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Clean Eatz "Coming Soon" sign at a space in the Blue Diamond Center - Optopolis Clean Eatz is expanding their Cheyenne presence! They are planning to open a location at the Blue Diamond Center just south of the Blue FCU World Headquarters. Here's a glance at what to expect! A quick reflection of the area's history Most people in Cheyenne will likely remember the Cole Shopping Center that once stood in this area. It contained one larger grocery store along with several smaller-format businesses; over the years, many different tenants have occupied spaces in the once-booming plaza including Radioshack, Blockbuster Video, Safeway, and Cole Square Cinemas. Cole Shopping Center's retro plaza sign as seen on the day of Blue FCU's Groundbreaking Event in 2019 - Optopolis The Cole Shopping Center was demolished in 2019 for Blue FCU's World Headquarters, which has been in use for over three years as of the original time of posting this article. Part of their new he

Banner showing conceptual image of Gentle Touch Dental South - Optopolis A while back, demolition was taking place at the last standing former A&W Root Beer here in Cheyenne. The property is in the process of being transformed into a Gentle Touch Dental location! A quick refresh on the property's history As mentioned in the original Optopolis A&W Root Beer article , the building located at 1110 S Greeley Hwy just a property away from the Cheyenne Greenway was built (according to the property assessor) in 1955. A King FM Article mentioned the building was previously occupied by Nifty Fifties. Several people in the comments sections of posts of the original article recalled several other tenants using this space over the years as well. Google Maps Street View revealed that the space was vacant since at least 2007. A view of the vacant A&W building in 2007 - Google Maps Street View Demolition of the former drive-in restaurant was already beginning to take place as of July

Vehicle drives by The Supply Sergeant as demolition takes place - Optopolis As of lately, many things have been happening in the area of Ridge Rd and E Pershing Blvd; perhaps one of the bigger things that's happened is the demolition of the old The Supply Sergeant building. A glance at the history and recent events Early years The Supply Sergeant dates back to over a century ago. According to the Property Assessor, the oldest building still standing on the property (at least, as of before April 2023) was the store building that housed Cheyenne's The Supply Sergeant, noted with the build date of 1920. The Supply Sergeant's store front when open - Optopolis Most of the other buildings were built in the 50s aside from a couple outliers, including the Cheyenne Stitch building (which has a noted build date of 1965) on the corner of Charles St and Ridge Rd. All of this was built before Ridge Rd was even paved; there's even an image on Google Maps from way back when Ridge Rd