Retail Forever

Weis #55, located at 1603 Lincoln Highway East opened in the 1980s as a relocation of the store at 2092 Lincoln Highway East, which opened in the 1970s. Besides Aldi, this is the only grocery store in the area so it does pretty well. The façade was recently repainted and the store was given a facelift. The store as it appears today. The store while it had a green canopy. It was repainted between 2009 and 2011. Google Maps imagery The store when it had a white canopy. It was repainted between 2012 and 2017. Google Maps imagery  Quick Information: Opened:  1980s Address:  1603 Lincoln Highway East Photographed:  January 2021

It's officially been 59 years since the opening of the first Kmart store on March 1, 1962, in Garden City, Michigan. As our "K-Day" gift to you, I have posted my Kmart photo "rejects" (or photos of poor quality that never got posted). Enjoy, and have a Happy K-Day!! 1. The "K" on the wall in Walnutport. I tried many times to capture a photo of this signage. As the area was cordoned off, I wasn't able to get closer for a quality photo. As a result, I had to zoom in on the sign, which leads to many blurry images. 2. The road sign in Shillington The following photos of the Shillington Kmart's road sign were captured while on the ramp leading up to the parking lot. As there were electrical wires blocking it, this created a few terrible-quality photos. 3. The storefront in Ephrata I captured this photo on the store's last day, and by the time I realized how terrible it was; it was too late to go back to get another one. This photo wouldn't h