Acme Style

Wednesday, December 9, 2015

Sign is up in New Providence!

Photos courtesy of Dan Asnis' flickr collection

Location: 1260 Springfield Ave, New Providence, NJ

The banner is down and the official sign is up. It's big, bold and beautiful! The delay was apparently due to local ordinances dictating sign size although, in the end, Acme wasn't forced to put an embarrassingly small sign on the store like they had to do in Montclair. With the ACME sign finally installed on the store front, we'll take one more look at the evolution of this location...

Acme through the years...

Acme opened here on October 12, 1966.
This photo was taken in 1998.

The classic Acme was torn down in the summer of 2009.

A&P builds a brand-new store where Acme once stood.

The new store opens on September 24, 2010.

Acme takes the store BACK in October 2015!

Acme reopens on November 6, 2015!

(sans a proper sign)

The official sign is up as of December 8, 2015!

Thanks to Dan Asnis for providing these photos! You can view additional coverage of Acme conversions on his flickr photo stream by clicking here.

For full coverage of the New Providence Acme, click here.

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.