The up escalator was all blocked off, which made me wonder if this was all that was left of Sears. (Spoiler alert, no, it was just broken, and I probably should have figured that out since the elevator was still up and running.) Beyond that, the jewelry counter on the left had seemingly been permanently converted to Craftsman and DieHard products, considering it had been repainted while the one that had finally been restocked with jewelry was left with its white base.
I wonder why they blocked the escalators off. They're still stairs even if they don't move (insert the Mitch Hedberg clip!), but maybe there was something physically wrong with them which made them dangerous stairs! I don't know.
ReplyDeleteI was at an Advance Auto Parts store today and saw some DieHard tools. That was certainly strange! I wonder if they are the same ones Sears sold. I know Advance had bought the DieHard name, but I figured that was for batteries. Nope, they're using it for tools too.
There are quite a few people in this photo! That seems strange for a Sears in the era where this photo was taken, but I suppose the combination of Christmas and a going out of business sale was too much for people to pass up.