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TOUR: American Family Market - Narberth, PA

American Family Market Owner: Paul Bovo Opened:  1964 Cooperative:  none Location:  230 Haverford Ave, Narberth, PA Photographed:  December 2021 Welcome to the small, quaint downtown of Narberth, PA! Retail fans know of this town from its ACME , but we're downtown for the 3700 square foot American Family Market. Originally an A&P, the American Family Market was taken over by its current owners in 1964. And AFM appears to have once been a small chain or cooperative of grocery stores in the Philadelphia area, which has long since dissolved. But other locations were at 911 N Franklin St in Philadelphia, since demolished, and 5429 Girard Ave , another obvious former A&P. There was at least one more but I haven't been able to find where it was exactly (I just recall seeing it once). Narberth is the only remaining American Family Market, which celebrated its 50th anniversary back in 2014. While it has been ranked as the top grocer in the area in the past, noted i...