This Kmart was located in the Claypool Hill mall in Cedar Bluff, Virginia. The Mall is co-anchored by Belk and previously Goody’s.
The Kmart was opened on March 18, 1982.
On January 15, 2016 it was announced that the Kmart at Claypool Hill Mall would be closing in April.

After the Cedar Bluff Kmart closed only two Kmart stores remaim in all of Southwest Virginia, those being located in Abingdon and Wytheville. Wytheville is scheduled to close by the end of the year.

Kmart — Sweetwater, Tennessee

This Kmart was located at 902 S. Main Street in Sweetwater, Tennessee. The Kmart in Sweetwater was originally located on up the road in a much smaller metal barn style Kmart. This building opened for business February 8, 1993.

On April 21, 2016 it was announced that this Kmart as well as 67 others would close by the end of July.
The store closed for good at the end of business July 31.

Kmart — Boone, North Carolina

The Kmart in Boone, North Carolina was located at 1620 Blowing Rock Road. The store first opened its doors on March 14, 1979.
On June 16, 2014 it was announced that the Kmart in Boone would close its doors in mid-September.
The store closed for good on Sunday September 7, 2014.

Demolition began in March 2016 and construction has began on a new Publix store that will open on the site in 2017.

Carmike Cinema 7 — Durham, North Carolina

The Carmike Cinema 7 was the fourth multiplex theatre to operate in the Durham that was under operation by Carmike Cinemas. The theatre was located next door to the Phar-Mor Drug Store and the Winn-Dixie Marketplace Grocer in the K-Mart Plaza Shopping Center off Foushee Street and Avondale Drive near Interstate 85 and the North Roxboro Street intersections. The theatre could be accessible from either Avondale Drive or Foushee Street. It was supposed to open in 1989 or 1990, but it was held back due to construction delays. But it didn’t officially opened until August 9, 1991.
The Carmike Cinema 7’s grand opening on August 9, 1991 was a huge commercial and critical success. The inside interior of the Carmike 7 featured huge marble lobby floors, an ultra-modern concession stand which can be accessed from either side of the lobby area. Its two larger auditoriums were very impressive with full state of the art sound with full THX Dolby System installed. Extra spaoe seating for more legroom with high pillow back seats equipped with cup holder and arm rests. The theatre had acres of available free parking with continous matinees daily. Carmike operated all of the movie theatres in the Durham-Chapel Hill area so the opening of the Carmike 7 was one of the two theatres that operated in the Northern section of the city(the other was the Willowdaile Cinema 8, located off Guess Road). The grand opening festivities were huge. Admission was only $1.05 since the theatre during its grand opening was hosted by local celebrities including Bob and Madison from WDCG G-105.1. FM and a host of other local personalities as well including local news anchors from WTVD-TV(Miriam Thomas and Mike Caplan) were on hand for its official opening week.
The opening attractions were for the August 9, 1991 premiere were “Home Alone”, “Dances With Wolves”, “Backdraft”, “Sleeping With The Enemy”, “Silence of the Lambs”, “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II”, and “What About Bob?”. All Seats and all Shows for the premiere week were just $1.05 and even the concession specials were also $1.05 just for the grand opening. However,the Carmike 7 was also a great place to see some great movies too and it was one of two movies that officially had the roadshow enagements too that opened to capacity crowds(“Menace II Society”, “Dead Presidents”, “The Original Star Wars Special Edition”), and so much more.

The theatre was in operation from 1991 until 2004. When it closed in 2004, plans were in the works to make the Carmike 7 into both a discount theatre and also the first movie theatre in the Triangle to show films in the Spanish Language format that would catered to the Triangle’s growing Latino population. It had a great concept, but prove unsuccessful, and the cinema closed right after that. To this day, the cinema still vacant on an empty lot off Avondale Drive.

The following photo was found in an online search.

The Bonnie Kate Theater — Elizabethton, Tennessee

The Bonnie Kate Theater located on Sycamore Street in Elizabethton, Tennessee first opened its doors on May 16, 1926. All 500 seats were filled for the inaugural silent movie showing at the theater.
In the 1970s a sheetrock wall was installed to split the single screen theater into two auditoriums and allow for the showing of two separate films.

