Flickr Photos 33
I've realized I'm posting way more than drive-by photos now so I'm gonna just rename the series "Flickr Photos"
ACME, Clifton Heights, PA
Pharmacy still has not been redone, although it has lost the Sav-On branding. I think this was added to the store in the first remodel. Floral would have been in this corner originally.
Looking down the dairy side of the store.
Looking along the bakery wall. This store has the same layout as most 80's and 90's stores.
The produce department, along with most of the store, has already been redone. I'm not sure why they went with this decor, three years after they parted ways with SuperValu. Thankfully, all of ACME's more recent remodels (and there have been a lot of them) have been to their own décor.
I didn't get a good exterior shot this time, but I have one from 2015. Even though the welcome sign dates back to the store's original red/white/blue decor, the store is in the process of its second remodel.
Wawa, Clifton Heights, PA
This was among the last of the stores to open with the old logo, in the early 2000's. It has the design and layout of a new logo store.
7-Eleven/Green Stone, Springfield, PA
This looks like it has been here for a while. Convenience stores like this aren't too common outside of the city.
National Penn/BB&T, Chester Springs, PA
Penske/Verizon, Chester Springs, PA
Penske closed this location in 2015. It sat vacant for a little while, before being leased out by Verizon. they relocated from a smaller strip mall store down the road.
CVS, Springfield, PA
This location closed in 2016. It was not replaced, probably because there are 4 other locations in town (2 in Targets, 2 freestanding). The age of this building was also most likely a contributing factor (Dates back to the 50's), although the inside of this store looked relatively modern. Update: Will probably be demolished sometime in 2019 for Shoprite next door's expansion.
Middletown High School, Middletown, PA
It appears that a new school has been built behind this one, which is pictured in the early stages of demolition. Next time I came by, it was gone. I would have liked to have seen it before they tore the zig-zag shaped roof off.
First National Bank, Harrisburg, PA
It looks like this recently opened up here. FNB hasn't bought anyone out in the area recently, meaning this must have been vacant space they moved into.
Fulton Bank Building, Harrisburg, PA
This was built in 1930 as the Hotel Harrisburger, but has spent most of its life as offices, and houses the headquarters for Fulton Bank.
Alva Restaurant, Harrisburg, PA
PA State Capitol, Harrisburg, PA
This was built between 1902 and 1907, replacing a the former capitol that had burned down in 1897. This building cost three times the budget it was allowed, leading to the architect's conviction of price gouging and subsequent two-year prison sentence. It must have been worth it, Teddy Roosevelt described it as "the handsomest state capitol I ever saw".
State senators have their own reserved parking spots along the front of the building. Judging by their cars, I'm going to assume State Senator isn't a very high-paying job.
State Street, Harrisburg, PA
This road leads from the capitol steps down to the Susquehanna River. I'd go as far as to say it is the most scenic street in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg, PA
Harrisburg is Pennsylvania's state capitol, and is located more or less equidistant from the two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. For a state capitol, the city was surprisingly dirty and impoverished. The suburbs were pretty nice though.
Pints, Harrisburg, PA
I'm not sure if this place even has an actual name- the signs "Bar" and "Pints" seem pretty generic. The floors above are rented out as apartments, which I imagine would be hard to live in during Happy Hour. From this angle it is hard to see, but the Bar sign has a very cool, old-timey look to it. You can see it in streetview.
There are several sculptures near the staircase leading up to the entrance, as well as many more of these light posts.
Strawberry Square Mall, Harrisburg, PA
This opened in 1978, with a mall on the bottom two floors, and office space above. The offices are mainly rented out by state government agencies, although the building is privately owned.
The main entryway, with elevators leading up to the offices.
Overview of the food court. The lighting made for an interesting atmosphere. The floor above this appears to have been mall space at one point as well, but is now office space.
Bottom floor of the atrium. Nothing too exciting going on here now, but I hear this space is used often for meetings, concerts, conventions, and performances.
This hallway here was originally Strawberry Alley, but was absorbed into the mall when they expanded across the street in 1989.
Even though the mall doesn't have many stores left, the food court seems to be doing phenomenally! Lots of people here, despite the fact that it wasn't even noon yet.
The Arby's in the food court, displaying two of their logos, neither of which are used currently. I believe the one with the exposed neon is original, and the other sign was replaced at some point.
