Places & Institutions

22 entries, shortest-lived first.

  1. Virgin America8 August 2007 → 24 April 2018 · Killed by merger10y 8mPlaces & Institutions
  2. Enron1985 → 2 December 2001 · Killed by scandalabout 16 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  3. BlockbusterOctober 1985 → January 2014 · Killed by a successor · Zombieabout 28 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  4. Chi-Chi's1975 → September 2004 · Killed by disaster · Revivedabout 29 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  5. AstroWorld1 June 1968 → 30 October 2005 · Killed by cost37y 4mPlaces & Institutions
  6. Burger Chef1957 → 1996 · Killed by mergerabout 38 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  7. Borders1971 → September 2011 · Killed by a successorabout 40 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  8. Standard Oil1870 → 1911 · Killed by lawsuitabout 40 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  9. ITT Technical Institute1969 → 6 September 2016 · Killed by regulationabout 47 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  10. Braniff International Airways1928 → 12 May 1982 · Killed by costabout 54 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  11. Circuit City1949 → March 2009 · Killed by costabout 60 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  12. Toys "R" Us (US stores)1957 → 29 June 2018 · Killed by cost · Revivedabout 61 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  13. Pan American World Airways1927 → 4 December 1991 · Killed by costabout 64 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  14. Eastern Air Lines1926 → 18 January 1991 · Killed by costabout 65 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  15. Trans World Airlines1930 → 1 December 2001 · Killed by mergerabout 71 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  16. US Airways1939 → 17 October 2015 · Killed by mergerabout 76 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  17. Northwest Airlines1926 → January 2010 · Killed by mergerabout 84 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  18. Howard Johnson's restaurants1925 → March 2022 · Killed by a successorabout 97 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  19. The Bell System1877 → 1 January 1984 · Killed by lawsuitabout 106 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  20. Woolworth's (US stores)1879 → July 1997 · Killed by a successorabout 118 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  21. Montgomery WardAugust 1872 → 2001 · Killed by cost · Revivedabout 128 yearsPlaces & Institutions
  22. Lehman Brothers1850 → 15 September 2008 · Killed by costabout 158 yearsPlaces & Institutions