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'''Kmart #4460''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[688 Hogan Road (Bangor, Maine)|688 Hogan Road]] in [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]], [[Maine]]. The store opened March 16, 1972 and closed March 2017.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>
'''Kmart #4460''' was a [[Kmart]] [[discount department store]] located at [[688 Hogan Road (Bangor, Maine)|688 Hogan Road]] in [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]], [[Maine]]. The store opened March 16, 1972 and closed March 2017.<ref>[https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1bQbJ704l5I8hkf4hUNa7IyYzGW5I3CIBYmqigrRLD7g/edit "Kmart latest"] [[Bluepages:Spreadsheets|spreadsheet]].</ref>

== History ==
A Kmart on Hogan Road got a construction permit in 1970.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779310/1970-third-biggest-year-for-new/ 1970 Third Biggest Year For New Construction In Bangor's History], The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 14 Jan 1971, Thu - Page 14</ref>

A 92-acre field was sold for $250,000 to build the Kmart.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779460/tax-equalization-arrives/ Tax Equalization Arrives], The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 02 May 1971, Sun - Page 6</ref> A sewer line to serve the Kmart was voted on by Bangor City Council in June of 1971.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779573/townhouse-development-plan-on-councils/ Townhouse Development Plan On Council's Agenda], The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 27 Jun 1971, Sun - Page 21</ref>

By July of 1971, the steel framework at the Kmart was already in place.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779713/bangor-in-building-boom/ Bangor In Building Boom], The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 12 Jul 1971, Mon - Page 13</ref>

A hearing was held by Bangor's Zoning Board of Appeals that September for Kmart's request to "erect more than the stated number of signs" on the Kmart.<ref>[https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779834/public-notice/ PUBLIC NOTICE], The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 12 Sep 1971, Sun - Page 29</ref> They wished to erect 5 highway signs, and it was approved with some restrictions.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779954/compromise-sign-request-approved-with/</ref>

The store opened on March 16, 1972.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780135/mar-16th/</ref>

In December 2016, the store was announced to be closing in mid-April of 2017.<ref>https://bangordailynews.com/2016/12/29/news/bangor/unprofitable-bangor-kmart-to-close-in-april/</ref>

A liquor store, Damon's Beverage and Redemption, opened in the space used by the former store in March 2022.<ref>https://bangordailynews.com/2022/02/23/news/bangor/damons-beverage-and-redemption-will-open-its-new-location-next-month/</ref>

=== Incidents ===

* In October 1972, a 28-year-old woman was fined $200 for stealing clothing from the store that August.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780796/third-district-court-cases/</ref>
* Two women, 65 and 63, shoplifted clothing from the store in January 1975 and were charged that some month.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780867/district-court-cases/</ref>
* Two men were charged in November 1979 for shoplifting from the store. One man stole bedding and a knife, and the other stole clothing.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780331/shoplifting/</ref>
* Bangor police arrested a man in May 1983 for theft and carrying a concealed weapon after being apprehended by store security for shoplifting.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780924/police-beat/</ref>
* A 19-year-old girl was summoned for theft in February 1991 after stealing from the store. A 17-year-old girl who was with her stole merchandise as well.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780626/correction-corner/</ref>
* In February 2009, three men who were charged for robbing various stores, including Kmart, were ordered to stay out of the store.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780697/bail-conditions-set-for-accused-in-mall/</ref>
* In December 2011, a man wanted by the police department in Westbrook, Maine, for robbery led police on a chase through the store. He crashed through the emergency exit door and was arrested in the parking lot.<ref>https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780454/chase-through-kmart-yields-robbery/</ref>


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 02:35, 17 March 2022

Coordinates: 44°50′15″N 68°44′39″W / 44.837534°N 68.744293°W / 44.837534; -68.744293

Kmart #4460
Store number4460
Address688 Hogan Road
CityBangor, Maine
OpenedMarch 16, 1972
ClosedMarch 2017
TypePre-1987 Prototype
Retail floor area84,000 square feet (7,800 m2)

Kmart #4460 was a Kmart discount department store located at 688 Hogan Road in Bangor, Maine. The store opened March 16, 1972 and closed March 2017.[1]

History

A Kmart on Hogan Road got a construction permit in 1970.[2]

A 92-acre field was sold for $250,000 to build the Kmart.[3] A sewer line to serve the Kmart was voted on by Bangor City Council in June of 1971.[4]

By July of 1971, the steel framework at the Kmart was already in place.[5]

A hearing was held by Bangor's Zoning Board of Appeals that September for Kmart's request to "erect more than the stated number of signs" on the Kmart.[6] They wished to erect 5 highway signs, and it was approved with some restrictions.[7]

The store opened on March 16, 1972.[8]

In December 2016, the store was announced to be closing in mid-April of 2017.[9]

A liquor store, Damon's Beverage and Redemption, opened in the space used by the former store in March 2022.[10]

Incidents

  • In October 1972, a 28-year-old woman was fined $200 for stealing clothing from the store that August.[11]
  • Two women, 65 and 63, shoplifted clothing from the store in January 1975 and were charged that some month.[12]
  • Two men were charged in November 1979 for shoplifting from the store. One man stole bedding and a knife, and the other stole clothing.[13]
  • Bangor police arrested a man in May 1983 for theft and carrying a concealed weapon after being apprehended by store security for shoplifting.[14]
  • A 19-year-old girl was summoned for theft in February 1991 after stealing from the store. A 17-year-old girl who was with her stole merchandise as well.[15]
  • In February 2009, three men who were charged for robbing various stores, including Kmart, were ordered to stay out of the store.[16]
  • In December 2011, a man wanted by the police department in Westbrook, Maine, for robbery led police on a chase through the store. He crashed through the emergency exit door and was arrested in the parking lot.[17]

References

  1. ↑ "Kmart latest" spreadsheet.
  2. ↑ 1970 Third Biggest Year For New Construction In Bangor's History, The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 14 Jan 1971, Thu - Page 14
  3. ↑ Tax Equalization Arrives, The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 02 May 1971, Sun - Page 6
  4. ↑ Townhouse Development Plan On Council's Agenda, The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 27 Jun 1971, Sun - Page 21
  5. ↑ Bangor In Building Boom, The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 12 Jul 1971, Mon - Page 13
  6. ↑ PUBLIC NOTICE, The Bangor Daily News, Bangor, Maine, 12 Sep 1971, Sun - Page 29
  7. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97779954/compromise-sign-request-approved-with/
  8. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780135/mar-16th/
  9. ↑ https://bangordailynews.com/2016/12/29/news/bangor/unprofitable-bangor-kmart-to-close-in-april/
  10. ↑ https://bangordailynews.com/2022/02/23/news/bangor/damons-beverage-and-redemption-will-open-its-new-location-next-month/
  11. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780796/third-district-court-cases/
  12. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780867/district-court-cases/
  13. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780331/shoplifting/
  14. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780924/police-beat/
  15. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780626/correction-corner/
  16. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780697/bail-conditions-set-for-accused-in-mall/
  17. ↑ https://www.newspapers.com/clip/97780454/chase-through-kmart-yields-robbery/
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