This space here, along with the Woolworth next door, were originally freestanding buildings that were annexed by Strawberry Square in the 1989. This one most recently housed a restaurant, and is in the process of being turned into another one.
The mall was expanded in 1989. I believe this two-story atrium was part of that. I love the funky architecture here.
This hallway connects the original Strawberry Square with the annexed buildings. This was originally a street.
Rite Aid, Harrisburg, PA
Woolworth/Thrift Drug/Eckerd/Rite Aid, Harrisburg, PA
90's decor still going strong here. At the rate they are remodeling these stores, this is becoming a rare sight.
Beauty shop. This picture was taken from the same place as the next one, which should give you a feel how narrow this place was. I like the aisle markers here.
The Food Mart.
I've always liked this decor, as tacky as it looks. It perfectly encapsulates the 90's vaporwave-y style.
PA State Museum, Harrisburg
Recessed offices under the museum.
The capitol, as seen from the state museum.
Exxon, Harrisburg, PA
This is a fairly unusual Exxon: the store is a 2-story brick building. If I were to guess, I would say the building was repurposed when they put gas pumps here.
State Capitol
Looking up into the dome.
Burger King, Harrisburg, PA
This location was remodeled in 2014. I like how they kept a significant potion of the old roof up.
Ollie's, Harrisburg, PA
This was Ollie's Outlet's 2nd location. It opened in 1982, a couple months after the first one in Mechanicsburg. It was originally called Ollie's Annex, and later Ollie's East, before becoming an outlet. Update: I believe this relocated sometime in 2019. Not sure what happened with the corporate offices, which were also housed here.
Just Cabinets was a of Ollie's. They need no additional description than the names give. I think Super Shoes took over some sort of Ollie's shoe store. Update: Just Cabinets has been shut down.
Giant, Harrisburg, PA
The pharmacy always gets crowded in by the seasonal displays. Keeping it right next to an entrance doesn't seem like the smartest decision.
I'm not sure if its just the angle I took the picture from, but the bakery here seems fairly large.
Butcher shop. Not sure if those stars are holiday decorations or décor. The banner makes me think 4th of July, but the absence of other red and white decorations and time of year indicate otherwise.
I'm not sure what holiday was being celebrated here, it was mid-June, and there were a ton of blue streamers and balloons.
For a store of this age, this had more service departments than you'd expect. I wonder if it was ever expanded.
I tried to finish off with a picture of the Thank You signage, but almost got caught by some people coming in. Ever since that incident at Keller's, I've been extra paranoid about getting caught taking pictures.
Kmart, Harrisburg, PA
Giant/Superpetz, Harrisburg, PA
Giant operated here, prior to their move across the street in 1992. It later became Weis' now-defunct subsidiary pet store Superpetz, which I think must have closed somewhat recently.
Hills/Ames/Gander/Giant, Harrisburg, PA
This was built in the 60's or 70's. It became a Gander after Ames went bankrupt, which then closed after their lease ran out. Giant then took over most of this space when they moved from across the street. You can check out their new store here.
Nothing left of Giant inside, the Superpetz flooring and ceiling look a lot like Weis' décor of the time period.
Old Country Buffet, Harrisburg, PA
I believe this location opened in the late 90's or early 2000's. It is still open.
I think work might have just started inside. Aside from the hole in the floor, and the framed wall, the store is still Gander. This part of the store is now the beer and café departments. A construction worker almost caught me taking this picture. I forgot it was Wednesday.
Colonial Park Mall, Harrisburg, PA
This mall opened in 1960 as an open-air center. It was enclosed into a normal mall in the 70's.
Cadillac Silo, Morgantown, PA
There's probably a story behind this silo mural, but your guess is as good as mine. It's part of an abandoned farm, visible from the PA Turnpike, so maybe it's an old advertisement?
Morgantown Outlets, Morgantown, PA
This opened in the 70's, and closed down around 2012. I'm pretty sure they advertised losing their lease, the fact that the building still sits empty makes me think that was a lie. It's a huge complex. I don't think they will be able to find another tenant without subdividing. The attached Holiday Inn remains open.
Future True Food Kitchen, KOP
In the parking lot in front of the soon-to-be-former JCPenney, another new restaurant is taking shape. I'm not quite sure what it is, but it sounds like a trendy organic restaurant.
Wegmans, KOP
This store opened on the site of an old golf course in 2011 as the first phase of a massive new retail/residential complex.
