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Today's photos came from not one but 2 trips to King of Prussia (and a little bit of stuff in between). If you'll remember, my last few posts also had some KOP in them too. I don't why I went there 4 times in a month (I know one was because of the driver's test, and another because we were getting an old car appraised before we sold it. The other 2 are anybody's guess.), but I'm enjoying posting these photos.  Lone Star/Plaza Azteca, KOP This survived as a Lone Star until around 2010. Plaza Azteca, a small-ish Mexican restaurant chain moved in shortly afterward. They redid the exterior, but interestingly kept Lone Star's façade shape. In case you haven't heard, Lone Star closed down its final location in March.  Wawa, KOP I posted this exterior picture a few years ago. I was here again more recently and got some interior photos. Ironically, I forgot to get another of the outside. So now I'm reposting my 2014 one. This location first opene...

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...