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- Abandoned Kmart - Conover, NC. Today we walk around another fatality in the Sears Holdings failure. This location a several years ago before the ship really sank for the company. A little more unique looking. This seemed to be a trend in North Carolina based on the locations I visited while in the state.
Many thanks to Mike Kalasnik for permission to use his Flickr photos from inside of this store in the video. Check out his Flickr account and photos from many different places here!
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ty for showing this so sad
Have a Kmartlicious day. 🛒
Thanks for finally coming to town. Welcome to Catawba county.
Here in Wilkes the building that the "Super Walmart" now occupies was originally built as a Super Kmart. Walmart was built across the street and although it was not a super center it still aided in the demise of the "Super Kmart, " in this market area. Lowe's Foods now occupies what was previously our Walmart store. Long before we (in Wilkes) had a Kmart or Walmart we had Sky City in the West Park shopping center which is now owned by Wake Forest Medical Center. Our first Kmart was in the vicinity of where Two Rivers Cinema is now located. It was demolished and replaced with the theater.
We used to shop at the Kmart in Conover. We would stop in there on our way to Valley Hills Mall in Hickory because you could usually find some good buys there-especially when they had their, Blue Light Specials." 😊
Those vents in this Kmart are flush mount concentric diffusers
I haven't visited your channel in awhile, but I just now remembered all the great vibes it delivered. I'm back!
Fellow end-of-March birthday guy (March 28th for me)!
The registers were to the left as you looked in.
Customer service was right in front.
K Cafe was along the left side of the wall right inside the door where the lines were on the floor.
Pharmacy in left front corner. Clothing to the right. Electronics straight back.
I spent many hours there.
Luckily Rural King has bought it and is moving in… eventually.
The roof damage from the tornado was worse than they thought.
I worked there in the 90's.
I'm from Hickory and later moved close to the Conover area in 2000. I've very fond memories of this Kmart. This was the main one I would go to mainly after the one in Hickory closed down. Both locations had the Little Caesar's Pizza in store. But the plaza at the Conover location was a very busy and cozy spot. The Lowe's Food was replaced with what is now a dentist office. No.1 Kitchen is still thriving as far as I know and we had a video rental store that I remember renting all of my PS1 goodies. Very good times, glad you enjoyed!
Jack in the Box is still using the old pre-2009 logo on the sign at this location.
I live close to conover
Hi Wallie, Happy Birthday! This was store #3632 and opened on 10/8/1987. It was an original build Kmart of the 3-4 variety with a fancy front facade. Keep doing the Kmarts, love it!
If they left the lights on or someone turns the lights on, I'll look more like a K-mart lol because I'll have that feel of that it would be like at the time the store was a K-mart. Thanks for sharing Wallie. 👍 I'm old enough to remember thornsberry it was also like Toys R Us it had the toys, games, electronic, bikes ect. And I remember Children Palace same thing toys games electronic and bikes. Thanks for sharing. I'm 45 now.
May Kmart live on in our memories. As well as Hills, Ames and Toys R Us.
It always amazes me that so many lights are still left on. Closed since 2014 so who is paying the light bill? Eddie???
i meant to say the opening and closing of a super kmart in wilkesboro nc
Good video! Wallie! Don't think I have ever seen a Kmart like this store is! It sure is a big one!
Dude, you are the, "Bob Ross" of abandoned buildings, 7:18... I mean this in a good way!
I noticed your t-shirt in a couple previous videos, thanks for the support!
Home of racers Ned Jarrett and son Dale Jarrett.
I was out riding my bike thus past weekend..found an abandoned Kmart that closed in 1995.
Check it out in Allegheny NY, just outside Olean
I literally live right down the road from here!!
Me too
Thank you for saying all the wonderful things about North Carolina. We would love to have you live here !
Ever heard of a Don Barker
Fixing to be remolded and opening back up as a raul king
As soon as I saw the notification I had to see this since I live in Hickory!
I loved this Kmart. I would also go Black Friday shopping with my mother. They would be busy, but not as bad as the bigger stores. I miss the old Super Kmart too.
If I remember right the registers were to the left looking from the front.
Eddie Lampert is nothing but the devil, so to speak. He doesn't do anything to try to turn things for Sears and Kmart around.
He's now going to be selling the Hoffman Estates headquarters. I don't even know why they bother running the handful of stores they have left. There is absolutely no point anymore.
Your state sounds like Michigan
Sears Kmart Ames all those give me nostalgia. The good old days when you could walk into a mall and walk off.
It was just built bran new building in the 89 or 90 it was never any thing elese
That has always been a Kmart my mom work there years ago ... the left side was were the cash registers was there
Guy circling is probably security
I live very close to the old Big -K in Conover NC. My family Shopped their often. We hated to see it go. Now I have to go to Walmart. I hate going their because it's always busy. I really miss K Mart & the Blue Light Specials.
It's always sunny in Pittsburgh
i always see those satellite dishes @7:24 at kmarts, does anyone know what their used for? i’m thinking kiosks?
