Our mall, in Rutland VT, lost it's Sears last year, Penneys just before that. Kmart with it's paltry selection of Craftsman tools is the only anchor store left. The food court is totally vacant.
More than half the stores in between left and are being replaced by antique stores, auctioneers, collectable dealers, and other similar second-hand retailers. I come across some interesting VW items often. Anybody know what items are most collectable? Toys, dealer literature, etc?
The attached Ice Rink is going great guns, so maybe your new lake will offer new opportunities. The kids are crazy about the kayaking and SUPs (stand up paddle boarding) around here.
Cheers, Syncro Steve

 

    On Tuesday, December 6, 2016 7:10 PM, Jim Felder <jim.felder@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
 

 Parkway City had a Wards, I don't remember a Sears. The one that is closing
is at Madison Square. I asked the clerk what was going to happen to the
property and he said "they are going to make it into a lake." Just what we
need, a lake.

Jim

On Tue, Dec 6, 2016 at 5:58 PM joe kallo <quietglow@gmail.com> wrote:

> Parkway mall Sears?! If so, that was my default tool store for years.
>
> On Tue, Dec 6, 2016, 5:51 PM Jim Felder <jim.felder@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> I was headed on errands at lunch and saw a "STORE CLOSING" banner across
> the side of our local Sears. I had to go in. They were having a pretty lame
> sale for folks who were about to have their building (part of a corpse on a
> 1980s mall) torn down, but I found some things I could use anyway. Very sad
> to see such a great tool retailer leave town after all these years. Good
> thing I already own all the tools I need to work on a Vanagon.
>
> Jim
>
>