A&P

[Mobil]

At Island Ave and Lindbergh, in Philadelphia. Now subdivided into Staples and Rite Aid. Across the street there is a plaza with a former Acme, now ShopRite, and Clover, now Kmart.

[Mobil]

Secane, PA. There is also a dollar store in this plaza where I found Ames carts. An older CVS just built a brand new store in the parking lot.

[Mobil]

Former colonial A&P in Willow Grove, PA.

[Mobil]

Very old A&P in Bryn Mawr, PA.

[Mobil]

Former A&P and SuperFresh in Lansdowne, PA, abandoned since April 2002. This store is rumored to become T.J. Maxx, and is just around the corner from a former Acme.

[Mobil]

Former A&P in Wynnewood, PA. The original roof is exposed and in bad shape. :no:

[Mobil]

Former SuperFresh in North Philadelphia.

[Mobil]

Former A&P and Shop 'n Bag in Folcroft, PA.

[Mobil]

Former A&P in Kennett Square, PA. This store was a SuperFresh that relocated in 1992, still abandoned.

[Mobil]

Jim Thorpe, PA that closed in 1993 as A&P. It became Fay's in 1995, which was converted to Eckerd in 1996.

[Mobil]

Former A&P in Norristown, PA, that was later a Mad Grocer, Genuardi's discount format. This is across from a former Penn Fruit.

[Mobil]

Former A&P and SuperFresh in Springfield, PA that closed in 1999. Next to the Michaels is Tweeter that closed in 2005. Today Tweeter is gone completely, and Michaels has a new logo.

[MikeRa]

Originally posted by Mobil
Former SuperFresh in North Philadelphia.

This former Super Fresh Food Market is in the lower Northeast Philadelphia, on Aramingo Avenue, south of Bridge Street.  The former Super Fresh Super Store in Bristol, PA, and the A&P Food Market in Wayne, NJ also has this "Future Store" design

[Mobil]

Paoli, PA.

[torringtonstars]

My grandmother used to talk about how the A&P in Torrington had a conveyor belt in front so that after you paid you could drive up to the side of the building and have your bags loaded right into your car. This must have been in the fifties or early sixties at the latest. I'll see if she still remembers when I talk to her on Sunday.

That A&P was located next to the Stars store, I can still remember the old red and white linoleum... I can vividly remember the soda pop shelves up against the front of the store and trying to imagine that conveyor belt.

I'm frustrated that I've found this forum now that I've moved so far from home... can't just run out and take photos.

there was a darling old A&P building in Winsted, Connecticut as well.

Arrrgh. I want to take photos!

No A&P out here in Utah... I think the new "fresh" branding is cute, but I love those old red, orange and yellow signs.

[Mobil]

When exactly were A&P centennial/colonial stores built?

[Joeg]

Between 1957 and 1970.

[AmesNewington]

Has anyone heard about the Bridgeport, CT A&P closing? I may have overheard a conversation about Bridgeport closing. If they are, I'm not surprised. This store could never be saved due to its location alone.

[CTAmeshopper]

I found an old A&P in Winsted recently, it was located near Main Street across a bridge, it still has most of the old building design and parking lot,complete with lights I wish I had a picture of it hmmmmmmmm....

AHA! found it!

http://maps.live.com/#JndoZXJlMT1XaW5zdGVkJTJjK0NUJmJiPTQxLjk1MDA2NTMzNzAwNjQlN2UtNzMuMDE3Mzg5NjY2NDEwMSU3ZTQxLjg5MjEyNDU3MTAyMTMlN2UtNzMuMTIxMTY5OTEzNDM5Mg==

go into Bird's Eye, rotate it to the West to East direction
look between Maple Street and Willow Street it's that reddish brown building with the little peak in it's roof.:bigsmile:

[TRJ22487]

Photos taken by me 1/25/2009
Former A&P Peterborough, NH *Peterborough Plaza*



I remember this store doing well in the 80's to mid 90's
I believe it became P&C or something like that in the early 00's
Has been abandoned for about two years now

[MikeRa]

The A&P Supermarket/Super Foodmart store in Margaretville, NY has closed  between 1/8 and 1/14, since a Family Fresh Foodtown store has taken their spot.  Also heard the A&P in Mount Vernon, NY is closing as well.  A&P already has a Pathmark in Mt. Vernon, so this makes sense.

