Grocery Archaeology

Original Grocery Tenant:  ACME Markets Address: 467 Allwood Rd, Clifton, NJ O pened:  2004 Closed:  2015 Later Tenants:  Seasons Supermarket (2016-2023) Photographed:  May 22, 2023 Well folks, I attempted to get to the Seasons kosher supermarket in Clifton -- the former Styertowne ACME -- before it closed, after it abruptly announced its closure this spring. Rumors suggested it wouldn't actually close until mid-June but by late May it was empty and locked up. So unfortunately we will only get the outside pictures and a brief look in through the windows. The store opened in 2016 in a former ACME that was a bit over 10 years old at the time of its closure. The 55,000 square foot store was turned into one of the larger kosher supermarkets in the area. While Seasons says they lost their lease (which is true; this will soon be home to New Jersey's second Stew Leonard's), I think the real story is not that simple. Online reviews suggest selection was drastically cu...

Original Tenant: A&P Address: 1030 US-46, Clifton, NJ Opened: 1960s Closed: 1980s Later Tenants: Unclaimed Freight Photographed: July 2020 Very quick look today just next door to the former ACME and Filstop here on 46 in Clifton. Acme Style actually has a great look, more in-depth, at this store on their ACME coverage here . I was running a bit late that day and needed to get back home so I only had a quick shot here. We have two more stores here in Clifton, but first we're going to make a stop out to the west in Woodland Park on The Market Report ! Stay tuned.

Original Tenant: Filstop Supermarket Address: 1006 US-46, Clifton, NJ Opened:  2019 Closed:  2020 Later Tenants:  vacant Photographed:  July 2020 In late 2019, Jersey City Filipino supermarket Filstop opened a second, 16,000 square foot location in Clifton. Hailed as a major Filipino superstore (representing an ethnic group that makes up New Jersey's second-largest Asian immigrant group), the store closed along with the original location just five months after it opened. As we'll see, money seemed to be a bit short in outfitting this location, with quite a bit of it coming secondhand from a closed Pathmark. Plus, the store was practically invisible, tucked away in the back corner of the strip mall containing a former ACME . The store had a large food court along the right side wall, with the grill station still mostly intact a few months after the store closed. As we'll see, though, the majority of the fixtures are gone. You can see a bit of the decor, which is ...

Original Tenant: ACME Markets Address: 1006 US-46, Clifton, NJ Opened: 1959 Closed:  2004 Later Tenants:  Big Lots Photographed:  July 2020 As we head out of Paterson, we'll be moving through Clifton to the south, Woodland Park to the west, and then into Passaic, the secondary city in this part of the county. Our first Clifton store is this former ACME, which Acme Style has covered extensively here . So I won't go too far into it. One thing I remain unsure of, though, is whether the space that's now Big Lots was the extent of the ACME, or whether it also took up the space now occupied by Dollar Tree. Just next to the Dollar Tree to the left was a small ethnic market, which we are also seeing today. Check it out here ! And up next, we're not going very far away... just to the west to see another former supermarket tomorrow.