Hills Department Stores

Hills roadside sign outside of Nashville, TN; courtesy Wikimedia Commons

 I forgot to write about Hills. We've had four in Syracuse. Most of them became Ames by 1999, only for that to close in 2002 (see earlier post). I have the local ones memorised (of course), and three from afar (not going to get too carried away again like I have with the other chains, so just a few for today). I can even remember TVs Brett Butler (Grace Under Fire) in their commercials back in the mid-'90s. All are TBD unless indicated. I'm not going to dig into all of this, mind. Lucky I even put in some other states.

Economy, PA - now vacant

Ithaca (Lansing) - Catherwood & N Triphammer Rds; Pyramid Mall (now the Shops at Ithaca Mall); later Ames; now Regal Cinemas

Cortlandville - NY 13; Cortlandville Crossing; now Marshalls

Christiansburg, VA - Bus US 460 & VA 114; now Kohls (happened to come up while looking up the above in Google)

Lockport - Lockport Mall, NY 78; later Ames; now Walmart Supercenter

Syracuse - Carousel Center (now Destiny USA); later At Home; now IKEA

deWitt - NY 5; Marshalls Plaza; now Marshalls Homegoods

Massena - NY 37

Watertown - NY 3

Erie, PA - 28th & Elm Sts

Horseheads - NY 14

Jamestown

State College, PA

Tyrone, PA

York, PA

Aliquippa, PA

St Clairsville, OH

Martinsville, VA?

Cicero - E Circle Dr & S Bay Rd, Penn Can Mall; now Drivers Villages Burdick Used Warehouse

Camillus - Camillus Plaza; did not become Ames, which was already down W Genesee St at Fairmount Fair, but closed by 1994 when Caldor opened (see other post); vacant until demolished in 2005 when Walmart Supercenter was built

Hermitage, TN (pictured)

Fairly close AI fantasy Hills if it was around now

Because of few free photos, I headed for the AI Hills!

AI images courtesy Meta Platforms, Inc. No actual people or buildings are depicted (just sayin').