 2 (Second in town) - CVS
Waldbaum's Food Mart - Big Lots
Mammoth Mart - Shoprite
Price Rite Drug Store - Bob's Discount Furniture (special small size prototype) - Goodwill
W.T. Grants - Caldor - Kmart - Price Chopper
Pilgrim Furniture - Herman's Sports - Olympia Sports - Party City - Citi Bank/Planet Fitness Gym (That was an expansion of the existing Planet Fitness) - Vacant (Citi bank closed)
Bradlees (Ripped Down) Became Super Stop & Shop
Super Stop & Shop - Job Lot/Vacant - TJ MAXX/Vacant
D&L - TJ MAXX - Job Lot
Weathervane # 1 - Cheap Bookstore - Century Buffet
Woolworths - *Sigh* This is complicated. Um Letchers, Dress Barn, and not sure what else.
CVS # 2 - Dollar Tree
Sbarro's (twice) - Starbucks
Color Tile - Video Galaxy - Movie Gallery - Pet Supplies Plus
Brooks # 1 - Plaza was completely ripped down. New plaza built in its place. Brooks wasn't part of new Plaza
Brooks # 2 - Vacant
Brooks # 3 - Sleepy's

[Hudsons81]

Wyandotte, MI:

-A&P -> Danny's IGA -> Save-A-Lot and Dollar General
-Arbor Drugs (Fort-Grove Shopping Center) -> CVS -> bingo hall
-Arbor Drugs (downtown) -> CVS
-Blockbuster -> a medical office
-KFC -> dentist's office
-Kroger -> Arbor Drugs -> CVS
-Revco -> Perry Drugs -> Rite-Aid -> Family Dollar
-Taco Bell -> Quizno's -> vacant

Southgate, MI:

-A&P -> Trentwood Farms
-Arbor Drugs -> CVS
-Art Van Furniture -> not sure -> Dalton's Carpets (I think)
-Blockbuster -> Wild Bill's Tobbaco and RX Optical
-Chuck E. Cheese's #1 -> Caesarland -> Pet Supplies Plus
-Farmer Jack (Southgate Shopping Center) -> Downriver Gymnastics
-Frank's Nursery -> Eureka Farm Market
-Fretter #1 -> Wireless Toyz -> Sprint
-Fretter #2 -> Center Tire -> Belle Tire
-Highland Superstores -> Murray's Auto Parts -> O'Reiley Auto Parts
-Kmart -> Office Depot -> Dunham's Sports
-Kmart Foods -> Farmer Jack -> Kroger
-Kresge -> Tri-State Furniture (unrelated to the Northeastern chains) -> Old Country Buffet -> Hometown Buffet -> back to OCB -> All-American Buffet
-Kroger -> Family Foodland -> Big Lots
-Minnesota Fabrics -> Harbor Freight Tools
-Presidential Inn -> Ramada -> Holiday Inn -> soon to be Holiday Inn Express
-Sister's Chicken -> KFC
-Showbiz Pizza -> Chuck E. Cheese's #2
-Taco Bell #1 -> an Arab restaurant
-Topps -> Jo-Ann Fabrics -> a strip mall anchored by TJMaxx, Office Max and Dollar Tree
-Waldenbooks -> Borders Express -> Ukazoo Books -> vacant
-Wendy's -> Popeye's
-Woolworth -> Discovery Zone -> Sears Hardware -> Planet Fitness

[Ameskid]

Cincinnati, OH and surrounding areas...

Drug Emporium > Sears > Ace Hardware > Dollar General
Drug Emporium > HomeGoods > Gabriel Brothers
Ace Hardware > independent thrift store
Service Merchandise > Office Depot > Fitworks
Bigg's (Skytop Pavilion) > Remke Markets
Bigg's (Eastgate) > Jungle Jim's International Market
Marshall's > Hobby Lobby
Circuit City > Marshall's
Builders Square > Party City
Blockbuster (Anderson Twp.) > Mercy Health
Blockbuster (Mt. Washington) > AutoZone
Kroger > Stein Mart > Mercy Health
Thriftway (Mt. Carmel #1)> Child Focus
Thriftway (Mt. Carmel #2) > Kroger
Thriftway (Amelia) > Kroger (closed)
Thriftway (Milford #1) > Big Lots
Thriftway (Milford #2) > Rainbow Swing Set Superstore
Frank's Nursery > Salvation Army
Gidding-Jenny > TJ Maxx (closed)
Trust Worthy > Cappel's
Jo-Ann Fabrics > Halloween Express
Kids 'R' Us > Jo-Ann Fabrics
KB Toys > Go! Toys and Games (closed)
McAlpin's > Dillard's
Pier 1 Imports > Rainbow
Steve & Barry's > some gym > Blackout Sports

[Chuck E. Cheese]

None of the old tenants i have visted, but I Go to the new stores semi-regularly.

Home Depot Middletown - Ames
Marshall's & BOB's Middletown - Bradlees
Modell's Newington - KB Toy Works
Jo-Ann Newington - Lechmere(?)
Moe's Newington - Mortensens Ice Cream (Still in Back)
I'm sure there is more..