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Happy (belated) Memorial Day everybody! I meant to post this Monday but I have a tendency to procrastinate. :) Mobil/Getty/Gulf, Norristown, PA In 2017, most of the remaining Getty stations in the area switched to Gulf. Over the following months, most of them were redone to Gulf's standards. There are still a few with Gulf banners slapped over the Getty signs. This one was neither. Instead, they began a massive remodel. The pumps were replaced, a canopy was built, and the garage turned into a convenience store. Progress is moving along very slowly, and I don't think they've reopened yet. Sunoco/Exxon/Liberty, Norristown, PA I believe this was still open as a Sunoco through the 90's. Exxon wasn't here for very long; it rebranded again to Liberty in the 2000's. A&P/Thriftway/IGA, Norristown, PA This opened as an A&P in the 50's. I believe the entrance here was originally the side, since the gable roof above it extends across the length of...

Since we just finished off the contents of the memory card I've been posting from, for the next few weeks we'll be going through some of my phone pictures.  Old Giant Products  I really hope this stuff wasn't 6 years old when I found it. The Giant store brand was discontinued in 2011 if I remember correctly, and replaced with the Ahold "Fruit Bowl" logo, as seen on the left. Regardless, I took the risk and bought it for old time's sake. I didn't die after eating it.  Eastern Mountain Sports Closing EMS had 100 stores when they filed for bankruptcy in 2017. It was a quick bankruptcy, but they took some heavy losses. Half the stores were closed by the time they got out, one of which happened to be their Exton location. As bad as the closures were, the numbers are so satisfying. It began closing in April and shut its doors by July. This has since become a Sephora. They started with 100, and came out with 50. Unfortunately there have been a few more ...