Phoenix’s most distinctive big-box retail store is about to be permanently deleted. The former Fry’s Electronics location at 30th Avenue and Thunderbird Road, beloved for its Aztec temple-like design and onetime status as a geek paradise, is slated for demolition later this month, according to city of Phoenix officials.

Last week, Phoenix issued a demolition permit to reduce the 146,500-square-foot building to rubble, making room for the new Cactus Park police precinct headquarters and an adjacent fire station. The city acquired the property in 2024, sealing the fate of the shuttered destination where gadget hunters and PC builders once flocked.

The move followed a public liquidation auction last month to sell off remaining fixtures and assets inside the store, which closed in

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