Crosby's Marketplace Opened: late 1990s Owner: Chris Crosby Previous Tenants: Penni's Market (closed 1995) Cooperative: Associated Grocers of New England Location: 118 Washington St, Marblehead, MA Photographed: July 14, 2019 Here in Marblehead's Historic District, a quaint New England downtown street is hiding a surprise: a full-service supermarket tucked away behind (and under) the main business district. Crosby's Marketplace opened in downtown Marblehead in the late 1990s in a newly-built building behind, and at a lower level than, the main downtown strip. But there's an interesting history here that goes beyond the current 15,000 square foot supermarket. For decades, actually since the early 1900s, Penni's Market was located at 120 Washington Street in Marblehead. The store was originally a full-service grocer, later becoming a self-service supermarket and expanding out the back, facing a parking lot. By the 1990s (or possibly earlier), the smal...