Acme Style: DE: Wilmington-Kirkwood

Tuesday, December 8, 2015

Acme – Kirkwood Plaza, Wilmington, DE

Photos courtesy of catnapped

Location: 4365 Kirkwood Highway, Wilmington, DE

The former old-school Pathmark of Kirkwood Plaza is now an Acme! Freshly painted facade is included but the inside is rather dated. The decor package here is four rounds old but as we'll see, it looks pretty decent in the pictures. I believe this package was rolled out in the late 90's and was used until the "Path to Savings" remodels started in the 2000's. It's not a particularly attractive look. When my Pathmark got this package I vividly remember thinking "wow, this place looked better BEFORE the remodel". I believe Acme may have picked at least one other Pathmark with this same interior.

Acme replaced Pathmark's Pharmacy sign. You can see the scar from the former sign to the right.

"Super" scar from Super Center seen here.

No new lighting in Produce! Pathmark lights remain.

The Pharmacy in the front corner. Pretty much the standard spot in Pathmarks of all kinds.

Paper products are still located in aisle 1! A&P had reset many stores in recent years relocating the paper products for the spot where Pathmark shoppers were very used to finding them.

The cases were not painted black here. I imagine Acme has plans to remodel this store sooner than later. The company has kept its Delaware store more up to date than those in other markets.

Bakery in the front corner.

Pathmark used a similar tile pattern around the permitter of the store for the next decor package. You can see a glimpse of it in the abandoned Randolph store above. For more coverage of this location, click here.