Like most newer stores, the produce section extends all the way to the back of the store.
Bakery. As attractive as this "town marketplace" design is, the departments all run together.
Prepared foods departments, located in the service department hallway. This hallway is located on the right of this store, although I've seen it on the left in other stores that are about the same age.
No murals along the back wall here. Downingtown and Malvern both have Valley Forge murals, which makes it weird that this one doesn't, considering that it is practically in Valley Forge Park.
This tea department was a first for me. It was adjacent to the produce department, but tucked away in a corner. It looks like it's supposed to be self service, but it would still be a good idea for them to have an employee keeping watch.
ACME/CVS, Broomall, PA
This store opened in the early 50's as an ACME, and moved to the store covered today in 1994.
Food Fair/Shoprite/ACME, Broomall, PA
This was built in 1957 as a Food Fair store, which shut down around 1980. Shoprite then operated here until 1994, when the space became an ACME. The store was expanded/remodeled again in the early 2000's, and more recently received their newest décor.
The ceiling is significantly lower in the addition. The signage had to be shrunken down, and still barely fits on the walls.
The ceiling is significantly lower in the addition. The signage had to be shrunken down, and still barely fits on the walls.
Deli. If I had taken more time in getting pictures of this store, I would have gotten some close-ups of the historical photos on the walls. Each store has them localized to the area.
The photos tone down the colors a little bit. The paint on the walls was boldly colored, which I thought went nicely.
New front end. The hanging lights were replaced in the 2000's remodel, they would have originally been boxier tan fixtures.
No room for arched ceilings over produce. The lower one here looks pretty classy, though.
This store had the layout of most 90's stores, with the exception of the expanded space on the right side. They must have completely gutted out the Food Fair/Shoprite interior.
KDepot, Broomall, PA
This was an early 70's Kmart that became a Home Depot in 2003. Even though they left the façade completely intact, the interior looks nothing like a Kmart.
ACME/Martell's/Rite Aid, Springfield, PA
Food Mart, complete with some vintage Coke signage.
Pharmacy sort of gets lost along the back wall. I can see why they emphasize its signage more in newer stores.
This store isn't very deep, but it was fairly wide. I'm guessing the shape of the building prevented Rite Aid from making this store their preferred long and narrow shape.
This store has Rite Choice décor in its full glory.
Arco/Sunoco/Liberty, Springfield, PA
This store was still carrying the Sunoco name as of 2012, so it must have been a fairly recent conversion to Liberty.
Wawa, Springfield, PA
This store was built in the early 80's, on the site of a 1940's-era Sunoco. This is one of the increasingly few stores to still carry the old logo. At the rate they are being remodeled, who knows how long it will last. Fun fact: I believe this is the first Wawa I ever went to.
Arco/Sunoco, Springfield, PAThe old repair shop was converted to an A-Plus in the early 80's, shortly before the sale to Sunoco. A-Plus was Arco's convenience store in the northeast in their final years (hence the name A-Plus), and was sold to Sunoco along with most of their stations up here.
Exton RadioShack Update
The framing seen here is left over from the arch they are removing. The building looks like it had an all-brick façade with a shingle roof above it when it was first built in the 70's, this last remodel was done in the late 90's or early 2000's.
So far, the awning has been removed, but work is only really starting to happen in the RadioShack and former MAB Paints spaces. This whole thing started so fast that in order to get the design made and permits processed, they would have had to have started before RadioShack announced their closing. I wonder if the landlord was just sitting on these plans waiting for them to go bankrupt again.
Penn Fruit/ACME/Bally's/Dollar Tree, Woodlyn, PA
This opened in the 50's as a Penn Fruit, and was sold to ACME when the chain folded in the late 70's. ACME stayed here until the 90's, when they relocated down the road. It later became Bally's Fitness, and more recently, Dollar Tree.
CVS, Woodlyn, PA
CVS first opened here in the early 90's. I'm guessing it was either rebuilt or extensively remodeled in the early 2000's.
Dunkin Donuts, Woodlyn, PA
This looks like a 70's or 80's location that was remodeled in the mid-2000's.
Exxon, Woodlyn, PA
I believe the UniMart here was originally a service center. Normally, Exxon hasn't been one to convert their garages to stores.
Gulf, Springfield, PA
This gulf appears to have lost their franchise, even though they are still selling gas.
