I stopped by the A&P in Clinton a few months ago to
check out what has left since I was last there in November 2015,
when the store was having it's fixture sale.
Signs haven't been taken down yet. The building is currently
for sale or lease under Ripco Real Estate.
Park benches and carts are gone! I would've looked farther
into the side here, but unfortunately there was a strange
man having his lunch under the tree here in his car.
Checkouts are still in place, with all of it's 80-ness still
intact. The Grand Union-styled glass panels above the
checkout have fallen recently, in a later shot you can see
broken milk glass panes all over the floor.
Breakroom is located here. The manager's office is located
in the back of the store. Obviously this was added
afterwards.
The A&P sunrise sign is slowly fading away. It's
starting to look pinkish.
Shelving has been ripped out of the front corridor, exposing
the customer service stand on the right. If you look closely
in the image, you can see old A&P circulars and more in
the gray part of the floor.
Another thing to note is that half of the aisles are gone
next to produce.
Do they still accept it?
Customer Service sign (which I swear) was not up at the time
of the fixture sale. If I had noticed it, I would've bought
this easily. Too bad it's fading now.
Wood-slat hand-me-down cooler cases! Most likely from a Food
Emporium in New York.
Well folks, here you have it, this A&P's store number,
#949.
Possible welcome sign was located on the left here. It's
been gone for years now.
I tried to enter the building here, but unfortunately the
doors were locked. There was a security guard inside.
Delivery bay looking old... check out that railing!
If anyone takes over this building, I want to see them
power-wash it.
Former A&P barrel-roof just across from where I'm
standing. Rite Aid now owns it.
And to top it off, the pylon sign that has everyone asking
Why? It's backwards!
And at the holy-grail of shopping centers... Walmart
and ShopRite. It's surprising how long A&P lasted
here!
A&P of Clinton
49 Old Highway 22
Clinton, New Jersey
History: A&P
