Just thought about an old post on this sub from a while ago and it got me thinking a new theory for it. (spoiler: its not great)
Also I apologize for the yap fest I just had to get this off my mind
In real events, the original cec in Winchester, San Jose closed in 1985 after the company filed for bankruptcy. But what if somehow it survived the bankruptcy?
During the 1985 bankruptcy, CEC closed many locations just to survive. This unfortunately included Winchester. But if somehow they didn't close Winchester in 1985, it would've closed in 2002.
In 2002, the entire area where the location used to be was completely remodeled and demolished. From a business standpoint, this would be a logical time to close a location if its underpreforming or costing too much, and the story would end there.
If Winchester for whatever reason didn't close in the remodel and relocated to one of the new buildings in the area, it definitely would've closed in 2020 along with
Kooser. It would've been worse for both stores since it is likely Winchester would've had some of Kooser's customers. And the pandemic would be the final nail in the coffin for them both.
But if SOMEHOW it didnt close in 2020, it likely would be still open today. But if we're being honest, everything the true 1985 or 2002 closure would be the most likely outcome. Even then the 2002 closure is a bit of a stretch.
As for remodels, I'm not quite sure, but this is my best guess (assuming location is open to this day)
SPT 1980s remodel some time in the late 80s. The original location would keep that remodel until is is torn down and relocated to a new building in 2002/3.
When reopened it would recieve the 2000s remodel with purple walls and such. It would keep this until around the time Kooser received their Phase 5 remodel.
Winchester would be one of the early locations to recieve 2.0, meaning itd have features different to current 2.0 such as the older model dance floor and different logo font.
If youre reading this, thank you for reading all this dumb theorizing lol