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Mobil 1 Car Care sign posted above one of the garage bay entry doors - Optopolis A Mobil 1 Car Care has just opened in Cheyenne, located at the corner of Westland Rd and W Lincolnway. Here's a glance at the building history and the new Mobil 1 Car Care. Some history on the building The building that stands on the northeast corner of Westland Rd and W Lincolnway is noted in the Laramie County Property Assessor as being built in 2006. Since at least that time, Halladay Subaru was present in the building (at least until recently). Digging into satellite imagery from Google Earth, the 1994 imagery reveals that there was some other building before the existing one. Parked around the old building in the parking lot is, you guessed it, loads of motorized vehicles. Satellite imagery from 1994 reveals a different building present at the location of what is now Mobil 1 Car Care - Google Earth / US Geological Survey At this time, it's not entirely clear here at Optopolis the details of th

Wyoming Ranch Foods' former Cheyenne location seen in December 2023 - Optopolis This one came as a little surprise, but after a phone call to the Torrington store, it is true. The Cheyenne WRF location is closed. If you want to visit Wyoming Ranch Foods, you'll probably have to go to Torrington. A glance at the history of the building As shared in the last article on this topic, the building has some interesting history behind it. Last year in May, they were setting up shop in a building on E 19th St near Warren Avenue. The building was noted in the Laramie County Property Assessor as built in (approximately) 1947. Google Maps Street View confirms that a business called Pony X-Press Printing Center was occupying the space between the years 2007 and 2011. TOP: Pony X-Press | BOTTOM: Minuteman Press - Google Maps Street View Minuteman Press was present in the building for part of the 2010s, but they relocated to the Tripoli Square Plaza on South Greeley Highway. W

Neon-looking video game controller light displayed in the window of Game Masters - Optopolis Less than twenty four hours after discovering the brand new first trailer for GTA VI , it was discovered here at Optopolis that Downtown Cheyenne will be getting a new video game store in early 2024 called Game Masters! Some history of the space The building that Game Masters will occupy was built in (approximately) the year 1900 as noted in the Laramie County Property Assessor Website. Former Red Bison Home store front on Central Ave - Optopolis In recent years, the space has been occupied by a whole shlew of different businesses including Grandma's Attic, Crazy Haze, Donna's Consignment Boutique, Stroll Down Memory Lane (also seen photographed in the Laramie County Property Assessor), DFB Studios, Beds-R-Us , and Warehouse 201 . The most recent tenant of the space was Red Bison Home, a veteran-and-locally-owned store that sold all kinds of furniture and accessories. In years past, Re

Scooter's Bar sign seen along E Lincolnway - Optopolis Scooter's* Bar and Package Liquor, a bar and liquor store located on E Lincolnway here in Cheyenne just announced on their social media that they are set to close later in 2023. And no, Good Friend's Oriental Chinese is not going anywhere; they will continue operating in their space! Keep reading for more info. Some history of the building The building that Scooter's Bar and Package Liquor (and Good Friend's) occupies was built in 1973 as noted in the Laramie County Property Assessor. Anybody familiar with Shakey's will immediately recognize the design of the building... Shakey's Pizza Parlor is a pizza chain that still has restaurants on the west coast of the United States. They once had locations all over the Rocky Mountain area, including at least two others in Wyoming (Evanston, Casper). (The photo below is of a location in Springfield, Illinois.) Shakey's Pizza was listed in the Cheyenne City Di

The Holiday Express sign seen above the store entry - Optopolis Another seasonal store, The Holiday Express, is now open at the Frontier Mall! Here's a glance at where it is located, the space's history, and the store itself. Some history If you visited the Frontier Mall in the 2010s or so, you probably will remember that this space used to be occupied by Bath and Body Works . Although some minor changes have been made to the look of the store front, anyone familiar with older Bath and Body Works store fronts will likely recognize it immediately. Bath and Body Works at their current space, formerly PacSun - Optopolis Around late 2016 to mid-2017 , Bath and Body Works ended up relocating to what used to be PacSun, a smaller-format clothing store which was located across the hall from the then-Best Buy Mobile store. As of 2018, it appeared that the former Bath and Body Works space was being used for miscellaneous storage. By late 2019, however, the space got a refresh with a whi