Bamberger's/Macy's, Springfield, PA
This opened in 1974 as a Bamberger's, which was already owned by Macy's. The brand was phased out in the 80's for the Macy's name.
PNC, Media, PA
I thought this was a really cool building. The core is a former house, probably dating back to the late 1800's. It appears to have been expanded on either side in the 40's or 50's. I'm surprised they were able to match the stone so perfectly.
ACME, Media, PA
This store opened in the late 60's (This did not have a pitched roof, even though that was the standard design). It was heavily remodeled and expanded in the early 2000's, to the point that it looks like a new store inside and out.
Mobil/Lukoil, Media, PA
I really like how they kept the original mushroom canopy shapes visible when they boxed them out. Makes for neat detailing.
Wawa, Media, PA
This is Wawa's oldest remaining store; it opened in the 60's. This was remodeled fairly extensively a couple years ago, so it will probably not be getting the newest renovation anytime soon. Update: Demolished late 2017, a new Wawa opened on the site in late 2018.
Kresge?/Raymour & Flanigan, Woodlyn, PA
I couldn't get a definite answer on what this was originally, although I know this was built as some discount department store in the 50's, and there was a Kresge in the area. Just putting two and two together, I'm going to guess this was it.
Wawa, Woodlyn, PA
This location opened in the late 60's. It is one of the increasingly few stores that has not received any exterior upgrades, aside from a new logo in the 80's. The original sign would have looked something like this.
BK/Taco Bell/Starbucks, Lionville, PA
After the Starbucks had been open for a few weeks, I finally got the change to get a coffee here. The exterior hasn't changed much since Taco Bell, although the interior has been completely reconfigured.
Coventry Golf Range, North Coventry, PA
This place always looked run-down, and there never seemed to be anyone here. I actually had assumed it was abandoned up until they put up the tarp sign on the roof. The property recently went up for sale, which makes me think it finally shut down.
Alegacy Furniture, North Coventry, PA
The closing sale here seemed to drag on for months, which is to be expected of a furniture store. It seemed even longer, since they kept the closing signage up for a few months after the store finally shut down.
Hess/US Gas/Sunoco, North Coventry, PA
Construction here took a painfully long time. It was almost two years from when the remodel first started to the time Sunoco finally opened. I believe this location is franchised.
Amoco/BP & McDonald's, Pottstown, PA
While the exterior of this location is fairly nondescript and dirty, the interior is among the nicer Amoco/McDonald's combo stores.
Harleysville/First Niagara/Key Bank, Boyertown, PA
This probably opened as a Harleysville Bank in the 90's, which was sold to Niagara in 2007. FN was then subsequently sold to Key Bank last year. I tried to get all the pictures I could before the branding was changed, so expect some more pictures coming up in the coming weeks.
Angelo's/Americana Diner, Bechtelsville, PA
This was built in the 70's, and operated as Angelo's Diner up until around 2010. After that closed, the building was extensively renovated and turned into the Americana Diner, which opened in 2012 or 2013.
Texaco/Shell, Barto, PA
Shell opened here in 2009. The building is obviously much older. I would have said it was originally a Texaco, but they converted their PA stores to Shell well before this one opened.
National Penn/BB&T, Bally, PABB&T switched out all the signs prior to the conversion, but put National Penn tarps up over them. I think this was done a solid 2 months before the conversion even took place. Wouldn't it have made more sense to leave the Penn signs up until they were ready?
Pied Piper Diner, Bally, PA
This diner opened in the 60's. It was redone to look like a castle probably in the 90's. This is what it used to look like. This place gets mediocre reviews. I'm tempted to try it next time I'm in the area, just to see the inside.
Turkey Hill, Hereford, PA
This store opened in the 80's, most likely. I believe it always sold gas, although the canopy looks pretty new. Maybe it was rebuilt at some point. This store also contains Hereford's Post Office. It's a pretty small town.
Shoprite Truck
ShopRite ditched this logo in the early 2000's, in favor of their current one. Most of their trucks still have this design, and a handful of stores still haven't updated their logo. Surprisingly, this logo is still used on their Paid- Thank You stickers.
Clinton Station Diner, Clinton, NJMost of the diner is located inside the building, although the train car contains some tables. I like their train station theme.
Somerset Hills Hotel, Warren, NJ
This is an independent three-star hotel, and is also significantly cheaper than the other nearby hotels (Still about 2-3x more than most hotels cost). The shipping container in the foreground indicates they were in the process of remodeling.
