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The new Pinnacle Bank on the corner of Goodnight Trl and College Dr - Optopolis You may have noticed the new Pinnacle Bank being built along College Drive. Here's everything you need to know about the new location! Historic context The old location Optopolis has been informed that Pinnacle Bank is planning to move from the existing location along South Greeley Highway. The South Greeley location is quite unique in that it takes the form of a house. The initial building, according to the property assessor, was built in 1940; the sketch of the building reveals an add-on to the south side of the building in 1955 and an add-on to the north side of the building in 1998. Pinnacle Bank's old location on South Greeley Hwy - Optopolis It's not entirely clear here at Optopolis when the South Greeley branch of Pinnacle Bank opened, although it is known that it was located in that building since at least 2007. However, The Cheyenne Post noted that Pinnacle Bank has had a physical pres

Spirit Halloween store front in Cheyenne, WY - Optopolis It's that time of the year again, and Halloween 2022 is coming up! Spirit Halloween will be opening a Cheyenne location once again this year. Here's where it will be located (and more). Some history and a look at the 2022 Spirit location Spirit Halloween The origins of Spirit Halloween date back to as soon as 1983, the year it was founded according to Business Insider . For many, many years now, they've been opening at various locations throughout the capitol city for the duration of the Halloween seasons. For instance, in 2011, Spirit Halloween took over Cheyenne's former Hollywood Video, 2017, the Halloween store occupied the former Sports Authority at the Frontier Mall, 2018 , Spirit occupied Cheyenne's former Sears at the Frontier Mall, 2019 and 2020 , Spirit occupied Cheyenne's third Kmart location at Dell Range Blvd, an

A view of the A&W Root Beer building when it still stood in 2019 - Optopolis If you've been out on South Greeley Highway near Mark's Motors recently, you may have noticed something missing... that thing being the ancient A&W Root Beer Drive-In! It has been demolished! A long history This building dates back to 1955--that is, the build date listed in the property assessor. It was one of two Cheyenne A&W Drive-In locations. As reflected in an article from Grateful Mike on KingFM , one of the more recent tenants to occupy the South Greeley space was Nifty Fifty's. There may have been one or two other tenants to occupy the space as well, but if so, it is not currently known here at Optopolis what those tenants may have been. If you know more info, it would be greatly appreciated if you could share your knowledge in the comments. A view of the vacant A&W building in 2007 - Google Maps Street View The building had most recently been abandoned well over a decade ag

A view of Cheyenne's Lincolnway Arby's location from E Lincolnway, looking SWW - Optopolis If you've been by the Arby's on Lincolnway recently, you may have noticed some various equipment sitting in front of the building… perhaps, you even noticed that many of the signs have been taken down. Here's what you need to know! Some Historical Info Although here at Optopolis, the exact original opening date of the Lincolnway Arby's isn't currently clear, it is clear this location has a long tail of history in Cheyenne; it dates back to at least the 70s and 80s as confirmed by a photo in the LeClercq Jones collection from 1979 . In said photo, you can tell the building used the 70s-equivelant of the Conestoga wagon-style. It even had the classic roast beef sign displayed, which is rather rare by today's standards! A Casper Arby's location that still displays a retro roast beef sign as of 2020 - Optopolis The property assessor notes a build date of 2003 on th