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I feel sad every time I think about Fry's and the death of big box electronics retail. I still long for those trips where I'd simply spend hours looking for what's new. Amazon can't deliver the same high and neither can Microcenter, the not-so-bad modern version.

Don't get me even started about Radio Shack :'(

I loved all the themed locations in Southern California, although the north-Orange county one, where the theme was just “aerospace” and all they really did was put a giant Space Shuttle model in the center (Burbank’s 50s sci-fi movie theme was, I think, the best of the lot).

Would love a coffee table book of Fry's. The themes alone would make good viewing!

The one in Austin (piano themed) met a sad end.

Part of their old space is now being redeveloped for a MicroCenter.

There was a cafeteria as recently as 2018

The Iron Horse cafe! Surprisingly good sandwiches back in the day.

Iron Tail Cafe iirc