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Retail archaeology finds the bones of Circuit City everywhere

Jason Weisberger
Jun 11, 2026
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America is full of dead big-box stores wearing new signs, but none are as evocative of Gen X’s coming of age as a place that sold us a DVD player with an unnecessary warranty. This threads thread is a joy.

A Threads post points to a Sprouts in Culver City that still has unmistakable Circuit City bones. The sign says groceries, but the architecture says o…

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