Optopolis' Retail News

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