[AmesNewington]

Originally posted by MikeRa
The A&P Supermarket/Super Foodmart store in Margaretville, NY has closed  between 1/8 and 1/14, since a Family Fresh Foodtown store has taken their spot.  Also heard the A&P in Mount Vernon, NY is closing as well.  A&P already has a Pathmark in Mt. Vernon, so this makes sense.

Wow, that was a surprise about the Margaretville NY store. I assumed they did good business. However, I believe A&P is now looking to focus on their larger stores, and that NY store wasn't large by no means. It's good to see something replaced it.

Can anyone confirm if the A&P Super Foodmart in Bridgeport CT is closing. I thought I heard someone at another CT A&P mention this.

[Mervyns]

America's Choice- I thought that was a Wal-Mart brand.

[MikeRa]

Originally posted by Mervyns
America's Choice- I thought that was a Wal-Mart brand.

America's Choice replaced the A&P, Ann Page, Waldbaum's, Kohl's, and just last year, Pathmark brands.

[Whoser]

We had one in Groton CT, which is now GoodWill & T.J Maxx, and also one in Waterford CT, which is now Benny's.

[Caldor1999]

ive nodiced that they took over all the food emporum locations least the ones around me anyone know why they did that

heres one that was a food empourim in hastings ny

ive also made up a nick name for them but i cant say it on here

[videogamer75]

Originally posted by Caldor1999
ive nodiced that they took over all the food emporum locations least the ones around me anyone know why they did that

heres one that was a food empourim in hastings ny

ive also made up a nick name for them but i cant say it on here  

They didn't ''take over'' The Food Emporium locations, A&P created and owned that chain. They just rebranded them to the regular A&P name.

[AmesNewington]

Originally posted by videogamer75

Originally posted by Caldor1999
ive nodiced that they took over all the food emporum locations least the ones around me anyone know why they did that

heres one that was a food empourim in hastings ny

ive also made up a nick name for them but i cant say it on here  

They didn't ''take over'' The Food Emporium locations, A&P created and owned that chain. They just rebranded them to the regular A&P name.  

And they did not convert every Food Emporium to A&P Fresh. I do think they will though. Two out of the four FE's in CT are now A&P Fresh. I predict the other two will be converted to A&P Fresh in the next few years.

[Caldor1999]

Originally posted by videogamer75

Originally posted by Caldor1999
ive nodiced that they took over all the food emporum locations least the ones around me anyone know why they did that

heres one that was a food empourim in hastings ny

ive also made up a nick name for them but i cant say it on here  

They didn't ''take over'' The Food Emporium locations, A&P created and owned that chain. They just rebranded them to the regular A&P name.  

well i know they own food Emporium only reason why i said take over is because all the food emporiums around me all just turned into a&p like in a few days a&p also did that with waldbaums


also the food emporuim was once its own compay a&p bought them in the mid 80's as they did with waldbaums ever since then they have down sized there stores and made them into a&p's

[MikeRa]

Originally posted by Caldor1999

Originally posted by videogamer75

Originally posted by Caldor1999
ive nodiced that they took over all the food emporum locations least the ones around me anyone know why they did that

heres one that was a food empourim in hastings ny

ive also made up a nick name for them but i cant say it on here  

They didn't ''take over'' The Food Emporium locations, A&P created and owned that chain. They just rebranded them to the regular A&P name.  

well i know they own food Emporium only reason why i said take over is because all the food emporiums around me all just turned into a&p like in a few days a&p also did that with waldbaums  

In Manhattan, the A&P stores are operating under the "The Food Emporium" and "Pathmark" names.  Most of The Food Emporium locations in Manhattan were former A&P Supermarket locations.