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“The Wa” as it was.


On August 27th, 1974, Princeton University’s then News Bureau, announced that Princeton’s First Wawa had opened at 140 University Place at the old Doten Garage and Studebaker dealership. Following the closing of the garage the space was used as a warehouse for the University dorm and food services. Renovations were made to adapt the space for the convenience store.

Here we take a look back at the old “Wa” as we celebrate the opening of the brand new Wawa as a part of the arts and transit project.

The two following photos depict the architectural mock ups of the space.

Office of Physical Planning Records - AC154 Cabinet 4, Drawer 7
Original architectural mock up of Wawa Food Stores – Office of Physical Planning Records – AC154 Cabinet 4, Drawer 7
Office of Physical Planning Records - AC154 Cabinet 4, Drawer 7
Office of Physical Planning Records – AC154 Cabinet 4, Drawer 7

Many of the below photos are from our Historical Photograph Collection: Grounds and Buildings Series which has been digitized in the Princeton University Digital Library

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Ode to Wawa, by Ellie Kemper ’02

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