Kmart #3954 - Walnutport, PA

Kmart #3954, located at 400 N. Best Avenue in Walnutport, Pennsylvania opened in 1995 as the relocation of a store at 500 Main Street, which opened in 1980 and closed when this store opened. This location received the "orange" remodel in around 2005, adding a Sears Auto Center (which was likely originally a Penske Auto Center) and a Walk-Up pharmacy. It closed in 2020 as the Lehigh Valley's last Kmart store.

Walk-Up Pharmacy

Sears Auto Center

It looks as if the "K" has been removed

Former Pharmacy

Quick Information:
Opened: 1980 / 1995
Closed: 2020
Interior (at time of closure): "Orange"
Exterior: Curved (R)
Address: 400 N. Best Avenue
Photographed: August 2020

Kmart #3911 - Columbia, PA

Kmart #3911, located at 3975 Columbia Avenue in Columbia, Pennsylvania opened in 1991 and closed on August 30, 2020. The store was a typical 1990s Series 36. This location is now becoming a U-Haul.

full store

Former Little Caesars Pizza Station, someone actually bought the $4,000 industrial pizza oven!

Kmart T-Shirt display

Former Pharmacy

Jewelry department

former toys, office supplies, and tool sections

Labelscar from "Thank you for shopping Kmart" sign

The store before it was converted to a regular Kmart. (Photo: Coolcat433 on Flickr)

Quick Information: 

Opened: 1991 

Closed: 2020 

Interior (at time of closure): "Big Kmart"

Exterior: BigK Prototype (R)

Address: 3975 Columbia Avenue 

Photographed: August 2020

Kmart #3810 - Willow Street, PA

Kmart #3810, located at 2600 N. Willow Street Pike in Willow Street, Pennsylvania (a suburb of Lancaster) opened in 1991 and was part of the Kendig Square shopping center. The store anchored the center. The store (and the one on Kingston) is now closing, leaving Pennsylvania without any Kmart stores.

Quick Information: 

Opened: 1991 

Closed: 2021 

Interior (at time of closure): "Big Kmart"

Exterior: Unique (L)

Address: 2600 N. Willow Street Pike 

Photographed: June 2020

Kmart #9662 - Ephrata, PA

Kmart #9662, located at 1127 S. State Street in Ephrata, Pennsylvania opened in 1982 as the third Kmart in Lancaster County. In 1993, it was remodeled (that explains the 1990s facade). It was announced for closure on November 7, 2019; started a closing sale on December 2, 2019; and closed on February 2, 2020 (similar to the Lebanon store)

Photo Submitted by Enzo Messina
October 2020

Entrance after closure

Entire store after closure

Road sign. While the store received a new sign around 2012, the road sign was not updated.

Storefront, last day

Before the logo was updated.
Google Maps imagery

Quick Information: 

Opened: 1982 

Closed: 2020 

Interior (at time of closure): "Big Kmart"

Exterior: BigK Prototype (Expanded) (L)

Address: 1127 S. State Street 

Photographed: February 2020 / July 2020

Kmart #7699 - Lebanon, PA

Kmart #7699, located at 1754 Quentin Road in Lebanon, Pennsylvania opened in 1995. It was announced for closure on November 7, 2019; a closure sale was started on December 2, 2019; and it closed permanently on February 2, 2020.

Road Sign before closure

Before closure, during the closing sale

Entrance after closure

Full store after closure

Quick Information: 

Opened: 1995 

Closed: 2020 

Interior (at time of closure): "Big Kmart"

Exterior: Curved (L)

Address: 1745 Quentin Road 

Photographed: January 2020 / June 2020

Kmart #3963 - Elizabethtown PA

Kmart #3963, located at 1605 S. Market Street in Elizabethtown, Pennsylvania opened in 1993 as the relocation of a Kmart originally operated a store in Elizabethtown located at 1278 S. Market Street, which opened in 1982 and is now a Giant Food store. That site is now occupied by Giant-Carlisle. This store closed on December 1, 2019.

Kmart's logo on the last day

Entire store after closure.

Garden Shop and Drive-thru Pharmacy after closure.

Entrance part of the store after closure

Quick Information: 

Opened: 1982 / 1993 

Closed: 2019 

Interior (at time of closure): "Colorful" (variation of "Orange")

Exterior: Unique (L)

Address: 1605 S. Market Street 

Photographed: December 2019 / June 2020

Kmart #7725 - Rehoboth Beach, DE

Kmart #7725, located at 19563 Coastal Highway in Rehoboth Beach, Delaware opened in 1995 as the first and only Kmart in Sussex County. In 2017, the store was downsized and remodeled to include andThat! by ChristmasTreeShops and PetSmart. This was not only the last Kmart in Delaware but the last on the entire Delmarva peninsula. It closed in February 2020.

Entrance

Inside, near former greeting card and As Seen On TV section.

Wall near former grocery/pantry section

Road sign after Kmart's closure

Full store after closure

Before closure

Close-Up of logo before closure

Road Sign before AndThat! and PetSmart were added

Bing Maps imagery

Full store before renovations

Bing Maps imagery

Road Sign before renovations

Google Maps imagery

Road Sign before Kmart's closure

Google Earth imagery

Quick Information:
Opened: 1995
Closed: 2020
Interior (at time of closure): "Life is Ridiculously Awesome"
Exterior: Curved
Address: 19563 Coastal Highway
Photographed: August 2018 / August 2020