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We're going out-of-state yet again today, this time to a place that I should have represented on this blog long ago. Where is that exactly? Well, if you couldn't tell from the title, read on to find out. Or cheat and just scroll halfway down this post. I can't stop you with this block of text. But first, let's take a look at some empty strip mall space. Monkey Joe's/Giant, North Coventry, PA This space butts up right next to the Clemens/Giant. It's the same depth and height as it too, indicating either it was designed for them to expand into, or Clemens downsized their plans at the last minute. It opened as Monkey Joe's, an indoor trampoline park, which closed sometime in the early 2010's. Giant took it over in 2017, but has not expanded their sales floor into it. Instead, they turned this into a distribution center for their Peapod delivery service. I get the impression this is only a temporary setup until they can get a full distribution center ru

We may have just made it back to PA last post, but I just couldn't stay away. Today we're headed back to AC for a much shorter trip; which unlike last time, this was actually for the beach. We're only looking at one casino too, but it will be much more in depth. But first, let's check out what's happening on the home front. Hampton Inn, Lionville, PA They were finishing up the stucco last we saw, which was only a few days prior (granted, it's been like 2 weeks since I posted it). Wawa, Downingtown, PA Wawa's finished up their remodel since we last saw, too. I never noticed it until now, but that's a Wawa trash can next to the bus stop in the foreground. They must have made some kind of agreement with SEPTA. Linens N Things/Hhgregg/Best Buy, Downingtown, PA This opened as an LNT in the mid-90's, and closed with the chain right as Hhgregg was starting to expand into Pennsylvania. While most of Gregg's locations here opened in former Cir