Photoshop Competition: What will this liquidated Circuit City become? (UPDATE: WINNERS!)

Posted by Rob Beschizza, January 29, 2009 7:00 AM |
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The challenge: Would happen to this dead Circuit City following the chain's liquidation? We received a ton of fine entries (past the jump!), but we like these two the most! Winners email rob at boing boing net with your addresses for the loot.

Winner: BJacques' remedy for depression:

Winner: Anonymous builds us a new office:



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


Nerak's economic determinism strikes:

Downpressor turns it to 11:

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 Anonymous , January 28, 2009 8:00 PM

an anonymous vote for Bottlekid's dystopian future battleground where Post-capitalism, economic downturn America meets it's older, worn-out, haggard sister, Suburban Chic. The giant, passed-out kitteh on the stoop is a superb touch.

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#23 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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#24 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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#28 posted by Downpressor , January 29, 2009 8:24 AM
Who wouldn't want to shop at a store full of wonderful things?

A book aisle devoted to one author who comes in for weekly self promotions, a beauty aisle where the hair dye is all peroxide, followed by two aisles of Disney goods. Unfortunately the movies and music aisles are empty because everything has been shoplifted. The electronics department is nice, but there are no price tags since half the stuff is not for sale prototypes and the other half you cant afford.

/did I miss anything?
//feels the ban hammer coming soon...

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#29 posted by Anonymous , January 29, 2009 9:17 AM

congratulation to the winners , i was late for this one T_T .
here is my entry :
http://img187.imageshack.us/img187/4338/themistpn2.jpg
a stephen king version ;)

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#30 posted by Joel Johnson Author Profile Page, January 29, 2009 9:57 AM

Downpwessuhhhh :(((

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#31 posted by Cowicide Author Profile Page, January 29, 2009 2:30 PM

Yeah, soon as I saw Overlord I knew that one was the winner. Congrats, Anon!

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#32 posted by Kevin , January 29, 2009 8:20 PM

Or it may become nothing at all, given the state of both the economy in general and retail real estate in particular.

There's a store in a faily affluent suburb here that has been vacant since SILO went out of business..

nearly 13 years ago.

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#33 posted by cellocgw , January 30, 2009 10:03 AM

#11:
Aren't those clowns telling us to "come on in, everybody floats down here!" ?

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