Rubyjuice sign seen at the alternate entry on Central Avenue - Optopolis A local Cheyenne establishment, Rubyjuice, has closed, and the store now displays signage indicating the business is for sale. Here's a glance at their history. Some of the backstory of Rubyjuice and their space Currently, the building where Rubyjuice previously resided is shown in the Laramie County Property Assessor to be part of the 17th & Central Executive Suites property; the property assessor notes that the building was built in (approximately) 1924. The Rubyjuice building seen in 2020 - Optopolis Based on a photo from the LeClercq L Jones Photograph Collection , it does not appear any business occupied the space as of 1979, but Google Maps Street View confirms Rubyjuice was present since at least 2007. In fact, based on this Facebook post from Rubyjuice, posted in 2018 , Rubyjuice has been open since around 2005 or sooner! For those unfamiliar with Rubyjuice, their core focus and the thing they are

TOP: Hickory Farms Banner for 2023 at the Frontier Mall - Optopolis | BOTTOM: Various nuts, etc. - Pixabay/ExplorerBob For many years now, Hickory Farms and High Country Almonds have been setting up shop here in Cheyenne for the Christmas season, and both are now back again! What is Hickory Farms? Where are they located this year? And a bit of history. Hickory Farms is a store that offers various combinations of meat and cheese, especially including summer sausage although they also have other products as well which can be seen on their website . You may have seen their stuff sold in various stores including Walmart in addition to their own seasonal stores. In previous years, Hickory Farms has opened at various different spots in the mall including the old Union Wireless space. This year, however, they are taking the corner space next to Appliance Factory / Mattress Kingdom, across from the old Christopher & Banks/Daily Thread. The former Zales Jewelry store front seen before being

In-N-Out Burger's now open Sign at the new Loveland location - Optopolis At least some Cheyenne residents have already long-since felt the hype of In-N-Out Burger, and it's closer to Cheyenne now than ever before--the chain restaurant, that is. Here's some history, a glance at the oddity of Cheyenne's local In N' Out, and what the Loveland In-N-Out Burger looks like on day one. Loveland's In-N-Out Burger used to be Mimi's Cafe! Previously, the land in Loveland, Colorado where In-N-Out Burger (the chain brand) currently sits used to be a Mimi's Cafe. As discussed in the abandoned video on the main Optopolis YouTube channel , Mimi's Cafe in Loveland was built in 2004 (as noted in the Larimer County Property Assessor) at the Centerra Marketplace off of I-25 and E Eisenhower Blvd. Loveland's Mimi's Cafe as seen in 2022 - Optopolis The Loveland Mimi's cafe was the nearest Mimi's location to Cheyenne until it closed in 2021. As seen in the

Dulces Cuh signage seen on the front of their Frontier Mall location - Optopolis A new candy store has just recently opened at the Frontier Mall with plans to be here for years to come! Here's a glance at the space's history as well as the new Dulces Cuh Mexican Candy Store. A touch of history The Frontier Mall itself was built in 1981; Journey's had been present in space 18 since at least 2001 . For those not familiar, Journey's sold various clothing items such as shirts, jackets, and shoes. Back on July 7th, 2023 during a weekly update video , it had been discovered here at Optopolis that the Cheyenne Journey's had closed. It's not clear at this time exactly when nor why it closed, although it's safe to say it had closed in 2023. The vacant Journey's space after the for lease signs had been posted - Optopolis Since at least July, the space has remained vacant, eventually having lease signage posted. That is, until recently! Candy shop, Dulces Cu Mexica

Daily Thread Cheyenne two days after planned closing date - Optopolis If you've been following along, you'll recall that Cheyenne used to have a Christopher & Banks which closed following their bankruptcy filing. Daily Thread took over the Cheyenne C&B space earlier this year, but now it's gone and likely not coming back anytime soon. A touch on recent events Space 88 in the Frontier Mall was previously home to Christopher & Banks. Many years ago, the mall also had a CJ Banks, but that closed long ago-long before C&B closed; that space has already been replaced by Bumpers Arcade which previously relocated to the old DEB space. At the turn of 2021, Christopher & Banks filed for bankruptcy , announcing that all their stores would close for good . The Cheyenne store had their final day on February 27th, 2021. C&B name plate still visible at the entry - Optopolis A while after being acquired , Christopher & Banks be