CINCO BAYOU For months and probably years before Kmart finally closed its doors, the dwindling number of vehicles occupying its vast parking lot telegraphed the struggles of a dying franchise.
The local store s 38-year run in Cinco Bayou finally came to an end in March 2019 following its sale that January to U-Haul International Inc.
Kmart s departure seems to have ended an era of, if not good will, at least neighborly disinterest, that allowed businesses on either side of the building that housed the store to thrive.
When U-Haul Self Storage took residency, the parking lot at 200 Irwin Ave. slowly began to fill again, not so much with customers vehicles as with trucks and trailers for rent.