On November 16, 2012 “The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn Part 2” premiered. This was the final film shown at the Bonnie Kate.

In May of 2016 the City of Elizabethton bought the historic theater. The city has began renovation on the building and hopes to utilize the building as a performing arts venue.

The State Theatre — Kingsport, Tennessee

The State Theatre in Kingsport, Tennessee was designed by architect Erle G. Stilwell and built in 1936.
The theater, located at the intersection of Broad and Market Streets has 700 seats and has both screen and stage capabilities.
By the mid 1950’s, the State Theatre was remodeled to accommodate more modern tastes and the Cinemascope format. The Mediterranean garden wall was removed, the murals painted over and a permanent screen erected. It was operated by the Wilbey-Kincey chain.
By 1976 the city of Kingsport had two indoor shopping mall, including the Terrace Theater that opened with the now demolished Kingsport Mall in 1971. Downtown began drying up as a commercial center as it once was and in 1978 the State Theatre showed its final feature film and closed.
In 2007, the State was purchased by DB3 Development Company, LLC. Prior to that it had been in use as a Christian movie house known as the All American Family Cinema in around 1990 to 1992, a dinner theatre, a nightclub, a gymnasium and had spent the last decade as a cheerleading school.

There were plans to renovate the theater and reopen it but as of this writing, the plans are stalled. In fact as I was taking the photos of this theater a guy from a business next door asked me if I wanted to buy a theater and fast track its remodel.

Old Long Hollow School — Lee County, Virginia

I thought that I had explored every nook and cranny in Lee County.  That is until several weeks ago when I ran across this beauty completely by accident.
A friend of mine who lives in the general area where the school is located has told me that her father attended school there.  I havent been able to pinpoint an exact opening or closing date as of yet.  If you have any information about this school please comment below.  Enjoy.

MC Napier High School — Perry County, Kentucky

Ive passed the school many times. I can remember when MC Napier High School and Dilce Combs High School merged to form Perry County Central. I was in my early years of high school then and I can remember watching the news on channel 57 detailing all of the new amenities the students would have at the new high school. I was envious.

Before I dive into the specifics of MC Napier, Im going to speak a bit about it’s counterpart, Dilce Combs High School located on the other side of the county is basically a twin structure to MC Napier, but unlike the 3 story MC Napier High School Dilce Combs was two stories. That building is currently occupied by local offices.
MC Napier High School opened in 1953 and was named for local educator Mitchell Campbell Napier who was instrumental in securing WPA funds for the school district building plan during his tenure as the county Superintendent.
The MC Napier High School was closed alongside Dilce Combs High School in 1995 when they were merged to form the newly opened Perry County Central High School. After the MC Napier grounds ceased operation as a high school the county district continued to utilize it as an Alternative School until 2005.
The school was sold in 2007 at auction to a private entity.
Today the school stands gutted, fallen victim to vandalism and the elements.

Mount Rogers Combined School — Grayson County, Virginia

Mount Rogers combined school was located along US 58 near Whitetop, Virginia in Western Grayson County. The original part of the building was constructed in the 1930s.
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The building served grades K-12 and at the time of its closing was one of only 2 k-12 facilities left in the state.
In the early 1950s the school recieved a major addition including a gymnasium and lunchroom.

The playground equipment remains on site and appears to be regularly used, probably by neighborhood children.


The schools closing and consolidation was met with resistance of locals in the area worried about longer bus rides for children across curvy winding mountain roads.   Finally on August 10, 2010, Grayson Highlands School opened, leaving Mt Rogers Combined School closed and a part of Grayson County’s past.

Long John Silvers — E. Stone Drive, Kingsport, TN (1986-2016)

This Long John Silvers located at 1336 East Stone Drive in Kingsport was built in 1986 and replaced a much smaller store located just up the street that now serves as a car lot.   The original East Stone Drive Long John Silvers was built in 1971.  This location closed in February of this year.