Classic ACME - Harve De Grace, Maryland

NOW WITH PHOTOS
OF THE STORE STILL OPEN!

Location: 1000 Pulaski Highway, Harve De Grace, Maryland

Stepping back in time to see the long-defunct Harve De Grace store. Back in the day this store was very successful but in true ACME fashion, updates were not forthcoming after the 80's remodel. Weis Markets opened across the street and while I don't have official word, I assume that ran ACME outta town. The store closed in 2007. The building is still standing and relatively unaltered. It now operates as a Harbor Freight with a very oddly placed CVS impossibly close to the front of the store. We will take a look at aerial views below. 

Very traditional 33M model here. 

These photos date back to the early 2000's when the 80's remodel was still present and looking a bit tired. I would guess when the store first opened, there was another aisle here with produce cases directly across from the wall. Obviously, can't confirm this without checking for mismatched tiles on the floor In the 90's, ACME opened up most of their produce departments by making the produce aisle double wide and adding these wood display cases. The produce cases along the left wall were most likely upgraded since the 80's remodel.

A sharp eye will catch that the seafood service counter had been removed at this point, with upright freezers put in place of the counter. 

The store appears to have a lot of lights out when these photos were taken. Whether they were burned out or off to reduce electricity use is unknown. Made for some dark areas of the store. 12 aisles was pretty standard for the 33M stores. 

The abandoned store has been featured previously on the blog. You can click here to jump to that coverage. 

At one point, I believe soon after ACME closed, Sav alot took over, doing a very nice job fixing the building up and leaving nearly every exterior ACME detail in place. 

Above is an aerial shot showing the absurdity of the location of the CVS.