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650 W Cuthbert Blvd, Westmont, NJ

Original Tenant: SuperFresh (previously Grant City/Clover) Address:  650 W Cuthbert Blvd, Westmont, Haddon Township, NJ Opened:  1997 Closed:  2011 Later Tenants:  Thriftway (2013-2016) > Target Photographed:  January 2021 We're in the Westmont section of Haddon Township today, visiting two stores. They're less than half a mile apart, with this former SuperFresh/Thriftway just down Cuthbert Boulevard from the ACME . While this SuperFresh , which replaced an older store converted from A&P in the same strip mall, was far more modern than the ACME, the ACME has managed to not only outlive the SuperFresh (which closed in 2011) but the subsequent Crystal Lake Thriftway (which occupied the space from 2013 to 2016). They moved from an older location in town. Check out the progression of the space here , and check out Acme Style's interior photos of the Thriftway soon after opening here . Target has done some interesting but relatively limited modifications to...

TOUR: ACME Markets - Westmont, NJ

ACME Markets Opened: 1960 Previous Tenants:  none Location:  400 W Cuthbert Blvd, Westmont, Haddon Township, NJ Photographed:  January 2021 What is the world's most classic ACME? That was discussed more than a few times over on Acme Style, and I recently posited the suggestion that Main Street in Maple Shade was up for contention. There are a few others that come to mind ( Dresher , for instance), but our next two ACMEs, including this one here in Haddon Township, also warrant serious consideration. You can read all about the Westmont ACME's history and see extensive photos from 2013 here , before we begin our look at the store in its present condition. (We'll be heading to Haddonfield tomorrow.) The exterior is looking a little better than it did at the time of Acme Style's visit with a fresh paint job. As we can see here, the store is not as tiny as we might expect given the store's age (it was expanded several times, as Acme Style details, to its present 35,000...