Tuesday, December 25, 2018

Consumer Value Stores - 1960s Locations

This is a little different from my usual lists, which are primarily to catalog my Flickr collection; this is a list I've compiled of the original CVS locations from 1963 to 1969, when they were better known as Consumer Value Store.  Store numbers and opening dates are included if I have them.  If anyone knows any more information about these stores please feel free to comment!

CT
Hartford, 10 State St. (opened late 63/ early 64; likely store #7)
Waterbury, Colonial Plaza (opened 64)
Hamden, Hamden Plaza, 2100 Dixwell Ave. (opened late 64/ 65)
Hartford, 725 State St. (opened 65)
Storrs, Mansfield A&P S.C. (opened late 67/ early 68)
New London, New London Mall (opened late 67/ early 68; replaced by store #676 in 84)
Hamden, Acme Mall, 1245 Dixwell Ave. (opened 69; replaced by store #966 in 87)

MA:
1 - Lowell, 107 Central St. (opened 5/9/63, closed by 73)
2 - Haverhill, 56 Merrimack St. (opened 5/16/63)
Fitchburg, 429 Main St. (opened 11/63; likely store #4)
5 - Worcester, 375 Main St. (opened late 63/ early 64)
6 - Brookline, Coolidge Corner, 1322 Beacon St. (opened 1/29/64)
8 - Shrewsbury, White City S.C., 197 Boston Rd. (opened 4/25/64)
9 - Revere, Northgate S.C., 339 Squire Rd. (opened 8/6/64)
Lowell, 118 Merrimack St. (opened early 64; replaced by store #1000 in 87)
Lynn, 17 Central Square (opened 64; relocated to 49 Central Square by late 60s)
Hingham, Derby Street Shops, 100 Derby St. (opened 64)
20 - Fall River, 245 W. Canning Blvd. (opened 2/23/65)
23 - Haverhill, Haverhill Plaza, 227-A Lincoln Ave. (opened 12/1/65)
Worcester, 546 Main St. (opened 66)
Swampscott, Vinnin Square, 427 Paradise Rd. (opened 66; replaced by store #669 in 83)
25 - Belmont, 60 Leonard St. (opened 12/8/66)
26 - Medford, Fellsway Plaza, 676 Fellsway (opened 12/17/66)
27 - Waltham, River City S.C. (opened early 67)
Natick, Natick Mall (opened 67; replaced by store #186 in 94)
31 - Braintree, South Shore Plaza (opened 11/13/67)
33 - Lowell, Lowell S.C., 203 Plain St. (opened 68; replaced by store #1032 in 88)
41 - Taunton, Plaza 44, 284 Winthrop St. (opened 12/1/68)
43 - Weymouth, Weymouth S.C., 130 Main St. (opened 1/1/69)
Allston, 1239 Commonwealth St. (opened 69)
46 - Newton, 999 Watertown St. (opened 6/1/69)
47 - Boston, Kenmore Square, 518 Commonwealth St. (opened 11/13/69)
Mattapan, 1634 Blue Hills Ave. (opened 11/13/69)
49 - Boston, 340 Washington St. (opened 10/10/69)
50 - Hyannis, Cape Cod Mall (opened 8/4/70)
51 - Fitchburg, 429 John Fitch Hwy. (opened 7/14/69)
Lowell, 494 Bridge St. (opened by early 69)
55 - Brookline, Cleveland Circle, 1924 Beacon St. (opened 11/13/69)
Brighton, 117 Chiswick St. (opened 11/13/69)
Newton, 1160 Beacon St. (opened late 69/ early 70)

ME:
Bangor, 81 Main St. (Frawley's Drug Store acquired 9/6/67; 30th store in chain)
Portland, location unknown (opened by 67)

NC:
Asheville, 11 Haywood St. (opened 12/64; likely store #12; sold to Rix by 67)
Charlotte, 117 S. Tryon St. (opened 9/64 as CVS' first southern location; likely store #11; closed by 66)

