Albertsons in Ardmore (Ardmore, Oklahoma)

This view of the new Albertsons isn't unique nor is the best, but it's my own picture. I had to crank up the exposure a bit. (7/2026) Our next stop on my July 2026 vacation as far as supermarkets go is Ardmore, Oklahoma. I didn't intend to make this stop, it was more of a coincidence after I found that Ardmore was directly off I-35. I ended up buying some Gorilla Tape for car maintenance-related issues and some cat toys for a friend I was going to see several states away. I didn't take any pictures of the interior (the size and decor isn't that impressive, unfortunately) but it is the only Albertsons in the state of Oklahoma, having opened in February 2025, the first store in the state after an 18-year absence.

It is located at 1855 12th Avenue NW.

I don't have all the details here, but the way I understand it, it was originally supposed to be a Market Street (and larger) then United backed out, then the Southern Division decided to go ahead with it but with a smaller store than what United had planned (it's only a measly 50,000 square feet, which makes it substantially less impressive than it what it could've been).

Former Burger King (Tulsa, Oklahoma)

From Loopnet, archived here for posterity. I researched this odd restaurant at 2030 South Sheridan Road, Tulsa, Oklahoma a while back. On the surface, it appears to be a former Burger King...which it was, but there are other odd things about it that suggest there's more to the story. Digging through newspaper archives, this has been through many restaurants, some chain stores and some not. From what I can piece together this opened as Sambo's in 1977 until the early 1980s when the chain collapsed. By 1982 it was Barry's Deli (Jewish-style deli restaurant, open 24 hours) and in 1986 became Hardee's. In the early 1990s it closed and was replaced by Rex's Chicken (local restaurant chain), by 2000 it was closed and reopened as Burger King in 2001. It closed between 2019 and 2021 and was replaced by King Burrito (closed as of May 2025, and still closed now as of this writing). Unfortunately, when I typed all that out I didn't save the articles that supported that evidence, but they're there, and I could add it later. Until then...