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by Andrew T.
01 May 2022 09:30
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Rocky Ford, CO - Safeway
Replies: 3
Views: 779

Re: Rocky Ford, CO - Safeway

Sounds like an excellent specimen! What is the address (or better yet, a photo or Google Street View link)?
by Andrew T.
16 Apr 2022 10:35
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Rochester MN 1925-2020
Replies: 1
Views: 1034

Re: NEW: Rochester MN 1925-2020

It's been a few weeks since this was posted...but Minnesota feels like "my" turf since I almost moved there, and presently live 50 kilometres from it...so let's take a dig and see if there are any worthy artifacts in the Land of the Mayo Clinic to spare! Rochester went through substantial ...
by Andrew T.
15 Apr 2022 18:38
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Louisville KY, 1922 and 1946-2022
Replies: 7
Views: 1523

Re: NEW: Louisville KY, 1922 and 1946-2022

Now, for A&P. They lasted till the 1980s here; what physical record did they leave behind? 786 Eastern Pkwy , 3110 Taylor Blvd : Both of these are 1940s stores that were later given a 1960s pseudo-Centennial makeover. 3110 Taylor is still open as Pic-Pac, and still has the capsule-shaped frames ...
by Andrew T.
14 Apr 2022 21:21
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Louisville KY, 1922 and 1946-2022
Replies: 7
Views: 1523

Re: NEW: Louisville KY, 1922 and 1946-2022

The timing of this feature was perfect! I've been feeling oddly nostalgic about Kentucky (and southern Ohio) lately, and have a hankering to relive some of the road trips I took through that part of the country 10 years ago. Blame it on winter...and being sequestered in Thunder Bay for the last two ...
by Andrew T.
05 Apr 2022 18:56
Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
Topic: Farmer Jack in Utah
Replies: 11
Views: 2105

Re: Farmer Jack in Utah

Here's a 1987 clipping from the Idaho Press-Tribune that touches on the western Safeway store conversions. The store in the photo is in Nampa, not in Utah, and looks to be a fairly new (early- to mid-1980s) store building.
by Andrew T.
04 Feb 2022 23:42
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: St Paul and suburbs (1910/1940 - 2022)
Replies: 2
Views: 1336

Re: NEW: St Paul and suburbs (1910/1940 - 2022)

Yowza!

I guess this means that the murky origins of Applebaums have been exhumed at last...along with the whereabouts of National pylons and forgotten '60s Kroger stores. I'll need a lot of time to dive into this one!
by Andrew T.
04 Feb 2022 20:29
Forum: History: Canada
Topic: Updated location list: Winnipeg through 1975
Replies: 10
Views: 12059

Re: Updated location list: Winnipeg through 1975

Thanks for the feedback! Fresh Co. is basically Sobeys' slavish carbon copy of Loblaws' No Frills concept. No Frills has unquestionably been a Good Thing for supermarket preservation (there are numerous '50s-'70s Loblaws stores, including several in Winnipeg, that survive in operation as No Frills d...
by Andrew T.
30 Jan 2022 13:27
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Replies: 9
Views: 1691

Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021

Now, for National. True to form, the chain emerged in Peoria fairly late and fairly scrappily, opening its first stores by 1960...and at least two of them were conversions from other grocers. 3127 N University St was originally a Piggly Wiggly, and the building still bears an interesting loop-shaped...
by Andrew T.
30 Jan 2022 13:10
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Replies: 9
Views: 1691

Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021

Even though they operated in Peoria for only an eyeblink of time, Eisner/Jewel left behind a sizable architectural legacy here. An ex-Jewel at 4103 SW Adams St survives ; though if it once had porcelain enamel cladding, it's now gone. A renovated Jewel at 4425 N Prospect Rd still sells groceries as ...
by Andrew T.
30 Jan 2022 13:03
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Replies: 9
Views: 1691

Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021

A&P had the second-largest footprint of the major chains by store count. Yet in contrast to Kroger, the city has surprisingly little to show for it. 2245 NE Jefferson Ave might be the only freestanding pre-1960s A&P supermarket building that survives in Peoria...and it's been badly renovated...
by Andrew T.
29 Jan 2022 18:46
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Replies: 9
Views: 1691

Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021

Time to do some chain-by-chain deep-diving into the city of corn and Caterpillar...starting with Kroger, the city's market leader: * One of the early 1930-era Kroger locations was located on "John H Gwynn Jr. Ave" (although the street wasn't named that until later on). Our host's twin? * 7...
by Andrew T.
29 Jan 2022 17:55
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Replies: 9
Views: 1691

Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021

It's been a month. I think I'll dig in... * Chains were well-established in Peoria by 1925, with both local names (Larkin, Poppen) and national names (A&P, Piggly Wiggly) setting up shop with multiple locations. Without having access to more information, it's probably impossible to know which of...
by Andrew T.
23 Jan 2022 11:51
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Beckley, WV chain grocery/supermarket locations
Replies: 19
Views: 19345

Re: Beckley, WV chain grocery/supermarket locations

Just thought I'd bump up this thread with a great video link: Driving Thru Beckley WV October 8, 1996 A Kroger store is briefly visible around the 2:50 mark, although it doesn't get a clear shot. But that's just the tip of the iceberg of what's visible here: The driver traverses the city's commercia...
by Andrew T.
09 Jan 2022 20:32
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Jackson, Michigan, 1924-1996
Replies: 1
Views: 785

Re: NEW: Jackson, Michigan, 1924-1996

Oh my...I wasn't expecting this! Thanks!
by Andrew T.
19 Dec 2021 17:31
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021
Replies: 9
Views: 1691

Re: NEW: Peoria, 1925-2021

Wow...thanks for tackling this one! Peoria is very much a microcosm of the midwest, and this list contains a rich trove of national and regional names to pore over: Kroger, A&P, National, Jewel, Cub Foods, Hy-Vee, Eagle, and more. Cub and Hy-Vee have too short a history to yield any interesting ...