Sunday, September 17, 2017

AutoNation

AutoNation Hayward Toyota - 2014 Toyota Highlander Limited Platinum
AutoNation Toyota.
AutoNation are a different animal from CarMax, yet also have no footprint yet in CNY (they're mostly in Florida).  They could go where other car dealers used to be that no one else has bothered with since:

Fulton - former Davidson/Fred Raynor/Reymore Ford, NY 3
Syracuse - former Lowery Bros Chrysler Plymouth Jeep Eagle, NY 5
Lakeland - former Vals Dodge, State Fair Blvd
Central Square - Burdick Ford, NY 49 (only if they ever decide to move to their sister dealerships at Drivers Village [née Penn Can Mall] in Cicero similar to how Davidson Ford moved to Liverpool; then Burdick Ford can go in the former Burlington or merge with the Lincoln Mercury Mazda division)
Phoenix - Former Sharon/Fox Chevrolet, CR 57 & 57A (moved to across from Davidson Ford)
Utica - former Paolozzi Mazda, former NY 49
Rome - former dealership, NY 233, 49, 69 and 365.

Sunday, September 3, 2017

Tim Hortons

Tim Hortons
Calgary, ALB store at nights.
It's been a couple years since Tim Hortons' US office decided to close shops in CNY except those inside Delta Sonic, leaving Rochester with the closest stand-alone locations to Syracuse (I sometimes go there or in the border community).  Only a few have become other things to date (will be indicated).

North Syracuse (Sweetheart Corners) - US 11 & W Taft Rd - now Café Kubal
Downtown Syracuse - now Original Grain
Syracuse (Nob Hill) - NY 173 (now Dunkin' Donuts)
Weedsport - NY 31 & 34
Fulton - NY 481 (now Arbys only)
Oswego - NY 481 & W Utica St (now Aspen Dental)
Syracuse (Thompson Road) - NY 635, now WellNow
East Syracuse - NY 290 (now Dunkin')
Oneida - NY 5 (now Arbys)
Syracuse (Skunk City) (now Dunkin')
Cicero (US 11) - briefly Mighty Taco
Auburn - NY 5
Cortland - NY 13 - now Visions FCU
Baldwinsville (Moyers Corners) - NY 31 & CR 57 (formerly Hardees and Dougs Fish Fry, now partially Cams Pizzeria, car wash coming soon)
Niagara Falls, ONT - Niagara Square in food court (mall converted to power centre; existing one up the road)
East Syracuse (between NY 298 and I-481) - Northern Blvd & E Taft Road (now Dunkin')
Liverpool - 7th North St & Buckley Rd. (now McDonalds)
Baldwinsville (TBD) - NY 31 & 370 or Downer St.