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- 28 Apr 2024 18:37
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Mistakes Which Led to A&P's Demise
- Replies: 8
- Views: 1650
Re: Mistakes Which Led to A&P's Demise
A&P began transitioning to supermarkets at the right time (late 30s) and although the business press thought they didn't have enough suburban stores, they went into the 'burbs with everyone else. They stayed in city neighborhoods longer than other chains, though. Once the Hartfords withdrew from...
- 21 Apr 2024 20:16
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Centennial A&P locations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2665
Re: Centennial A&P locations
The end of the Centennial era was around 1972. The late Centennials were about 19K sf like all the other ones. I recall one in MentOr Ohio which opened in the late 60s and replaced a nearly identical store a mile away. One of the last was in Madison, Ohio and that was nearly identical to older store...
- 14 Apr 2024 22:05
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Centennial A&P locations
- Replies: 4
- Views: 2665
Re: Centennial A&P locations
The large Centennial that stands out in memory was in Simsbury CT. It operated as Fitzgerald's, which is still around but seems to be in a different location. There is a brick small Centennial that was altered but operated as an A&P/Super Fresh until they left the DC area. I think it's been demo...
- 06 Apr 2024 17:40
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9472
Re: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
The Springfield Finast looks like a Safeway Marina design like this one from the Pleasant Family Shopping blog (below), which even has some mural work at the entrance. If so, it probably was under construction when Finast bought Safeway's NYC Division. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/RvUWnVx...
- 26 Mar 2024 21:24
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9472
Re: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
The Springfield Finast looks like a Safeway Marina design like this one from the Pleasant Family Shopping blog (below), which even has some mural work at the entrance. If so, it probably was under construction when Finast bought Safeway's NYC Division. https://4.bp.blogspot.com/_Ei2Ik5quiI0/RvUWnVxX...
- 22 Mar 2024 11:34
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Jewel in SoCal?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 6882
Re: Jewel in SoCal?
I thought this had been discussed before and yes, it has and yes, they had Jewel T (limited assortment stores) in the LA area: https://www.groceteria.ca/board/viewtopic.php?t=97
- 10 Mar 2024 23:32
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
- Replies: 23
- Views: 9472
Re: Historical Information About ShopRite Locations (Past & Present)
Although I cannot figure out how to post an image from Newspapers.com that allows one to zoom in, I think I figured out a way to share a link which allows one to view an image or article (and enlarge it) properly. In 1977 and 1978, a number of ShopRite newspaper ads listed all of the chain's locati...
- 01 Feb 2024 18:06
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: What happened to drugstore lunch counters?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8926
Re: What happened to drugstore lunch counters?
Growing up in suburban St. Louis, the Walgreens at Crestwood Plaza (built roughly 1958) had a lunch counter until the mall was fully enclosed (it was built as an open air mall with Kroger at one end, Sears and Woolworth mid and Vandervoort's (department store) at the far end. Mid 60s an enclosed ad...
- 23 Jan 2024 14:09
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Acme locations in Upstate NY (1979-07-03)
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3854
Re: Acme locations in Upstate NY (1979-07-03)
Interesting that they were mostly a small town operator by that point. No stores in Syracuse (maybe I'm missing some suburbs), but just a few in the Buffalo and Rochester areas. They also covered a lot of ground from Erie PA (where they never had more than a couple stores) to the "North Country...
- 23 Jan 2024 12:38
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: archives for "Giant" grocery store
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3358
Re: archives for "Giant" grocery store
The Jewish Historical Society site looks like it's been hacked, but here is a summary of material they used to have online: https://parkviewdc.com/2011/10/26/history-of-giant-food-highlight-of-jewish-historical-societys-51st-annual-meeting/ I seem to recall that the Jewish Historical Society also ha...
- 21 Jan 2024 11:36
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: What happened to drugstore lunch counters?
- Replies: 12
- Views: 8926
Re: What happened to drugstore lunch counters?
As I understand it, some of these drugstores did not have actual pharmacies, and the lunch counters were replaced by pharmacies. (There are some CVS stores that don't have pharmacies, though mostly in tourist locations). Walgreens does this too; I went to a store in Orlando near Disney last summer ...
- 15 Jan 2024 09:43
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9646
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
You could also make a case for Kmart Food, which really wasn't a leased department but a chain of supermarkets operated by different licensees around the country (ACF/Wrigley, Colonial/Big Star, miscellaneous wholesalers, etc.). Aside from the name, they were, as I understand it, pretty much comple...
- 14 Jan 2024 21:46
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: "End of the line" supermarkets
- Replies: 22
- Views: 9646
Re: "End of the line" supermarkets
I should also mention that to Southeast, Florida Choice (owned by Kroger and eventually dismantled), The Family Mart (owned by A&P and eventually dismantled), and Big Star Markets (owned by Grand Union and eventually dismantled) should be added. Earth Fare refers to the original chain that clos...
- 11 Dec 2023 19:19
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: Colorado Soupers and City Supers
- Replies: 7
- Views: 7297
Re: Colorado Soupers and City Supers
Copy cat names were not uncommon: Numerous "Big Bears" used the name of a pioneering NJ store (Ohio, Michigan, California come to mind). The same names often competed near each other Food Fair had to call itself Foodlane in DC because there already was a local Food Fair chain. In NE Ohio, ...
- 15 Jul 2023 22:47
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Springfield OH 1925-2020 (good one)
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4088
Re: NEW: Springfield OH 1925-2020 (good one)
I’m a little surprised that Marsh never went this far East. They had stores in nearby towns like Xenia for awhile and had some long running stores in the outer fringe areas of Cincinnati and Dayton. Maybe this was too large a market for them. Liberal was based in Dayton and a major player there as w...