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Glimpse: Toys "R" Us #8326 - Lancaster, PA

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Toys "R" Us #8326, located at 1430 Harrisburg Pike in  Lancaster, Pennsylvania opened in 1989 as one of Toys "R" Us's "brown roof" stores, with the entrance aligned to the far right of the building. In the mid-1990s, it was remodeled to the "Concept 2000" prototype, which remained in place until the store's last day, in August of 2018. When I photographed this store on April 17, 2021, there were not really any signs of demolition to come. Yes, I knew it was going to happen at some point as PennState Health had bought the land to build a new outpatient center, but not this soon... Anyway, here's an image I saw on May 3... Not exactly sure where this image is from, but it sure is the Lancaster location... Anyway, now I'll show you my photos of the store from April 17. The road sign. Still up at the time of my April 17 visit, but as of May 9, the part reading "Toys "R" Us" is gone. The storefront. This is a typica