NH:
Manchester, 827 Elm St. (opened summer 63; likely store #3)
Concord, location unknown (opened 66)
Bedford, Bedford Mall (opened 69; pharmacy store; replaced by store #741 in 84)


NY:
Poughkeepsie, 330 Main St. (opened 8/16/64; likely store #10)
39 - Nanuet, Nanuet Mall (opened 69; third pharmacy store)

RI:
13 - Providence, 228 Westminster St. (opened 64; relocated 96)
28 - Warwick, Midland Mall (aka Rhode Island Mall; opened 10/67)
36 - Cranston, 675 Park Ave. (opened 68; first CVS store with pharmacy)
37 - Cumberland, 1998 Mendon Rd. (opened 9/5/68; second pharmacy store)

Friday, November 9, 2018

Lidl - PA/ NJ/ DE

Pennsylvania
Clifton Heights, 713 E. Baltimore Ave. (opening 2022 in former Kmart)
Easton - 1120 S. 25th St. (opened 5/1/19)
Exton, 104 Bartlett Ave. (opened 11/18/21)
Folsom - 420 Macdade Blvd. (opened 12/5/18 on site of demolished former Pathmark)

King of Prussia, 125 W. Dekalb Pike (opened 1/22, closed 7/16/23)
Lancaster, 2001 Columbia Ave. (opened 11/18/21)
Lansdale - 1150 W. Main St. (opened 1/25/20 in former Acme)
Limerick - 1831 E. Ridge Pike (opened 9/4/19)
Philadelphia (North) - 2290 E. Butler St. (opened 12/11/19)
Philadelphia (Northeast) - 9175 Roosevelt Blvd. (opened 12/1/20)
Reading (Sinking Spring) - 3564 Penn Ave. (opened 7/22/20 in former Food Lion)
Trooper -  2613 W. Main St. (opened 9/18/19)
Warminster, 700 York Rd. (opening 2022 in former Pathmark)
York - 980 S. Richland Ave. (opened 8/19)

New Jersey/ New York
Bayonne - 20 Goldsborough Dr.
Belleville - 414 Main St.
Bergenfield - 80 New Bridge Rd. (opened 12/18/19)
Brick - 2770 Hooper Ave.
Burlington - 1801 Mt. Holly Rd. (opened 7/22/20)
Cherry Hill - 400 Rt. 38 (opened 2/26/20)
Eatontown - 136 Rt. 35 (opened 10/31/18)
Elmwood Park - 58 Broadway
Garwood - 10 South Ave.
Glassboro - 779 Delsea Dr.
Hazlet - 2973 Rt. 35 (opened 11/28/18)
Howell - 4250 Rt. 9 (opened 2/26/20 in former Best Buy)
Lawrenceville - 2497 Brunswick Ave.
North Brunswick - 500 Milltown Rd. (opened 7/29/20 in former A&P)
Northfield - 3121 Fire Rd. (opened in former Genuardi's)
Park Ridge - 199 Kinderkamack Rd.
Pompton Lakes - 63 Wanaque Ave.
Union - 2375 Rt. 22 (opened 11/14/18)
Vineland - 1107 W. Landis Ave. (opened 11/16/17)
Weehawken - 4100 Park Ave.
Whiting - 514 Rt. 9 (opened 9/12/19)
Woodbridge - 789 St. Georges Ave.

Staten Island - Staten Island Mall, 283 Platinum Ave. (opened 12/12/18)

Delaware
Dover - 150 N. Dupont Hwy.
Middletown - 359 Auto Park Dr. (opened 8/31/17)

Maryland
Aberdeen - 621 S. Philadelphia Rd. (opened 1/16/19)
Brooklyn - 5722 Ritchie Hwy.
Catonsville - 6026 Baltimore National Pike
Glen Burnie - 7700 Ritchie Hwy.
Nottingham - 8667 Belair Rd.
Timonium - 15 E. Padonia Rd.

