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by eltf177
30 Mar 2022 14:39
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
Replies: 178
Views: 142292

Re: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)

WITH SIX YOU GET EGGROLL remains one of my favorite films. My mom was a huge Doris Day fan and we own a lot of her films on DVD - My other personal favorite is LOVER COME BACK...
by eltf177
29 Mar 2022 18:28
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Fuddruckers in Virginia, Maryland and DC
Replies: 3
Views: 2773

Re: Fuddruckers in Virginia, Maryland and DC

You're more than welcome, We used to live in Burke so the Annandale location was pretty much the closest one for us. Dad really loved the burgers and we ate there a lot in the mid-late 70's and early 80's until we moved out to western Loudoun County. Never ate at Red Robin, I know there's one in the...
by eltf177
11 Feb 2022 13:14
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)
Replies: 178
Views: 142292

Re: Vintage Supermarkets in Movies and TV (Old Ones Only Please)

In the original THE BLOB (1958) Steve McQueen's character's father owns a grocery store and he and his girlfriend get trapped in the store's freezer by the monster. We don't see a store name but given his father owned the store it was probably an independent. In both ADAM-12 (1968-75) and EMERGENCY ...
by eltf177
26 Oct 2021 18:18
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Fuddruckers in Virginia, Maryland and DC
Replies: 3
Views: 2773

Fuddruckers in Virginia, Maryland and DC

As you may or may not know Luby's (who own Fuddruckers) were going to close both chains. They've been sold to Black Titan Enterprises, a franchisee who owns a number of restaurants. All stores were to have closed by now but at least for the time being this has been avoided. However, a large number o...
by eltf177
19 Sep 2021 06:29
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Grocery Story of Possible Interest
Replies: 1
Views: 878

Re: A Grocery Story of Possible Interest

This article just doesn't tell the entire story. But first some background: My late mother loved a certain brand of Coffee Yogurt. The problem was it was usually not carried. My brother worked with one of the managers at Lowe's to make special orders for mom, and they became chums. The store was NOT...
by eltf177
18 Sep 2021 17:17
Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
Topic: Original Jack in the Box sites
Replies: 33
Views: 50486

Re: Original Jack in the Box sites

Didn't know that. So there was a least a small effort to obtain an east coast presence.
by eltf177
18 Sep 2021 17:14
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Grocery Story of Possible Interest
Replies: 1
Views: 878

A Grocery Story of Possible Interest

My brother and I were talking the other day and this topic came up.

First, read this article:

http://www.sovanow.com/index.php?/news/ ... hase_city/

I'll make a separate post of what REALLY was going on...

ETA: Fixed the link, sorry about that...
by eltf177
04 Sep 2021 06:44
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Little Help?
Replies: 13
Views: 1804

Re: A Little Help?

Here's a 2019 article on Grocery Store sales in Loudoun County: https://www.insidenova.com/news/loudoun/harris-teeter-giant-battle-for-top-spots-in-loudoun-grocery-market/article_4ca37a26-9da5-11e9-b7fd-0b2a9b4ce6ac.html Since this article was written Lidl opened a second store in Ashburn while Aldi...
by eltf177
03 Sep 2021 20:43
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Little Help?
Replies: 13
Views: 1804

Re: A Little Help?

Here's the link to the article: https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/business/1990/06/04/giant-safeway-still-dominate-regions-food-shopping/16677c4e-859f-4447-9ba2-3cadcd6483a5/ And thanks for the Thriftway article, that was "interesting" to say the least. Is there any followup as to wha...
by eltf177
03 Sep 2021 19:39
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Little Help?
Replies: 13
Views: 1804

Re: A Little Help?

Thanks for the info. But never heard of Foodarama either, looks like I have more research to do...
by eltf177
03 Sep 2021 16:01
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: A Little Help?
Replies: 13
Views: 1804

A Little Help?

I found a 1990 WASHINGTON POST article about the top 10 grocers in the DC area (Giant and Safeway were #'s 1 and 2; surprise surprise!). Number 9 was Basics (3 stores) while Number 10 was Dayton/Mitchell Thriftways (also 3 stores). I've never heard of either. There's a post here that says Basics was...
by eltf177
01 Sep 2021 22:43
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis in Northern VA
Replies: 25
Views: 3013

Re: Weis in Northern VA

Thank you for that article, it was very informative. I'd plain forgotten Hechinger was there.

As an FYI the Shoppers Food Warehouse closed and is now a Dick's Sporting Goods.
by eltf177
31 Aug 2021 09:19
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis in Northern VA
Replies: 25
Views: 3013

Re: Weis in Northern VA

Are you sure that Lotte was Hechinger? I was always told that Lotte was originally Lowes. They closed the store. Then later came back and built the large store that is currently on the opposite side of the site. There was a gap, from what I've been told, between the old and new Lowes stores. I work...
by eltf177
30 Aug 2021 19:49
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis in Northern VA
Replies: 25
Views: 3013

Re: Weis in Northern VA

Sully Square was behind the area where Shoppers Food/Aldi is and is the smallest of the three. Mainly has a Bank of America, a Little Caesar's Pizza and a Midas Muffler plus a few other stores. Sully Square had the K-Mart and Weis plus the Hechinger's. The Hechinger's was a Lotte by 2014. Beatty Com...