One of my plans for Carbon-izer circa 2023 was a Dallas page to complement the pages on Bryan-College Station, Houston, Austin, and Waco-Temple-Killeen, and one of the things I was to write about was this particular 7-Eleven, which I had previously made notes about. This gas station started out as a RaceTrac in 1994 (though may not have officially opened until early 1995). However, by the 2010s, nuisance and crime issues led RaceTrac to shut down the store (this happened between April 2015 and August 2015) with the store boarded up a fence erected around the property. So according to this RetailWatchers comment after the nuisance issues shut down the store, neighborhood pressure eventually had RaceTrac do a full renovation and reopening of the location in 2017. Around late 2020/early 2021 the property was sold to 7-Eleven. 7-Eleven never did add permanent signs as the photo above was taken in March 2023. Bad sign—between February and July of 2024 7-Eleven vacated the property, leaving it empty once more, with the gas canopy demolished by February 2026.
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