In an Aug. 29 note to members, the Overbrook Park Civic
Association reports that Aldi, the discount grocery chain, "has purchased
Center Lanes bowling alley," and plan to demolish it and build a new store
"from the ground up," opening as soon as this winter. Good news, says
resident Bruce H. Klauber: "Aldi owns the property and everyone wants a
market here."
City Ave. near Overbrook Park isn't what it used to be --
the Sears Hardware outlet shut last year, before the bowling alley -- and Klauber, a columnist at Icon Magazine,
sees this as a sign better stores are coming: "You know about the
revitalization of the nearby 69th St. shopping district. It's starting to
happen in Overbrook Park," he tells me.
For neighbors who prefer a more full-service grocery,
there's still the ShopRite on Haverford Ave. in nearby Morris Park.
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