August 20, 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

Kmart #3800 - Newark, DE

Kmart #3800, located at 301 College Square in Newark, Delaware opened in 1989 as the relocation of a store at the Castle Mall, which opened in 1976 and closed in 1989 when this store opened. This location closed in November 2018. This location was formerly a Bradlees.

Storefront after closure. There appears to be no attempt to cover up the labelscar from the sign.
Full store after closure.
Closeup of labelscar
Before closure
Google Maps imagery
Quick Information: 
Opened: 1976 / 1989 
Closed: 2018
Interior (at time of closure): "Big Kmart" 
Exterior: Unique 
Address: 301 College Square 
Photographed: August 2018

Kmart #7706 - Cambridge, MD

Kmart #7706, located at 744 Cambridge Plaza, located in Cambridge, Maryland opened in 1994 and closed in 2000, after only being open for 6 years. It was torn down in 2019 for new retail stores and offices.

Full store after closure.
Google Maps imagery

The store during demolition
I'm unsure where I found this image, although it was likely a local news site.

The "new" Cambridge Marketplace
Google Earth imagery

An artist's rendering of what the new plaza will look like.

Facade after closure. They were already trying to promote the "new" Cambridge Marketplace.

Quick Information: 
Opened: 1994 
Closed: 2000 
Interior (at time of closure): Unknown
Exterior: Curved (R)
Address: 744 Cambridge Plaza 
Photographed: September 2018

Kmart #4373 - Lancaster, PA (Fruitville Pike)

Kmart #4373, located at 1890 Fruitville Pike in Lancaster, Pennsylvania opened in 1970 as the first Kmart in Lancaster County. Others would follow including stores in Lancaster (1977-2015), Ephrata (1981-2020), Elizabethtown (1982-1993), Elizabethtown (1993-2019), Columbia (1991-2020), and Willow Street (1991-2021). This Kmart was expanded in 1993 after the neighboring Weis Market closed. The store was closed in March 2017 and is now occupied by At Home and Aldi.

Storefront on the last day
At Home, after opening
At Home, before opening
During transformation to At Home.
Quick Information: 
Opened: 1970 
Closed: 2017
Interior (at time of closure): "Big Kmart"
Exterior: 1960s (Remodeled) (R)
Address: 1890 Fruitville Pike
Photographed: March 2017 / May 2018 / July 2018 / August 2018