Philadelphia Retail with PlazaACME

Oddly satisfying coincidence here- my schedule lines up so that this post, which will be my last for 2020, also happens to be the last of my 2017 photos. For it, we're going 100% Delaware- first, we're finishing off that adventure we started to the state last post, then we're going to be getting into some stuff from Delaware County PA. Not that it was intentional or anything. I just happen to frequent both places. ACME, Claymont, DE This location opened in 1967 and closed after their other location in town expanded in the 90's. It was split up between 6 smaller stores, most of which were closed by 2013 when Aaron's moved into the right side and redid the façade. They closed earlier this year, pre-pandemic. The gap between Aaron's and the smaller tenants on the left was gutted out, exposing the original ceiling. The blue beams aren't from ACME, so unless somebody opened up and painted the ceiling in a narrow slice of store like this, there must have been a te

  A little while ago I took you guys on a trip down to an area I called Weird Delaware- not that the whole state isn't weird, but this part in particular stood out. We're going back there today, but first we're going to check out an abandoned farm. Church Road Farm, Malvern, PA This horse farm dates back to 1790 and was last occupied around 2010. The barn, seen here, was destroyed by fire a few years prior to that. Toll Brothers bought the property and began building a luxury development here in 2018. The original part of the farmhouse was saved, but most of the outbuildings, barn ruins included, came down. This cinderblock garage was a more recent addition to the property. I'd guess it dates back to the 1950's. While I get that the barn itself was gone and there probably wasn't much they could do with the surviving walls, it was kinda sad to see these come down. They were cool. I suspect this outbuilding was a cellar at one point in time. It's funny seeing