Grocery Archaeology

Original Tenant:  Clover Mall Address: 1105 US-130, Cinnaminson, NJ Opened:  unknown Closed:  1990s Later Tenants:  ACME Markets (1990s-2011) Photographed:  January 2021 I was not aware that construction on the former ACME space in Cinnaminson had begun (10 years after the store closed, by the way), so that significantly limited my ability to take pictures of the store. However, I did manage to get a few exterior shots of the store as it is being converted into what appears to be a storage facility based on the logo in this rendering . But Acme Style has extensive photos of the store immediately before its closure in 2011. I got only as much (photo-wise) as I could, unfortunately, with the whole store area fenced off for construction. But still nice to see an in-progress update to the 2011 photos. Speaking of former supermarkets, as I so frequently am, don't forget to check out today's other post at the former Penn Fruit across the street here , and tomorrow w...

Original Tenant: Penn Fruit Address: 1402 US-130, Cinnaminson, NJ Opened:  1960s Closed:  1970s Later Tenants:  Shop n Bag (1970s-??) > Talk of the Town (??-??) > Portobello Farm Market (??-ca. 2009) > Gold's Gym (ca. 2010-2012) > Bottom Dollar Food (2012-2015) Photographed:  January 2021 We arrive in Cinnaminson for a look at two different stores, both former supermarkets. This one has quite the history which I've pieced together with JoshAustin610's records , opening as a Penn Fruit and then cycling through a variety of banners and owners before becoming Bottom Dollar in 2012. (Incidentally, if I'm not mistaken, Talk of the Town was a relatively short-lived high-end gourmet market concept by Wakefern, one of several they tested over the years.) If you compare today's exterior pictures to JoshAustin610's 2010 picture linked above, you can see the similarities but that Bottom Dollar did exterior renovations. They also, of course, redid the entire i...