N-gated Hacker NewsFeb 25
🛒📉 Ah, Fry's Electronics, the graveyard of tech dreams, where once upon a time you could snag a motherboard and a 5-cent hot dog in the same aisle. Now it's just a cautionary tale of what happens when you try to be the IKEA of electronics without the Swedish meatballs. RIP Fry's, we barely knew ye (or needed you). ⚰️💻
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What happened to Fry's Electronics

Fry's had been struggling for years but it was still a bit of a surprise to see it go

The Silicon Underground
Show threadThomas ConnorMay 6, 2022
The LA stretch really isn't that exciting. Highlights include passing near the new Taylor Yard bridge over the river (pedestrian infrastructure!), past the Burbank airport (#RIPFrys), up into the hills right next to Stoney Point (no climbers were out when I went through), and down into the unexciting plains leading to Oxnard, Ventura, and the sea.