Photoshop Competition: What will this liquidated Circuit City become?

Posted by Rob Beschizza, January 27, 2009 8:40 PM |
Sign of the times.jpg Download the full-size image.

The comments won't take img tags, unfortunately -- you'll have to upload and link to your entry (or send it to me at beschizza, gmail.)

I'll add entries to the post as they come in. The winner will get a speaker vaguely in the shape of Mickey Mouse's head, direct from the far east.

Does anyone know the origin of this photo?

Head past the jump for a bandwidth nightmare!

From Camillo Miller, here's one Circuit City that isn't losing its Jobs:

Luminition spots a Firedog with lipstick:

Chronophobe has an extended warranty on wheat or rye:

Cowicide's economy gets sucked into a black hole:

Secret Life of Plants finds the spirit of Wurtzel returning to destroy the Earth.

i don't know why circuit city thing

Anonymous builds us a new office:

Nerak's economic determinism strikes:

Downpressor turns it to 11:

BJacques has a remedy for depression:

Justinsane98 lives in South Carolina. Therefore:

Danilo keeps it classy:

Isaac keeps a stiff upper something:

Dross1260 sees a sign of the times:

Bottlekid drowns Circuit City's sorrows:

Clay sees a store of wonderful things:

Ordinary Boy knows it has to go somewhere:

Finally, Revracnairb has the necessary follow-up:


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#1 posted by TheDalekRace , January 27, 2009 10:17 PM

This looks like the old Circuit City here in Sacramento, on Arden Way. Sadly, that one actually closed a couple of years back so that they could move like a block away into a new building.

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#3 posted by chronophobe , January 28, 2009 1:07 AM

I'm sure franchises like this are on the way:

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#6 posted by Secret_Life_of_Plants , January 28, 2009 2:29 AM

I think I should have gone to bed instead of trying to do this...it is really dumb, and badly executed, but for some reason this is the first thing I thought of when I looked at the ex-Circuit City building picture.

http://s546.photobucket.com/albums/hh408/secret_life_ov_plants/?action=view¤t=Sinofthetimes.jpg

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#7 posted by dculberson , January 28, 2009 5:14 AM

Cowicide, Protect me from Maximillian!

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#9 posted by nerak , January 28, 2009 7:13 AM

HA HA HA, Mr. Gates. You aren't the only one who knows how to play monopoly...

http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3533/3233457781_884d574ec7_o.jpg

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#11 posted by bjacques Author Profile Page, January 28, 2009 8:12 AM

What's the best remedy for a depression? FUN, and lots of it! Ladies and gentlemen, boys and girls, I give you...Circus City!


http://www.flickr.com/photos/bjacques/3234432214/sizes/m/

Now with 75% more clowns!

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#12 posted by Anonymous , January 28, 2009 8:44 AM

I'm still waiting for the first First National Bank of Dunkin' Donuts. Everything that opens up in closed places around New England, it seems, is either a Bank or a DD, so I figure it's only a matter of time before the two entities become one.

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#13 posted by justinsane98 , January 28, 2009 10:19 AM

This is what happens to most large stores in South Carolina...

http://justinshearer.com/circuitCitySC.jpg

Oh the bible belt...

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#15 posted by Banksynergy , January 28, 2009 10:54 AM

I was convinced it was the San Mateo, CA store... until I decided it wasn't. It looks really similar, but I think the building extends too far along the left side of the entrance to be it.

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#16 posted by Cowicide Author Profile Page, January 28, 2009 1:09 PM

I think with this economy yours makes the most sense, danilo.

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#17 posted by flosslounge , January 28, 2009 2:25 PM

Only the fit will survive. Only the stores with the best bargain deals will make it through.
Regards
Flosslounge

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#18 posted by isaacb2 , January 28, 2009 3:30 PM

OK, I'm in as well -- what business always does well in a down economy? Pharmaceuticals that cater to men's insecurities!

http://www.flickr.com/photos/isaacb2/3234559447/

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#20 posted by Rob Beschizza Author Profile Page, January 28, 2009 3:43 PM

EXCELLENT WORK, MUTANTS!

I'll be refreshing this post and announcing winner tomorrow morning! Get your entries in for 6 a.m.

Rob

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#21 posted by Bottlekid Author Profile Page, January 28, 2009 5:33 PM

It will become a business that can survive the rough economy. http://www.flickr.com/photos/netjipsey/3234791203/sizes/o/

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#22 posted by Clay Author Profile Page, January 28, 2009 9:54 PM

Who wouldn't want to shop at a store full of wonderful things?

http://presteign.com/temp/img/bbthings.jpg

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#23 posted by freetardzero , January 28, 2009 10:03 PM

I found it rather amusing that in my RSS reader, every single article on BoingBoing is followed by a Circuit City ad. I don't know if everyone gets this, or if it's an artifact of my reader (Sage for Firefox), but it made me grin anyhow.

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