In 1966, Marsh Supermarkets shook up Indiana’s retail scene by diving into the booming convenience store market. Fast forward forty years, and the company had grown its Village Pantry chain to 154 locations across Indiana and Ohio. Many of the oldest stores have since found new purposes, but whenever I spot one on the road, I make it a point to try and snap a photo.

Yorktown’s first Village Pantry was Marsh’s eighteenth. Although most of its earliest stores were designed by architect George Cox¹, Yorktown’s was part of a 9,000-square-foot strip mall². Along with a Bonnet Drug store that relocated from 123 Smith Street, the Pantry opened in 1970³. A Clark station arrived next door shortly thereafter. 

The Village Pantry at 2 Adaline Street closed in 1985 after a larger store was built at 9021 West Smith Street. The replacement was the second in the chain to feature booths for sit-down eating and featured an upgraded deli and gasoline islands⁴. Bonnet Drug persisted until 1988 when Donald and Mary Ann Bonnet sold the store to Rite-Aid⁵. The building became home to the Yorktown Library in 2000⁶. It took its present appearance after an expansive renovation in 2021⁷. 

Sources Cited
1 Marsh to Build in Southeast Muncie (1966, October 5). The Muncie Evening Press. p. 23.
2 Delaware County Office of Information & GIS Services. (2025). Parcel ID: 1022128008000. Delaware County, Indiana Assessor. map, Muncie, IN.
3 Marsh Supermarkets (1970, June 28). The Muncie Star. p. 41. 
4 Wilcox, S.E. (1985, January 10). Marsh replacing two Village Pantry stores. The Muncie Evening Press. p. 35. 
5 Mary Ann Bonnet (1994, March 9). The Muncie Evening Press. p. 12. 
6 Kinsey, M. (2000, January 19). From bottles to books. The Muncie Star Press. p. 7. 
7 Stefanski, C. (2021, April 1 8). Expanded Yorktown Public Library set to reopen Monday. The Muncie Star Press. Web. Retrieved February 6, 2025.