ry ' s ▁Electron ics ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 6 . ▁ ▁The ▁others ▁were ▁all ▁closed ▁in ▁that ▁same ▁year . ▁As ▁the ▁buildings ▁were ▁so ▁large , ▁they ▁could ▁not ▁be ▁readily ▁adapted ▁to ▁other ▁business ▁purposes , ▁and ▁buy ers ▁were ▁so ▁scar ce ▁that ▁T andy ▁sold ▁the ▁empty ▁buildings ▁for ▁mere ▁p enn ies ▁on ▁the ▁doll ar . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁the ▁In cred ible ▁Un iverse ▁stores ▁lost ▁$ 9 0 ▁million , ▁and ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁T andy ▁announ ces ▁the ▁closing ▁of ▁ 1 7 ▁In cred ible ▁Un iverse ▁stores . ▁T andy ▁officials ▁say ▁" the ▁stores ▁were ▁prof itable ▁but ▁not ▁' vi able .' ▁One ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁In cred ible ▁Un iverse ▁sites ▁located ▁in ▁Houston , ▁Texas ▁was ▁acquired ▁and ▁re develop ed ▁by ▁Houston ▁Community ▁College ▁which ▁became ▁the ▁H CC ▁South west ▁campus . ▁Another , ▁in ▁Wood bridge , ▁Virginia , ▁became ▁a ▁manufact uring ▁plant ▁for ▁General ▁Dynam ics ' ▁line ▁of ▁am ph ib ious ▁war ▁fighting ▁vehicles , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 2 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 2 ; ▁it ▁was ▁later ▁adapted ▁to ▁G ander ▁M tn . ▁and ▁F loor ▁& ▁Dec or ▁stores . ▁The ▁West bury , ▁Long ▁Island ▁store ▁was ▁converted ▁into ▁a ▁Target ▁and ▁no ▁longer ▁has ▁the ▁' sign ature ' ▁look ▁( bow ed ▁front ) ▁of ▁an ▁In cred ible ▁Un iverse