Newtown, Oldtown, In-Betweentown
Apologies for another unannounced prolonged absence... I thought I'd have more time to work on this over my internship than I actually do. Also Blogger's been running kinda funky for me lately further delaying this, but at last here we are. Grant's/Eckerd/Rite Aid/Michael's, Newtown Square, PA Given its smaller size- I'd reckon about 30k square feet- I was shocked to learn this was once a WT Grant's. It opened with the center in 1960. It was split between a True Value Hardware and an Eckerd after they closed. Eckerd later became Rite Aid, which moved across the street to a freestanding location in 2014. True Value closed not long after, and Michael's took over the old Grant's in 2019. Not long after, the shopping center underwent a massive remodel, mostly disguising both the Grant's box and Eckerd entryway. McDonald's, Newtown Square, PA Mickey D's closed this location around 2015. While it was still vacant at the time, its façade was comp