Retail Forever

WEIS #98 Opened:  Mid 1970s Address:   1786 Columbia Ave Photographed:  September 2021 I'm not really sure how to start this post off, so let's get started... Weis #98, a mid-1970s model store, opened (obviously) in the mid-1970s. Like many other stores, #98's exterior was remodeled in the early 1990s, adding a mirrored facade and white pillars (I'm not particularly fond of this model). Throughout the 2010s, several small exterior improvements were made, leading up to the removal of the mirrored facade in summer 2019.  Appearance of Weis #98 after the 1990s remodel (Photo from The Weis Project)

WEIS #138 Opened:  1990s Address:   1400 Stony Battery Rd Photographed:  August 2021 Welcome back. Today is the one-year anniversary of the Willow Street Kmart closure :(. For this week and the next, we've got two Lancaster County Weis stores to take a look at, both of which are in West Hempfield Township. (This is the first one, Columbia is the second). Weis #138, the precursor for superstores like #17 on Fruitville Pike, opened in late 1995 or early 1996. At the time of its opening, Weis #138 featured no tower entrance like it does today. Instead, a large, nondescript, standalone store with a "sloping, green-topped roof covering the porch in its middle" (wording from archived copy of http://weisproject.com/store_detail.php?store=138 ). A Weis Gas-N-Go was later added. Original appearance of Weis #138 (Photo from The Weis Project) Weis Gas 'N Go

WEIS #274 Opened:  2016 Address: 19287 Miller Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Weis #274 started its life in the late1980s as a Food Lion. It was later expanded and remodeled in 1997 . In 2016, Food Lion's owner, Delhaize Group, merged with Ahold (which already owned the Giant Food chain), causing many overlaps in terms of store locations. This resulted in 38 Food Lion stores being sold to Weis Markets , including four Delawarean stores. These stores went on to become Weis's first stores in the state. UPDATE 04/16/22: This store was announced to be closing permanently in mid-May. Photo by joshaustin610 on Flickr

WEIS #67 Opened:  1994 Address:   1170 Mae St Photographed:  July 2021 Happy New Year! 🥳 Weis's Hummelstown store (#67) originally opened in 1968 at the Park Village Shopping Center. In January 1994, with co-anchor Kmart , it relocated to the current location at 1170 Mae Street. After the original store's closure, it was converted to a  Scot's Lo-Cost and a franchised Save-A-Lot. However, these stores were later found to be "sham supermarkets", only open to prevent Giant from opening in the former Kmart space.  The original store at Park Village in 1981 (Photo: Vintage Aerial) The old store after being converted to a Save-A-Lot, before being demolished for Sheetz (Photo: The Weis Project)

WEIS #63 Opened:  1967 Address:   441 W. Main St Photographed:  July 2021 Weis of Mount Joy, store #63, opened in 1967 with a similar design to #65 in Lancaster . It appears that this store was expanded to the right twice, once in the 1970s or 1980s and again in the 1990s. It was also refurbished, bringing the store almost to what it is today, except with a blue canopy and yellow lettering for all the exterior signage. It was remodeled again in 2004, swapping the yellow lettering for red, however, the canopy remained blue until 2011 or 2012. Appearance before the 2004 remodel (Photo from The Weis Project) The 1990s expansion October 2019 - Google Earth April 2005 - Google Earth 1983 - Historic Aerials 1972 - Historic Aerials

For our next holiday post, we've got another store you may recognize. Our original post on this store was in January 2021. Here's the link to our original post in case you're interested. https://retailforever.blogspot.com/2021/01/glimpse-weis-88-lancaster-east.html This store only has a small area dedicated to Christmas merchandise.

WEIS #191 Opened:  1997 Address:   5360 Lincoln Hwy E Photographed:  July 2021 Weis Markets #191, located at 5360 Lincoln Highway East in Gap, Pennsylvania opened on June 28, 1997, as the chain's 13th store in Lancaster County. It was damaged by an overnight fire on November 24, 2019, and reopened on April 22, 2021. The remodel also included the addition of a drive-thru pharmacy window. Original appearance of Weis #191, June 2017 (Photo by Bruce Woodloe on Google Maps) The store as it appears right before renovations started, September 2020 (Photo by Reid S. E. on Google Maps) The finished product! It looks amazing!

WEIS #79 Opened:  Late 1970s Address:   331 N. Reading Rd Photographed:  July 2021 Weis's Ephrata store, #79, at 331 N Reading Rd, opened in the late 1970s with the prototype of the time. The brown canopy was later repainted green, and the entire storefront was remodeled in the mid-2000s. This is one of the three Lancaster-area stores with a Weis Gas N' Go, with the others being in Willow Street and along Stony Battery Road in Lancaster. 2004 appearance of store #79 Photo from The Weis Project Weis Gas N Go, with the main store in the background

Weis #133, located at 2600 N. Willow Street Pike in Willow Street Pike opened in 1991 with the rest of the Kendig Square shopping center, which it anchors (along with the Kmart that closed in April 2021). A Beer Cafe was added to the store in Summer 2016, and in 2020 a Weis Gas 'N Go fuel station was added.  Quick Information: Opened: 1991 Address: 2600 N. Willow Street Pike Photographed: February 2021

Weis #65, located at 31 Rohrerstown Road in Lancaster, Pennsylvania opened around 1970. It featured the yellow lettering until its closure around 2014. It's now a Community Aid Thrift Store. Before closure Google Maps imagery The store as a Community Aid The store as a Community Aid Quick Information: Opened:  Around 1970 Address:  31 Rohrerstown Road Photographed:  January 2021

Weis #77, located at 75 Doe Run Road opened around 2000 as a relocation of a store across the center (at 129 Doe Run Road), which opened in the 1970s, and is now Longenecker's True Value Hardware. This store features two décor packages at the current time. I personally think this store looks amazing on the exterior (but like most other Weis stores on the inside). My one, terrible quality photo of this location. Quick Information: Opened:  Around 2000 Address:  75 Doe Run Road Photographed:  January 2021

Weis (# is unknown), located at 1264 Lititz Pike, opened in 1960 as part of the Golden Triangle shopping center. This was the Sunbury-based supermarket chain's first Lancaster location. It closed in the 1990s and became Marshalls in 2000. Quick Information: Opened: 1960 Closed: 1990s Address: 1264 Lititz Pike Photographed: March 2021

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