Last A&P (Under that Name) to Close in Pennsylvania
Posted: 04 Dec 2023 20:12
Most of the A&P supermarkets in Pennsylvania which were still open as of January 1, 1982 were either closed or converted to Super Fresh during 1982 and 1983. But some PA stores continued on with the A&P nameplate. A February 11, 1985 newspaper ad in The Pottsville Republican listed the following A&P locations: Branch Township, Brodheadsville, Hughesville, Lehighton, Mount Pocono, Tamaqua, Towanda, and Tunkhannock. At least three of these locations--Tamaqua, Lehighton, and Mount Pocono--remained as A&Ps into the 1990s. After doing some research on Newspapers.com, I ascertained that the Tamaqua store closed on July 31, 1992 and that the Lehighton supermarket shut its doors on October 22, 1994. Although I was unable to ascertain a specific closing date for Mount Pocono, there is a decent chance that the store was still open in October 1996, since a 10/25/96 newspaper article mentioned the prior evening's theft of the wheel covers of somebody's car in the Mount Pocono A&P parking lot. (This would imply that the Mount Pocono store was still open, although this individual could have parked her car in the parking lot of a supermarket which had closed.)
The Mount Pocono location may very well have been the last supermarket to operate under the A&P name in Pennsylvania, but I do not know for sure. Any insights one could provide regarding when the last A&P (operating under that nameplate) closed in Pennsylvania--and its location--would be much appreciated.
The Mount Pocono location may very well have been the last supermarket to operate under the A&P name in Pennsylvania, but I do not know for sure. Any insights one could provide regarding when the last A&P (operating under that nameplate) closed in Pennsylvania--and its location--would be much appreciated.