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| Cincinnati Enquirer, March 16, 1967 |
On March 16, 1967 Kmart opened its first two stores in the Cincinnati area. One was on Springfield Pike in Wyoming, and the other on Beechwood Avenue. The Wyoming Kmart was located at the northwest corner of Springfield Pike and Rolling Hills Drive - where the Wyoming Glen housing development is today.
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| Cincinnati Enquirer, March 16, 1967. |
The store was advertised both as being a "Complete Department Store" and a "Complete Grocery Store." It also had a 4,000 square foot automotive service center.
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| Cincinnati Enquirer, March 16, 1967. |
And it even included a cafeteria.
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| Cincinnati Enquirer, March 16, 1967. |
I couldn't track down exactly when the Kmart closed, but in 1995 the City of Wyoming bought the site in order to better control its future development. Over the years a the variety of Planned Residential Development proposals considered included townhomes, assisted living housing, and commercial development along the Springfield Pike frontage, though later revisions shifted development to purely residential.
If you have any memories of the Wyoming Kmart, please share them - I'd love to hear about them!
