Retail Forever

ALDI #1849 Opened:  2014 Address:   4703 Perkiomen Ave Photographed:  April 2021 Aldi #1849, located at 4703 Perkiomen Ave in Reading, Pennsylvania opened in December 2014 on the site of what was a Sunoco gas station. It's a pretty standard Aldi so I won't go into detail explaining it here. During a 2017 logo update (Google Maps) The old Sunoco gas station. This existed before the area was really developed. (Google Maps) And here are the aerial shots from Google Earth Sunoco

WALGREENS #2536 Opened:  2006 Address:   840 E. Baltimore Pike Photographed:  July 2021 Walgreens #2536, located at 840 E. Baltimore Pike in Kennett Square, Pennsylvania opened in 2006 with the standard design of the time. Due to this store's construction, the Happy Harry's across the street was never converted to Walgreens.

WHOLE FOODS MARKET #10660 Opened:  2018 Address:   175 Pottstown Pike Photographed:  April 2021 Whole Foods Market #10660, at 175 Pottstown Pike in Exton, Pennsylvania opened on January 18, 2018. That is literally the only information I have, so please enjoy the photos below. An ad for the new store opening (https://chestercountyfoodbank.org) WFM logo above the store entrance Google Earth

CVS #2222 Opened:  1998 Address:   7520 City Line Ave Photographed:  July 2021 CVS #2222, located at 7520 City Line Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania opened on October 19, 1998 and received an exterior remodel in Fall 2018. Strangley, this is not the entrance, rather the drive-thru pharamacy.  The actual entrance (Google Maps Streetview) Before the 2018 remodel (Google Maps Streetview)

LANDIS SUPERMARKET Opened:  2016 Address:   2190 E. High St Photographed:  April 2021 Landis Supermarket's Pottstown (Sanatoga) location opened on February 29, 2016, at 2190 E High Street in a space that was formerly occupied by Sanatoga Thriftway (which opened in 1998 and closed in 2015). That's about all I have, so please enjoy the following images. The road sign The store as Sanatoga Thriftway (https://sanatogapost.com) The following photos are from  https://pottsmerc.com and show this store as the building was converted to Landis. And here are some aerial shots from Google Earth... Future site of Thriftway/Landis, 1992

RITE AID #4611 Opened:  1997 Address:   5040 City Line Ave Photographed:  July 2021 Rite Aid #4611, located at 5040 City Line Avenue in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania opened in 1997 with the company's prototype of the time. It competes with the CVS across City Line Ave, which opened in 2011. The exterior was remodeled around 2015, and again in 2021. View of the store as of July 11. The repainting of the building is complete and all that still needs to be replaced is the signage. (However, by the time this is being posted, it's probably already been changed) The appearance of the store before the 2021 repaint (Google Maps Streetview) May 2014 Bing Maps Streetside. This was likely the store's original appearance. March 1993 Google Earth satellite imagery - Before construction was started for Rite Aid #4611 October 2020 Google Earth satellite imagery - Current aerial view of RA #4611

GIANT #6485 Opened:  2011 Address:   789 E. Main St Photographed:  March 2021 Alright, this Giant is pretty much like every other one in Lancaster County so I'm just going to skip the intro and get right into it. Giant's Mount Joy location opened in 2011 and is located at 789 E Main Street. That's just about it. Enjoy my few photos of the store below. This mostly has the standard design of the time, although it was slightly altered specifically for this location. This is one of about four Giant stores in Lancaster County with a gas station. I don't have any photos of it so this Google Maps screenshot will have to do.

WAWA #8131 Opened:  2018 Address:   6th St & Chestnut St Photographed:  July 2021 Wawa's flagship 11,500 square foot store, at the intersection of 6th and Chestnut streets near Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania opened its doors on Friday, December 14, 2018, after a preview on Wednesday, December 12. As Stephanie Farr, a writer for The Philadelphia Inquirer describes the store's seating area: "The new store is so classy that the guys who use the top of Wawa trash cans as lunch tables might have to rethink their decisions, especially since this store has tables and chairs." Some unique features of this store include: Living walls of greenery behind the counters. Two murals of "Philly Firsts." Three seating areas. A wall of light above the soda machines, including over 500 Coca-Cola bottles. One of the two "Philly Firsts" murals found in the store.