7-Eleven, Bernards, NJ
Coffee and tea counter. This is similar to what Wawa has, albeit on a smaller scale.
Pharmacy still has not been redone, although it has lost the Sav-On branding. I think this was added to the store in the first remodel. Floral would have been in this corner originally.
This was among the last of the stores to open with the old logo, in the early 2000's. It has the design and layout of a new logo store.
This looks like it has been here for a while. Convenience stores like this aren't too common outside of the city.
This was built in the 90's as a National Penn Bank, which BB&T was in the process of buying when I got this picture. Both the signs are just tarps over new BB&T signage.
The building originally was clad in unpainted clapboards, which were really showing their age. They were replaced with some rather bland-looking stucco in 2010, which is still a step up from where they used to be.
Penske closed this location in 2015. It sat vacant for a little while, before being leased out by Verizon. they relocated from a smaller strip mall store down the road.
This location closed in 2016. It was not replaced, probably because there are 4 other locations in town (2 in Targets, 2 freestanding). The age of this building was also most likely a contributing factor (Dates back to the 50's), although the inside of this store looked relatively modern. Update: Will probably be demolished sometime in 2019 for Shoprite next door's expansion.
It appears that a new school has been built behind this one, which is pictured in the early stages of demolition. Next time I came by, it was gone. I would have liked to have seen it before they tore the zig-zag shaped roof off.
It looks like this recently opened up here. FNB hasn't bought anyone out in the area recently, meaning this must have been vacant space they moved into.
This was built in 1930 as the Hotel Harrisburger, but has spent most of its life as offices, and houses the headquarters for Fulton Bank.
This opened in 1892, and has apparently not changed much since then. The food receives mediocre but positive reviews, it seems more like a place for a quick meal than a fancy one (The elaborate-sounding name may be misleading). The upper floors are hotel rooms, which, depending on the reviewers, are either "charming" or "like a scene out of American Horror Story".
Google says they have since closed, but I cannot find anything to confirm that. There are reviews up from somewhat recently, which would indicate they are still around. Update: Looks like it is either still open or reopened.
This was built between 1902 and 1907, replacing a the former capitol that had burned down in 1897. This building cost three times the budget it was allowed, leading to the architect's conviction of price gouging and subsequent two-year prison sentence. It must have been worth it, Teddy Roosevelt described it as "the handsomest state capitol I ever saw".
This road leads from the capitol steps down to the Susquehanna River. I'd go as far as to say it is the most scenic street in Harrisburg.
Harrisburg is Pennsylvania's state capitol, and is located more or less equidistant from the two largest cities, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh. For a state capitol, the city was surprisingly dirty and impoverished. The suburbs were pretty nice though.
I'm not sure if this place even has an actual name- the signs "Bar" and "Pints" seem pretty generic. The floors above are rented out as apartments, which I imagine would be hard to live in during Happy Hour. From this angle it is hard to see, but the Bar sign has a very cool, old-timey look to it. You can see it in streetview.
This was the only good picture I got of the inside. It was pretty dark in most of the building, so the pictures came out rather grainy. This building is really cool, and is mostly open to the public (Some parts are open specifically for tourists, a lot of it you can just wander around in without people caring, but I would be hesitant to step inside any of the actual offices).
I don't like to think about the tax money that went into building something this ornate.
I didn't see many spaces that looked like blatant vacancies, but I feel like a lot of this window space is being staged.
This mall also had a lot of empty wall space, which probably were stores at one point. The offices seem to be choking out a lot of the retail.
This location opened in the mid-70's. It will be moving to a larger location sometime this year.
Yes, there is somebody living in front of it. Harrisburg is not exactly an upscale town.
This was built in the 1920's or 30's as a Woolworth, using their standard facade design. They lasted until the early 80's. It then became a Thrift drug, which was bought out by Eckerd. Rite Aid did not take this location, since they already had one across the street. Ironically, that is in the process of moving over here now.
If you look closely, you can see the scars in the granite from where the F. W. Woolworth 5 & Dime letters were mounted.
These were built in 1964, moving both previously-standing organizations out of the capitol building. The State Museum (big round place) contains over 3 million artifacts of the state's biology, geography, and history, in addition to a planetarium. The Tower of Terror-looking building is the State Archives. It doesn't have any doors or windows above ground level. I actually thought it was just a decorative obelisk until I was researching for these photos. Apparently, they can only be accessed from underground. The courtyard is actually on top of some subterranean government offices, which I suppose lead to the archives somehow. This complex was designated historic in 2014.