Saturday, January 13, 2018

Warner Discount - PA/ NJ/ DE

(acquired by Rite Aid in 1973)

PA
807 - Philadelphia (Center), 926 Chestnut St. (building demolished)
808 - Philadelphia (Center), 109 S. 13th St.
809 - Philadelphia (Southwest), 6335 Woodland Ave.
810 - Coatesville, 230 E. Lincoln Hwy.
811 - Philadelphia (North), 2308 N. Front St.
812 - Bethlehem, 97 W. Broad St. (store #835 later relocated into location)
813 - Bethlehem, 101 E. 3rd St.
815 - Media, 26 W. State St. (relocated late 60s)
815 - Media, 208 W. State St. (second location)
817 - Norristown, 40 E. Main St. (relocated 60s)
817 - Norristown, 48 E. Main St. (second location)
818 - Philadelphia (Southwest), 6334 Woodland Ave.
819 - Pottstown, 261 E. High St.

(Bernie's Family Health Center acquired 12/69)
820 - Philadelphia (Northeast), 722 Adams Ave.
821 - Philadelphia (North), 468 W. Cheltenham Ave.
822 - Philadelphia (North), 6166 Ridge Ave.
823 - Clifton Heights, Bazaar of All Nations (demolished for Home Depot)
824 - Philadelphia (Northeast), 6438 Rising Sun Ave.
825 - Philadelphia (Center), 13 N. 9th St. (closed soon after)
826 - Philadelphia (Center), 839 Market St.
827 - Upper Darby, 6914 Market St.
828 - Philadelphia (West), 4902 Baltimore Ave.
829 - Philadelphia (North), 4456 Frankford Ave.
830 - Philadelphia (Northeast), 8504 Bustleton Ave.
831 - Willow Grove, 31 Easton Rd.

840 - Lansdale, 209 W. Main St. 

(Dennis Drug aquired 11/70)
834 - Bethlehem, 545 Broad St.
835 - Bethlehem, 1 W. Broad St. (demolished for Bethlehem Plaza; relocated into store #812's space in 73)
836 - Bethlehem, 2432 Easton Ave.

850 - Levittown, 8716 New Falls Rd. (opened 72)
852 - Philadelphia (Northeast), Leo Mall, 11747 Bustleton Ave. (opened 10/72; building demolished)
853 - Whitehall, 1165 MacArthur Rd. (opened 10/72)
854 - Philadelphia (Northeast), 11048 Rennard St. (opened 10/72)
855 - Philadelphia (North), 109 W. Chelten Ave. (opened/ acquired 73, closed by mid 70s)
856 - Philadelphia (Northeast), 6410 Rising Sun Ave. (opened/ acquired 73, closed by mid 70s)

NJ
832 - Camden, 432 Market St.
833 - Cinnaminson, 1408 Rt. 130
837 - Haddonfield, 57 Kings Hwy. E
841 - Bridgeton, 81 E. Commerce St
842 - Atlantic City, 1544 Atlantic Ave.
843 - Somerdale, 501 N. Warwick Rd.

(Ritz/ Rival Drug acquired 9/71)
844 - Elizabeth, 1167 E. Jersey St. (closed by mid 70s)
845 - Elizabeth, 115 Broad St.
846 - Eatontown, Monmouth Mall, Rts. 35 & 36
847 - Jersey City, Hudson Mall, 701 Rt. 440
848 - Elizabeth, 86 Broad St. (Rival Drug)

849 - Ventnor City, Ventnor Plaza, 5010 Wellington Ave. (opened 7/72)
851 - Westmont, Westmont Plaza, 662 W. Cuthbert Blvd. (opened 10/72)

DE
814 - Wilmington, 815 N. Market St.
816 - New Castle, New Castle Farmers' Market
838 - Wilmington, Parklynn S.C., 4524 Kirkwood Hwy. (opened 70)
839 - Wilmington, Graylyn S.C., 1716 Marsh Rd. (opened 4/71)