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Quick trip back to the Bay Area (albeit the far reaches) where this whole thing started 25 years ago:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/california/antioch/

Jamestown was the birthplace both Lof ucille Ball and of the Flickinger franchise and private label system (Red & White, Super Duper, etc.).

Not as exciting as I wanted it to be, alas:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/new-york/jamestown/

Still can't find the new build Pantry Pride that replaced the Dadeland Mall Food Fair (converted to Pantry Pride then closed) I have a 1983 list that includes a location at 13005 SW 89 Pl. Could that be it? Basically Food Fair/Pantry Pride just did not include location addresses in their ads ...

Including Brawley, Calexico, and El Centro:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/califo ... al-valley/

Steve Landry wrote: ↑07 Sep 2024 11:34I'm thinking 1971 to 1974?

Thanks! I'll add it to the 1974-75 column then!

And some Edmonton updates today:

http://www.groceteria.com/place/alberta/edmonton/

Some Calgary updates tonight, adding 1960 locations plus some additional IGA and Food City stores:

http://www.groceteria.com/place/alberta/calgary/

Missing is 12254 S.W. 8 St. which was the first new build Pantry Pride that I opened in South Florida (which is now a Fresco Y Mas) Do you recall what year this one opened? I can't find a reference for the address until Winn-Dixie in 1982. Food Fair apparently did not like to list individual ...

Steve Landry wrote: ↑06 Sep 2024 12:52WOW!! What a bonanza of locations! Awesome work and discoveries.

Glad you're pleased! I'll didg deeper into the locations you mentioned and see how much I can update, and also see if I can uncover any more info about the kosher stores!

This one was so incredibly hard, so please be gentle with your criticisms. I used multiple sources because the directory data was sorely lacking in this case (e.g. A&P and Kroger individual locations were not listed at all before the 1960s) and the newspaper ads were inconsistent as well. I spent ...

This is the last big South Florida update, though I may be able to do some small additions (like bringing Miami-Dade into the 1980s) later:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/florida/miami/suburbs/

And yes, Steve Landry, more Food Fairs!

This one was a challenge, involving lots of different sources to fill holes in the city directory data:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-hawaii/islands/

There was a "Fifth and Adams" Kroger that opened in August 1939, and then a new "Fifth and Adams" Kroger that opened in May 1950, my guess is that the original one was 430 Adams and the new one was 140 S 5th. That would make perfect sense. And it would all be much easier if both buildings were not ...

So... My error on the 1933 locations; that column header should have read 1931. Apparently the 4th Street location started as A&P and became Kroger by 1933. I can't really do much with the Adams Street location without newspapers or access to the actual directories as I'd need to look at the street ...

All I have is what was listed in the directories, and it’s possible that the lack of individual locations lasted even longer than I thought. I don’t currently have access to newspapers for Steubenville or to the full directories anymore so I don’t really have a backup source to check at present. I’ll ...