This is a fairly unusual Exxon: the store is a 2-story brick building. If I were to guess, I would say the building was repurposed when they put gas pumps here.
Looking up into the dome.
This location was remodeled in 2014. I like how they kept a significant potion of the old roof up.
This was Ollie's Outlet's 2nd location. It opened in 1982, a couple months after the first one in Mechanicsburg. It was originally called Ollie's Annex, and later Ollie's East, before becoming an outlet. Update: I believe this relocated sometime in 2019. Not sure what happened with the corporate offices, which were also housed here.
This store was built in 1992 as a replacement for a 60's location across the street (Giant seems to have little to no tolerance for old buildings. Not counting acquired stores, I believe they are only operating 2 70's stores, both of which are supposed to be closing soon.) This store was replaced again last year, when they took over the former Gander Mountain next door to their original location. This was also one of the increasingly few stores to still have the orange logo. They switched to red in the early 2000's.
Fun fact: I have an aerial of this store!
The café neon is dark, and probably wasn't going to be fixed before the move. They brought free Wi-Fi out to this store, something that only a few stores had when I visited. Since then, they've installed it in many more stores. I think the decision to move this store was made quickly, as they were still running improvements on this one. This store also had LED lighting, which was probably an expensive upgrade, and done less than a year before the move. There is no way the energy savings could have paid off that quickly.
This store was identical to mine, at least on the exterior. This one does have a pharmacy, though. I think BB&T is using the "Mart" part of their original roadside sign.
Update: closing early 2018 Update 2: Now an At Home.
Giant operated here, prior to their move across the street in 1992. It later became Weis' now-defunct subsidiary pet store Superpetz, which I think must have closed somewhat recently.
This was built in the 60's or 70's. It became a Gander after Ames went bankrupt, which then closed after their lease ran out. Giant then took over most of this space when they moved from across the street. You can check out their new store here.
I believe this location opened in the late 90's or early 2000's. It is still open.
This mall opened in 1960 as an open-air center. It was enclosed into a normal mall in the 70's.
There's probably a story behind this silo mural, but your guess is as good as mine. It's part of an abandoned farm, visible from the PA Turnpike, so maybe it's an old advertisement?
This opened in the 70's, and closed down around 2012. I'm pretty sure they advertised losing their lease, the fact that the building still sits empty makes me think that was a lie. It's a huge complex. I don't think they will be able to find another tenant without subdividing. The attached Holiday Inn remains open.
In the parking lot in front of the soon-to-be-former JCPenney, another new restaurant is taking shape. I'm not quite sure what it is, but it sounds like a trendy organic restaurant.
Shake Shack, KOP
This outbuilding was added to the mall in 2013. They've been putting a lot of new restaurants in the parking lot over the last couple years.
This store opened on the site of an old golf course in 2011 as the first phase of a massive new retail/residential complex.
Floral's original home, now the bread department.
Stuck in the 11th photo today since I didn't want to have to finish off one of these stours tomorrow.
This store opened in the early 50's as an ACME, and moved to the store covered today in 1994.
This was built in 1957 as a Food Fair store, which shut down around 1980. Shoprite then operated here until 1994, when the space became an ACME. The store was expanded/remodeled again in the early 2000's, and more recently received their newest décor.
This was an early 70's Kmart that became a Home Depot in 2003. Even though they left the façade completely intact, the interior looks nothing like a Kmart.
This was built as an ACME in the early 40's. It moved in 1960, and later became an independent supermarket called Martell's. That closed sometime in the 80's, and Rite Aid moved in in the early 90's. It hasn't been remodeled since the late 90's.
When I was little, my grandma used to take me here whenever I visited to buy cookies. This place has some nice memories. I'm glad it hasn't changed.
This store was still carrying the Sunoco name as of 2012, so it must have been a fairly recent conversion to Liberty.
This store was built in the early 80's, on the site of a 1940's-era Sunoco. This is one of the increasingly few stores to still carry the old logo. At the rate they are being remodeled, who knows how long it will last. Fun fact: I believe this is the first Wawa I ever went to.
Well that was fast...
