Cousins Supermarket
Site History
Borinquen Plaza, the site of Cousin’s Supermarket, TruMark Financial Credit Union, and La Placita Park, was formerly a swath of vacant land and abandoned buildings bisected by Germantown Avenue. Prior uses of this site dating to the early 1900s include the Anshei Sholom Synagogue, private halls, and residences. With the support of the Philadelphia Redevelopment Authority, Asociacion Puertorriquenos en Marcha aggregated over 100 parcels into one 3.5-acre site.
In 1999, the first supermarket in more than 30 years opened in the space currently occupied by Cousin’s Supermarket, which offers a range of Latino as well as other specialty foods.
Historia del sitio
El supermercado de Cousin’s está ubicado en la Plaza Borinquen con TruMark Financial Credit Union, y el parque de la Placita. Antes, el sitio era una finca vacía con edificios abandonados con la avenida Germantown cortando directamente entre el medio de la finca. Antes, en este espacio en el comienzo del siglo 20 había la sinagoga Anshei Sholom, edificios privados y hogares. Con el apoyo de la Autoridad de Desarrollo de Filadelfia, APM unió todas las propiedades en una finca unida de 3.5 acres.
En 1999 el primer supermercado abrió en este espacio después de más de 30 años y ofrece un rango de comidas especiales de latinoamerica y otras culturas.
Citations
Center, Legislativate Data Processing. “R. Rundle Smith.” The Official Website for the Pennsylvania General Assembly., https://www.legis.state.pa.us/cfdocs/legis/BiosHistory/MemBio.cfm?ID=9200&body=H.
“Community & Economic Development.” Asociación Puertorriqueños En Marcha (APM), https://apmphila.org/how-we-help/community-economic-development/community-economic-development/.
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