Very interesting development at the back wall!
Yep, the store was being stripped down to what I believe to be it's original, mid-70's, aqua-colored back wall! Back then I guess they painted the entire wall, even if it were to be covered over by something else. I believe the striping above the aqua to be of 80's vintage. Looks like the pegboard paneling to the right of the doorway had just been taken off the wall, and can still be seen here lying face down, so my timing to see this couldn't have been more perfect methinks. Thought I would be able to witness the removal of the Layaway sign itself, but for whatever reason, the guy only removed the 'L' and stopped!
As you can guess, I took several photos of this, and there's even another small section like this just out of view to the left.
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Kmart, 1975(?)-built (closed Sept. 2017), Hwy. 43/72 and E. 6th St., Muscle Shoals, AL
Very interesting development at the back wall!
Yep, the store was being stripped down to what I believe to be it's original, mid-70's, aqua-colored back wall! Back then I guess they painted the entire wall, even if it were to be covered over by something else. I believe the striping above the aqua to be of 80's vintage. Looks like the pegboard paneling to the right of the doorway had just been taken off the wall, and can still be seen here lying face down, so my timing to see this couldn't have been more perfect methinks. Thought I would be able to witness the removal of the Layaway sign itself, but for whatever reason, the guy only removed the 'L' and stopped!
As you can guess, I took several photos of this, and there's even another small section like this just out of view to the left.
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Kmart, 1975(?)-built (closed Sept. 2017), Hwy. 43/72 and E. 6th St., Muscle Shoals, AL