Gaithersburg Toys R Us - What's left behind (Photos)

The Toys R Us in Gaithersburg - like the chain's stores nationwide - closed last year. Signage was stripped from the front of the building. But there are still some "signs" of the Gaithersburg Toys R Us still left behind today, as an urbex expedition to the abandoned store reveals.

One is the customer pickup lane sign. The Rockville store had one of these in the rear, as well. It was where customers would drive around with their claim slip to pick up a big item like a bicycle or ride-on car. Sadly, children today will never experience the excitement of driving around back for a big toy, or even of a massive store filled wall-to-wall with only toys. 

And then, wait a minute, what's this? A Toys R Us semi truck trailer! With Geoffrey and the classic Toys R Us logo. Do you think there are any toys inside? 

Toys R Us is reportedly planning something of a comeback at a smaller scale. But we now know it was not a lack of demand for toys, or the internet, that caused them to fail. It was the greed of private investment firms like Mitt Romney's Bain Capital. These firms suck all the value out of a retail chain like Toys R Us, Sears, etc., and then throw away the husk, and the jobs of all the employees along with it.