Acme/ Shop-Rite - SW Philadelphia - Island Ave
Posted: 11 Aug 2009 19:31
Does anyone know if this Acme was ever a Food Fair/Pantry Pride?: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3806786546/
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They did add a Starbucks before it closed, which is surprising. I wondered if the store could have relocated from this one: http://www.flickr.com/photos/62355920@N00/3805967111/maynesG wrote:Hi,This former Acme was built as an Acme and expanded about ten years ago. It is close to a high crime area and I was there several years ago after the last renovation when two young men got into a figth over a girl and shot it out with uzies. Thet shot up several cars in the lot our front windows, several check stands and assorted end displays.Thank god no one got hurt . Several years before the expansion , a distraugth man entered the store with a gun and killed the head CSR a couple of clerks and himself. He left no note to explain his actions.
This store always did high volume but neve rmade a profit. James Arness would have made a good choice as a store manager in this place. the food fair was locarted several blocks away from thjs store iIwant to say twentieth street? but I am just not sure. It operated as a Shop & Bag to shortly before the Shop Rite took over Acme !s lease.
Hope It helps!
This Acme, when it first opened, I think was a Acme Super Saver store.maynesG wrote:Hi,This former Acme was built as an Acme and expanded about ten years ago. It is close to a high crime area and I was there several years ago after the last renovation when two young men got into a figth over a girl and shot it out with uzies. Thet shot up several cars in the lot our front windows, several check stands and assorted end displays.Thank god no one got hurt . Several years before the expansion , a distraugth man entered the store with a gun and killed the head CSR a couple of clerks and himself. He left no note to explain his actions.
This store always did high volume but neve rmade a profit. James Arness would have made a good choice as a store manager in this place. the food fair was locarted several blocks away from thjs store iIwant to say twentieth street? but I am just not sure. It operated as a Shop & Bag to shortly before the Shop Rite took over Acme !s lease.
Hope It helps!