Joe The Jeweler, In Cynwyd

by Gerry June 21, 2021

This photo was taken in 2012, shortly after Joe the Jeweler opened on Montgomery Avenue in Cynwyd, and shortly before the store closed.

Neighbors were not sorry to see this eyesore fold.

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