The Market Report

Hurley's Fresh Market Owner: Robert Hurley Opened:  2005 Cooperative:  IGA Location:  387 York Ave, Towanda, PA Photographed:  August 17, 2022 We're returning to the Hurley's IGA in Towanda, 15 miles south of the New York border, which we first saw in 2019 with a drive-by picture from August 2018. Four years later, I'm back to tour the 17,000 square foot store. It, of course, was built in the 1960s as an A&P Centennial but I'm not sure exactly when A&P closed. Hurley's opened in 2005, and I'm not sure if there was another tenant between Hurley's and A&P. It looks like Hurley's did a pretty large renovation around 2011. Now I am wondering when A&P closed. Some of the produce category markers look very, very similar to the 1990s A&P Food Market signage. It's possible that this is simply a coincidence, but it's also possible A&P lasted here into the 90s and left this sign and others like it behind. Produce is in the fron...

If you enjoyed our Northeastern PA week, you're in luck! We're going back up to Towanda, another small NEPA town. Our store today is just north of downtown at 387 York Ave. It's a Hurley's Fresh Market IGA that has found a home in a former A&P Centennial. I'm pretty sure the Family Dollar sign would have been A&P's original sign. Hurley's renovated and expanded the store in 2012. You can read more about the expansion on page six of this report . It looks as though the Hurley's sign seen to the right here would have been installed after A&P moved out. Thoughts?