Someone forgot to pick up that yellow wet floor cone at the front of the store lol.
A rural king os going there now
My hometown lemme know when back in the area know a few places
Ever heard of Don Barker
What's stopping you from moving to North Carolina?
No mistakes just happy little trees
Your TH-cam Channel rocks, Wallie and Kayla! As you were filming the Garden Center and Prison Yard, I was thinking that Fast Eddie needs to be locked up inside the Prison Yard, chained up in the water and electrify the fence. Have a KMartlicious Day! Have a North Carolinalicious Day!
Great
I love your vids and i am sick so you bring me up
Seen all the tire marks on the curbs have you ever drove over the curb
I miss Kmart so much! My Kmart closed in the summer of 2016, and was shortly after, torn down for a new Kroger to be built.
I was the liquidator for all the fixtures in some k marts and a ish ton of toy r us. Im the one the cleaned it out and made it look empty like this store
Dude mad respect how you get out and see the world.. Safe travels and thanks for all the killer footage.
Stay safe and stay awesome
Strange thing is that Kmarts are abundant and doing well in places like Australia and New Zealand.
I'm really starting to miss Kmart.
Hello,
I grew up in Conover , no longer live there. Great place to grow up! That building space for the Kmart has never been anything else. The next I-40 interchange to the east at NC-16 has a newer Walmart, ( still goin strong) which pretty much explains the closure of any neighboring Kmart anywhere at that time even before the failed Sears merger. Competition in the retail business is fierce . Conover is not a particularly depressed economically. Actually there are some nice residential areas in and around that town. The economic engine that drove the area use to be furniture manufacturing and textiles (neither of which paid very well for blue collar folk) like most of the area but there has been much change there and thankfully very good . Thanks for the video, Blessings
Thought you was Bob Ross for a minute “ Happy little trees, Just peaceful “ lol just kidding. Another great video miss Kmart and Ames,Hills all was part of my childhood but never been to a Toy R Us. Stay awesome.
They're turning this Kmart into a Rural King, which is basically like a Tractor Supply. This was one of the 2 Kmarts of my childhood. The other one was a Super Kmart that my mom worked at; it was a couple exits up the interstate from here. It's now a Ross, the Super Kmart, but it was originally renovated as a Circut City.
Used to be a cool Kmart, I have memories as a child of this place. Glad to see it’s not trashed or whatever
The cash register s where you frost looked through the window s
Registers were on the first side, left of the door. The customer service desk was directly to the left of the door, L shape on floor.
Turn that into a live music venue.
My Kmart was closed in my town of Conway sc
Nope registers were on the other side.
That was cool having pictures of this K-mart at the end. Thanks to whoever sent those pictures
I live in Gastonia NC we have several great abandoned places you would love to check out if you get a chance to come here our Kmart was turned into academy sports just 6 months ago
That guy in the truck could be a security guard.
For that being closed so long it's not what I expected it to be I thought it would be all trashed inside glad to see it in such good shape
Awesome job!
It snows more in Ohio than NC. Maybe that's why the parking lots are in worse shape
Awesome video bro 👍
Dude, if you love this state, then you'll love the mountains. Next time you're down here in NC, head to Mt. Mitchell. Highest Peak east of the Mississippi River. Standing at 6,684ft. It's beautiful up there and a sight to see. It's free to get into. It's not abandoned like Ghost Town in the Sky, Maggie Valley. But it's always (Sometimes) cooler there than it is down in Conover and other areas in the piedmont and foothills. You said the name right the first time. Con-over. :)
If the store was in Portland Oregon it would be covered in graffiti by now check out intoxicated art Portland you'll see what I mean
Our old Kmart store in Greenville,NC already taken over by Pubix Supermarket. Company based in Lakeland,FL
I live here all my life and it been Kmart
Could it have been a Walmart? Another great find though Wallie
The registers and service desk were on the left side. That was a brand new Kmart when it was opened. Back in the 80's. As far as I can remember nothing was in that building before Kmart.
This location was open until 2018. It closed just after the ones in Shelby and the east side of Charlotte off Independence Blvd.
Wrong. Closed in 14. Morganton was 18
Mine was turned into a hobby lobby and there a little bit of space for sale of the old kmart
They need to improve on disposal. It leads to dumping mattresses, couches and other things behind businesses. I wonder if that couch was any good before it was dumped but I bet not since it rained, its moldy now.
Great job man!
It is sad to see Kmart closing
Just found out a couple months ago that rural king is going in this old k mart building.
This old K-Mart location is currently being upfitted to become a Rural King store later this year. The upper part of the storefront has been repaired and painted Red to prepare for new signage. I have not looked inside the windows yet to see what progress has been made, but they are currently hiring, so I believe the store will be open later this summer.
All my Kmarts are being repurposed as Amazon distribution centers they no longer look like a Kmart no more unfortunately
Dude... I literally live 2 miles from there lol
It's always been a Kmart I believe since the late '80s. Then became a Big Kmart by the late '90s. Had a snack bar, but never a Little Caesars. The Super Kmart in Hickory had one.
