21 Sad Photos Of Dead And Dying Kmart Stores
This former Kmart store in Elyria, Ohio, has been closed for a decade, according to Eckhart. "This store closed in the 2003 wave of Kmart closures, but oddly left all store fixtures besides shopping carts and signs that said 'Kmart' behind," he notes. This was formerly the pharmacy.
Here's another shot from inside the Elyria Kmart, where Bargain Warehouse now occupies part of the space. Signage for Kmart's old cafe remains on the walls.
This former Kmart location in Toledo, Ohio opened in 1967 and closed in 2006.
The store started getting demolished in December 2012 to make way for a future CarMax dealership, according to Eckhart.
This Kmart at the Parkway Center Mall in Pittsburgh, Pa., closed in January 2013.
The store's cafe was stocked with bicycles when it closed.
The aisles were strewn with random merchandise.
Caution tape cordoned off much of the store.
A baby pool is the only remaining item in this section.
Following this store's closure, the Parkway Center Mall shut down entirely.
This Kmart in South Point, Ohio, closed in 2009. As of 18 months ago, most of the building remained vacant and a Tractor Supply Company occupied the former garden center.
This former Kmart Auto Center in Toledo, Ohio, is boarded up and empty. The Toledo area once had six operating Kmarts. "Now just two remain open as Kmart, one operates as a Sears Outlet, another is now re-used as another store, yet another lies abandoned, while the last has been demolished leaving behind an empty lot," Eckhart writes on his blog, DeadAndDyingRetail.com.
This Kmart store in Fremont, Ohio opened in 1993 as a Super Kmart, but was converted to a regular Kmart in 2011. Now it appears to have a lot of empty space.
Part of the store appears to be blocked off because the floor space is no longer being used for merchandise.
Here's another part of the store that is no longer used.
There doesn't appear to be much traffic at the check-out counters.
This Columbus, Ohio Kmart closed in 2012.
The parking lot is completely deserted.
Eckhart said this is the least updated Kmart he has ever seen. It's located in Austintown, Ohio.
This cafe at the Kmart in Wooster, Ohio, appears to be open, but it doesn't look like there is anyone behind the counter.
This Canton, Ohio Kmart, which opened in 1967, has some shelf space to fill.
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