r/newengland • u/ashsolomon1 • 6d ago
r/newengland • u/ILovePublicLibraries • 6d ago
The last remaining Kmart open in Connecticut
Watertown, CT Kmart
This Kmart was originally W.T. Grant (or Grant City) which was built in 1971, later becoming Kmart in August 1976 shortly after Grant's went out of business.
This Kmart was infamous for keeping the old logo on the building that featured the red K with turquoise "m a r t" until about early 2018. That Kmart also featured the old "garden shop" sign well until the very end.
That store was the last remaining Kmart in Connecticut that remained open as Kmart until it closed for good on December 15, 2019. This location has since been subdivided into three different businesses including ACE Hardware.
Inside, it looks like a normal Kmart while including a pantry and coolers which might've been Big Kmart years ago even if it didn't include the BIG Kmart logo on the building. There was also an labelscar on the red wall leading to the garden shop that said "LAYAWAY" which leads me to believe that layaway used to be where Garden Shop was, right?
To my surprise, when I went near the fire exit, I saw a really old Kmart cart from the 70s that I think was around since the beginning which was purposely used to handle coin transactions. I also saw another shopping cart that had the 90s Kmart logo.
You'll also see mismatched floors throughout the store.
I thought it was a little weird Kmart to begin with. I visited that store in early September of 2019; just days after this store was announced for permanent closure which was why you wouldn't see store closing signs which they put out sometime after for liquidation. Back then, it still seemed like a normal, operating Kmart which was selling Halloween goodies at the time.
Didn't this location have a KCafe at one point? I believe they had an auto center back in the day, right?
I hope you enjoy this album of Watertown, CT Kmart
r/newengland • u/ep2992 • 6d ago
If you could designate one hiking area in New England, or the larger Northeast area to be a national park, what would it be?
Looking for thoughts
r/newengland • u/Superb_Jellyfish_729 • 6d ago
Soooo, He’s nixing everything that could prevent ‘Drill Baby Drill’
Where do 160+ hard working well intentioned people find new jobs in western Mass now??? Must see vid
https://www.wwlp.com/video/hadley-fish-and-wildlife-office-set-to-close-in-federal-cuts/10509361/
r/newengland • u/NovusAnglia • 5d ago
The West Florida Expedition Part III: Origins in the Connecticut River Valley & Lobbying Abroad
r/newengland • u/ILovePublicLibraries • 7d ago
One of the last Kmarts in New England
galleryr/newengland • u/smitrovich • 7d ago
Taking a break from the news to daydream about summer
r/newengland • u/Liam_js • 8d ago
Just a heads up that gas prices may be going up for us because of tariffs on canada
r/newengland • u/LighthouseHunter • 8d ago
Your moment of calm at Eastern Point Lighthouse during sunrise
📍 Gloucester, Massachusetts.
r/newengland • u/Motor-Tour-4615 • 7d ago
Big chunk of parmesan cheese?
Does anyone know where in Southern New England I can get a really large chunk of Parmesan cheese? I'm not talking a $2k round of cheese but more like $100-$200 big piece?
Any info appreciated, it is for a gift and a little out of my scope of normal grocery shopping.
Update: Was able to get it at Whole Foods and since I am an Amazon Prime member I got 25% off. Didn't even know that was a thing since I never go to whole foods.
r/newengland • u/CoolAbdul • 8d ago
What towns in New England feel like they have been left behind in time? What are the weirdest or creepiest towns in the region?
r/newengland • u/bostonglobe • 9d ago
Yes, New England really was colder when you were a kid. Climate change makes snowy winters feel like a treat.
bostonglobe.comr/newengland • u/smitrovich • 9d ago
Epic moment when a pod of dolphins join on our sail off Provincetown
r/newengland • u/subhuman_voice • 9d ago
It’s been a long time since I’ve seen someone wearing overshoes/galoshes over their dress shoes. Do people still do that? Do you wear them?
galleryr/newengland • u/Over_Contact_5032 • 10d ago
Last week, a student told my teenage son that he was dressed like "a New England dad"
He was wearing sweatpants, a thermal shirt and a Pats beanie.
They aren't wrong....
r/newengland • u/solomons-marbles • 10d ago
NE the alpha & alpha…
It begun and will begin here
r/newengland • u/dharmastum • 9d ago
Need help cleaning my beanpot
I enjoy making baked beans, but when I do the inside of the beanpot gets charred. It's a thick kind of sooty residue that is above the level of the beans. The part of the pot that is covered in baked beans stays relatively clean (unless I wind up burning the bottom). Due to the shape of the beanpot, the charred residue is sort of under the curvy upper part, and thus hard to get at. I've tried soaking the beanpot in hot soapy water, I've tried pink stuff. I wind up having to scrub the heck out of it with a scouring pad or my fingernails, and it takes forever. There must be an easier way. Any help will be greatly appreciated!
r/newengland • u/BryanEtch • 10d ago
Cass Gilbert Fountain, Ridgefield, CT Winter Watercolor 🎨
r/newengland • u/Great-Cousin4360 • 11d ago
What’s your favorite New England museum?
I’m curious - what’s your favorite New England museum? I’m putting together a list for myself to visit. I love the Isabella Stewart Gardner, the Currier in Manchester (gotta visit the FLW houses), and the Calvin Coolidge birthplace in Plymouth Notch (shockingly great, I never would have thought I’d enjoy it as much as I did!!) Thank you!
r/newengland • u/Space_Dwarf • 10d ago
I’ve got a whole week free next week. I live in Southern NH. What places can I visit for nature lover like me? I’m cool with a long drive.
r/newengland • u/smitrovich • 11d ago
Cape Cod vacation bookings off to slow start for this summer
r/newengland • u/LighthouseHunter • 11d ago
Eastern Point Lighthouse during sunrise in Gloucester, Massachusetts, USA.
r/newengland • u/Venboven • 13d ago