First never clicked so fast what’s up wallie 😂😂
You definitely need to be quick on that my friend lol 😆
@@alexkomada8600 yup
When did it close
June 2014
the one in our city closed in 2003 I wasn’t even alive. The 2nd closest was modern for a Kmart. That one closed in 2014.
this one is nice we should of had a kmart look like this in pa most kmart's in pa was a former store like grant's etc.
Love the Kmart videos WallieB26 keep it up 😀 2014 wow that is like 6 years now that's it's been closed
7 years actually, I pass by this Kmart sometimes when I go on camping trips. The most recent time I was at this Kmart was when it was still open.
@@STSRTF yeah I meant 7 years not 6 I was thinking 2015 instead of 2014 😂
I just watched a Kmart video!
Wow great to see you visiting that kmart. I live not far from there past Hickory. after i went out to eat in hickory i purposely drove to conover to look in the front just like you did 2 weeks ago. although i didn't walk around..i shopped there many times. i remember when it opened because my parents told me they were visiting the newest kmart in the world. That's the way they advertised it during the grand opening. 1987 i'm pretty sure. Around 2006 or so a Conover Super Walmart opened one exit down about 2 miles with an upscale downtown street looking facade. I'm sure that didn't help much. And the Hickory Super Walmart was only 2 exits the other direction on I-40. But only Conover Kmart was visible from the interstate. As far as the registers i remember them being to the left looking from the front of the store. and oddly i remember looking at disney and lots of other kids clothes for my 8 yr old daughter directly to the right of the entrance in a rectangular section that included the front wall. It WAS a well kept kmart. I wish i could of seen you there I would of shook your hand--lol. i hope i get to speak with you someday. I'd like to tell you a story from a walmart manager that was around during the opening and closing of a Super walmart in Wilkesboro N.C. I've been trying to figure out if this was one of the earliest Super Kmarts built because it looked very much like the first one in Medina. It didn't have the glassed in dining area on the front on the grocery area. And the grocery side was on the right side walking in. It closed in 2003-only 10 yrs. old :( Keep up the great videos-i really enjoy them. DALE
Hi, Dale Triplett: I believe we both attended the same elementary school if you live in Wilkes-I remember a Dale Triplett in my classes as a child. I have lived in Wilkes most of my life and I don't recall a "Super Walmart" ever closing here. The building that the "Super Walmart" now occupies was originally built as a Super Kmart. Walmart was built across the street and although it was not a super center it still aided in the demise of the "Super Kmart, " in this market area. Lowe's Foods now occupies what was previously our Walmart store. Taylorsville opened their Super Walmart before we got one.
Long before we (in Wilkes) had a Kmart or Walmart we had Sky City in the West Park shopping center which is now owned by Wake Forest Medical Center. Our first Kmart was in the vicinity of where Two Rivers Theater is now. It was demolished and replaced with the theater. As a matter of fact, Lenior had a McDonalds before we did. Our first McDonalds occupied the building that is now home to Carolina West Wireless in the intersection across and to the left of Chili Verde. Hardees was this area's biggest fast-food chain here, and they were everywhere. Now we only have one operating Hardee's, and it is directly in front of the Super Walmart. Lowe's Foods was originally located on the left of Sky City, in the strip mall in West Park. Lowe's Foods was the main supermarket chain with one being in the building that is now occupied by Chili Verde and Dean's Bistro. When you exited highway 16 the road went into the 421 Business intersection directly facing Lowe's Foods (now Deans Bistro & Chili Verde). You could go up 421 toward Boone but it was just a 2-lane road with very few-if any-businesses in that area, but you had to go to the light in front of Lowe's Foods and make a left to go up the mountain.
Oh wow
K-mart still rockin down here in New Zealand Wallie 🛒👍
Epic!!
Maybe that kmart was Kroger Idk
I was wondering, if you know is the K-mart in Branson closed? been awhile since we been in Branson.
It closed a couple of years ago.
Hey Wallie, has anyone thought of turning an old Kmart into a flea market it would be a great idea anyone else agree click like and leave a comment below thanks hope to hear back from you guys soon thanks and may God bless y'all always and forever and always keep you guys extra healthy and safe these days tell Kayla hi from a big fan
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Hey Wallie. Are there any Kmarts still operating that you could visit? I think it's down to less than 25 but I have no clue where they are.
Looks alot like the old kmart that was once in Bainbridge Ohio
Another great video! NC would love to have you guys!! I moved here from western NY 20 years ago.
Building looks like an old Hills or Gold Circle same brick design. Also could've been a Zayres too from 1985- ish era
it wasn't
the only kmart i know that was a former Zayres was barberton ohio that closed down.
Dont forget Morganton NC next time.
I’ve seen those square vents inside another former Kmart in Washington Court House, Ohio. Kinda interesting.