Apr 12, 2023·edited Apr 12, 2023Liked by Heath Racela
My aunt would have been one of those red aproned Black women if you'd walked into the local K-mart that looked like this one in Greensboro in 1992. I also remember that the new design of K-mart premiered the next year and it was a big deal for that particular part of town, near 2/3 of my childhood homes, to get something brand-new. Now, almost the whole center is vacant save a cafeteria chain (s/o to our homegrown K&W) and that building has been several schools. The grocery part has been vacant almost 10, if not 15 years at this point.
Meanwhile, here in Oxon Hill, I shop at a Target that was converted from one of Maryland's last K-marts in 2019!
Thanks for sharing, Kristen! It's nice to be able to imagine the people's stories behind a random video like this. And I love that the old K-Mart was converted to schools- that's a reuse story that I don't hear as often. Thanks for your support of Willoughby Hills too- it means a lot to me!
My aunt would have been one of those red aproned Black women if you'd walked into the local K-mart that looked like this one in Greensboro in 1992. I also remember that the new design of K-mart premiered the next year and it was a big deal for that particular part of town, near 2/3 of my childhood homes, to get something brand-new. Now, almost the whole center is vacant save a cafeteria chain (s/o to our homegrown K&W) and that building has been several schools. The grocery part has been vacant almost 10, if not 15 years at this point.
Meanwhile, here in Oxon Hill, I shop at a Target that was converted from one of Maryland's last K-marts in 2019!
Thanks for sharing, Kristen! It's nice to be able to imagine the people's stories behind a random video like this. And I love that the old K-Mart was converted to schools- that's a reuse story that I don't hear as often. Thanks for your support of Willoughby Hills too- it means a lot to me!