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- 26 Oct 2014 22:58
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
- Replies: 20
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Re: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
This Kroger location is now occupied by a Planet Fitness gym. I believe that the Planet Fitness moved in either this month (Oct. 2014) or last month.
- 06 Jul 2013 00:01
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23497
Re: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
I forgot about the Kroger further up West Road near Telegraph, which is a newer, bigger location (a former Farmer Jack). Yep, it was probably decided to close the smaller store due to its small size and its age, and the increased competition in that area. A shame, as I don't remember a time when tha...
- 02 Jul 2013 21:19
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23497
Re: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
Sad news.... I happened to visit the strip mall in which this Kroger is located today and noticed that it has been closed, and the Kroger lettering removed from the brick exterior. :-( I don't know the exact date that it closed yet, but it must have been within the past couple weeks. The K-Mart acro...
- 29 Jun 2012 12:45
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: A&P: 2624 West Jefferson, Trenton MI
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6391
Re: A&P: 2624 West Jefferson, Trenton MI
Recently someone posted this photo on a Facebook group which shows this former A&P in December 1984, when it was a Joe's Prime Beef grocery store. (Previously it had been a Gerry's Market -- the word "Market" can still be seen underneath the sign -- but from the 1940s to 1960s this loc...
- 30 Aug 2010 00:29
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
- Replies: 20
- Views: 23497
Re: Kroger in Woodhaven, Michigan
I went inside this Kroger last week and noticed that the 1970s wall graphic lettering (shown in my photos at the beginning of this thread) is now gone, replaced by more modern lettering. I was sad to see the old funky lettering gone from the walls, but I do have to admit that the modern lettering do...
- 30 Mar 2009 01:15
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Any traditional Meijer's supermarkets still operating
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3507
Re: Any traditional Meijer's supermarkets still operating
Incidentally, Meijer just came out this month with two books about or by the store's founder, available at Meijer stores. One is around $3.99, the other $7.99. I haven't had a chance to really look at them yet, but they did have some old photos inside. A few years back, Meijer stores carried a coupl...
- 19 Oct 2007 13:26
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: The Great Midwestern Road Trip of 2006
- Replies: 12
- Views: 9458
Re: Flat Rock Kroger
In Flat Rock, Michigan (about 30 minutes south of Detroit right off I-75), there's a perfect example, it's even a three-fer... On Telegraph Road between Gibraltar Road and Vreeland Road, there's a nearly abandoned center, With a former Kmart, Kroger (superstore style?), and Perry Drugs. The Kmart w...
- 19 Oct 2007 13:13
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Farmer Jack
- Replies: 4
- Views: 5977
I have a few photos that I took in 2006-2007 of some local Farmer Jack stores that I will get around to sharing eventually... (when I have more time). A few days ago, I finally found out the opening date of the Farmer Jack in Riverview, Michigan that I'm nostalgic about. It opened on Nov. 16, 1967, ...
- 16 May 2007 01:58
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Lawson's convenience stores
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11154
Here's a couple more details about that Lawson's I mentioned earlier, the one at 15600 King Road. This is a scan of the letter I had mentioned, from 6/25/87, where I noted to a friend that they were changing the sign at Lawson's to a different name. I had drawn a quick picture in the letter of what ...
- 15 May 2007 01:50
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Lawson's convenience stores
- Replies: 9
- Views: 11154
I used to go to my local Lawson's regularly in the 1980s. The one in Riverview, Michigan, at 15600 King Road, opened sometime around 1980. I used to get all my comics there. It was basically just like a 7-11. On June 25, 1987 (I know the date because I mentioned it in a letter to a friend), they cha...
- 19 Apr 2007 00:43
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: A&P: 2624 West Jefferson, Trenton MI
- Replies: 5
- Views: 6391
Old A&P in Trenton
On Tuesday, I went to Trenton, MI's old downtown area on West Jefferson to add its address details to my webpage and take photos. I had known that A&P had a store at 2620 West Jefferson from at least 1945 to at least 1970 -- possibly earlier, possibly later as well. (Before 1945, during the 1936...
- 15 Apr 2007 23:47
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Detroit Area Stores
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8971
- 15 Apr 2007 01:04
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Detroit Area Stores
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8971
I might as well post this link here, since now it's on topic... a website which I've been working on for the past 8 months or so, at http://rimes12.tripod.com which is a compilation of addresses in Downriver through the years, both commercial and residential. I started the page after seeing Groceter...
- 14 Apr 2007 12:12
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Detroit Area Stores
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8971
- 07 Apr 2007 18:13
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Detroit Area Stores
- Replies: 7
- Views: 8971
This was 100% like stepping back into 1979 and at the same time I had a strange feeling and tightness in my chest and the realization that nothing was quite right here, the whole place was a little askew. Everyone either sported a scowl or was dressed in polyester. Hey, maybe you did step back in t...