They haven't been closed a full month yet, and the space has already been gutted out. It looks like the center is being renovated entirely, even though the previous look didn't seem dated at all. I do like how the new part looks, though. It better matches the other building in the center.
This opened in the 50's as a Penn Fruit, and was sold to ACME when the chain folded in the late 70's. ACME stayed here until the 90's, when they relocated down the road. It later became Bally's Fitness, and more recently, Dollar Tree.
CVS first opened here in the early 90's. I'm guessing it was either rebuilt or extensively remodeled in the early 2000's.
This looks like a 70's or 80's location that was remodeled in the mid-2000's.
I believe the UniMart here was originally a service center. Normally, Exxon hasn't been one to convert their garages to stores.
This gulf appears to have lost their franchise, even though they are still selling gas.
This opened in 1974 as a Bamberger's, which was already owned by Macy's. The brand was phased out in the 80's for the Macy's name.
I thought this was a really cool building. The core is a former house, probably dating back to the late 1800's. It appears to have been expanded on either side in the 40's or 50's. I'm surprised they were able to match the stone so perfectly.
This store opened in the late 60's (This did not have a pitched roof, even though that was the standard design). It was heavily remodeled and expanded in the early 2000's, to the point that it looks like a new store inside and out.
I really like how they kept the original mushroom canopy shapes visible when they boxed them out. Makes for neat detailing.
This is Wawa's oldest remaining store; it opened in the 60's. This was remodeled fairly extensively a couple years ago, so it will probably not be getting the newest renovation anytime soon. Update: Demolished late 2017, a new Wawa opened on the site in late 2018.
I couldn't get a definite answer on what this was originally, although I know this was built as some discount department store in the 50's, and there was a Kresge in the area. Just putting two and two together, I'm going to guess this was it.
This location opened in the late 60's. It is one of the increasingly few stores that has not received any exterior upgrades, aside from a new logo in the 80's. The original sign would have looked something like this.
After the Starbucks had been open for a few weeks, I finally got the change to get a coffee here. The exterior hasn't changed much since Taco Bell, although the interior has been completely reconfigured.
This place always looked run-down, and there never seemed to be anyone here. I actually had assumed it was abandoned up until they put up the tarp sign on the roof. The property recently went up for sale, which makes me think it finally shut down.
The closing sale here seemed to drag on for months, which is to be expected of a furniture store. It seemed even longer, since they kept the closing signage up for a few months after the store finally shut down.
Construction here took a painfully long time. It was almost two years from when the remodel first started to the time Sunoco finally opened. I believe this location is franchised.
While the exterior of this location is fairly nondescript and dirty, the interior is among the nicer Amoco/McDonald's combo stores.
This probably opened as a Harleysville Bank in the 90's, which was sold to Niagara in 2007. FN was then subsequently sold to Key Bank last year. I tried to get all the pictures I could before the branding was changed, so expect some more pictures coming up in the coming weeks.
This was built in the 70's, and operated as Angelo's Diner up until around 2010. After that closed, the building was extensively renovated and turned into the Americana Diner, which opened in 2012 or 2013.
Shell opened here in 2009. The building is obviously much older. I would have said it was originally a Texaco, but they converted their PA stores to Shell well before this one opened.
This diner opened in the 60's. It was redone to look like a castle probably in the 90's. This is what it used to look like. This place gets mediocre reviews. I'm tempted to try it next time I'm in the area, just to see the inside.
This store opened in the 80's, most likely. I believe it always sold gas, although the canopy looks pretty new. Maybe it was rebuilt at some point. This store also contains Hereford's Post Office. It's a pretty small town.
ShopRite ditched this logo in the early 2000's, in favor of their current one. Most of their trucks still have this design, and a handful of stores still haven't updated their logo. Surprisingly, this logo is still used on their Paid- Thank You stickers.
This is an independent three-star hotel, and is also significantly cheaper than the other nearby hotels (Still about 2-3x more than most hotels cost). The shipping container in the foreground indicates they were in the process of remodeling.
Parsippany NJ Water Tower
New Jersey is famous for their water towers. I think I remember reading that they have more towers than any other state. They are also home to the tallest and the largest water towers, in Union and Edison, respectively.
This was in a very unusual building for a store like this. It was a large 2-story brick building, where they appeared to be the only tenant. I'm guessing the second floor is either vacant office space or used for storage. Unfortunately, this was the only exterior picture I got.
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