Philadelphia Retail with PlazaACME

Now it's time for my final post of pre-college photos, and we're back in full swing back to school shopping. You all know I love Kmart, and at this point in time I still had three left near me. Sadly I had to face the facts and accept that frankly they sucked as a store, hence why instead I stopped at two different Targets and America's largest mall (in terms of gross leasable area [for you Mall of America simps]) to do my shopping instead. Target, Glen Mills, PA This was a kinda rushed trip, I got here about 20 minutes before the store closed for the night and had to scramble to find the stuff I needed. It was the only Target in the area that still had dorm-sized appliances in stock. This store opened its doors in 2008 with their P04 decor. The clothing department was redone in 2017, followed by the rest of the store in 2019. I thought Target usually just pulled down all the hanging signs when they did the clothing remodels, so it was a little surprising seeing this h...

This week is our final instalment of the Journey through Jersey. This leg of the trip hits a lot of old retail relics including one of my all-time favorite accidental discoveries. Burger King/Scotto Pizza, Berlin, NJ Burger King opened this location in the 80's, and closed by the mid-2000's at the latest. It's been operating as Scotto's Pizza, a local chain, ever since. While Berlin itself is currently Burger King-less, the neighboring town of West Berlin got one in 2017. Wendy's/New Chinatown, Berlin, NJ Wendy's has been gone even longer than the Burger King next door. I don't believe they were open here any later than the 90's. Even though the Chinese restaurant that took its place completely redid the inside, the exterior has been left more or less unaltered. Similar to Burger King, Wendy's has a newer store over in West Belin as well. Theirs looks like a 90's build, making me wonder if it replaced this one. Wawa/Speedy Mart, Berlin, NJ...