Quincy’s [Misguided] Rockin’ Wraps (1997)

I’m pretty sure the Quincy’s in Hampton, VA is still a funeral parlor.

This was around the time that Americans started to eat wraps like crazy, but Quincy’s didn’t get it. A wrap is NOT a huge honking bun wrapped in paper! This is their famous “Big Fat Yeast Rolls” served as a sandwich. No wonder there are only a minuscule amount of locations still around … or are they all dead? Help?

Mercury Plaza vs. Coliseum Mall (April, 2002)

Scanned directly from my journal back in 2002, hence the spiral in the middle. This was either right before or right after Circuit City closed at Mercury Plaza, and when Barnes & Noble just opened at Coliseum Mall.

Now both of them are torn down and replaced. The Burlington Coat Factory at Mercury Plaza moved to the mall around 2003, and when the mall was torn down, it moved back to the ground the Mercury Plaza was back on.

Coliseum Mall went on to be the Peninsula Town Center.

(Here is a big version so you can read the captions

Artwork I made with an Ollie’s ad (2006)

“New Target Opening”

From the July 16, 2009 Daily Press:

Entry about the soon to be old Target

Caldor ad, September 5, 1983

Freedom Plaza (Dead April 2008)

We all remember my post last year about FREEDOM PLAZA?

It’s dead. The tornado that ripped through Suffolk yesterday demolished this place.

{photos from The Daily Press, and AP}

Farm Fresh Grand Opening ad (Franklin)

A&N Going out of Business Article (From January)

I found this in my photobucket a few moments ago. I forgot to post these back in January when I originally Posted about A&N going out of business:

I have a couple of photos I’ve taken with my iPhone of the Williamsburg location (now closed and labelscarred):

This was back in January:

This was just taken 30 minutes ago:

“Closing of A&N apparel chain likened to ‘a death in the family’”

(Daily Press photo by Joe Fudge)

Closing of A&N apparel chain likened to ‘a death in the family’

Daily Press article that ran Saturday. I have the article scanned, I just couldn’t upload it to photobucket the other day, so expect an edit on this entry in the next couple of days.

But enjoy the video on the link while it is still up. The dude showing off the sweatpants he bought (around the 53 second mark) is wearing a Sanford & Son T-shirt which makes him my best friend forever. This video was filmed at the Newmarket South Shopping Center location, which is down the street from Daily Press’ headquarters. We visited this store way too much growing up. My best memory of the store was when I was 12 (1996), mom and I were looking at shoes in there (I had a massive shoe collection back then), and I saw these ancient platform Converse Sneakers. I think they were red velvet. These had to be three, four years old — and they were still on the shelf. They were barely marked down, I wouldn’t even call it clearance. We asked if there was a pair in my size (10), but there wasn’t.

So, yeah there’s my A&N story.

//edit #1//

Virginia Pilot article.

Freedom Plaza, Suffolk VA

Saw this at work Thursday and DIED laughing (to myself).

FREEDOM PLAZA?!
“A Center Dedicated to our Fallen Heroes”??

I’m all for memorials, but a shopping center?

////edit April 28, 2008////

Freedom Plaza is dead, ripped apart by a tornado.