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In Richmond and probably other parts of Virginia, the entry of Farmer Jack wasn't an expansion but a rebranding of former A&P and Pantry Pride stores (A&P bought the Richmond area Pantry Prides and ran them under that banner, just to confuse Steve Landry). Before they pulled out, A&P reb...

Here's an article from Time magazine in 1940:

http://www.time.com/time/magazine/artic ... 05,00.html

Stouffer's also had hotels at one time, too. The company began with a restuarant in Cleveland which was enormously successful. It was perhaps the best restuarant in town in the late '40's - and this was at a time when Cleveland was among the 10 largest cities in the country. Somewhere I have a Life ...

Is it a complete refinish or is it just that the roof paint has faded from years of exposure? I honestly don't know. I just noticed that the color in the photo (which I took myself) is most definitely not yellow. Could be a trick of the light, I guess, but it looks like too extreme a color shift. A...

Local historical societies can be very helpful. You never know when they might be able to put you in touch with someone with the same interests as yourself or have information you may need. Not all "historical societies" are limited in their scope as Rich suggests. Some are very active in ...

Hi All,First time poster! There was once apon a time a place in Danville Va. that had a neon sign of a cat playing a fiddle,not sure if it was resturant or what. Does anybody have a photo of this place or remember it? Thank you, Bill Powell All I know is that there was a Cat & Fiddle Supermarke...

Since there's a Powerball sign on the side of the store, it's in DC proper if it's in the DC area at all. I don't think it's necessarily nondescript for a Safeway. There used to be several of the same vintage in Richmond - but those were closed as Safeway years and years ago. It's unusual to see one...

This store is still open? What is being sold inside? This could be interesting. Appears as if it closed as IGA Foodliner and something else has gone in. It's still selling groceries. It's still isted in directories as an IGA, but not on the IGA website. The street it's on was closed for a while as ...

I'm certainly glad to read the responses. Food Fair I doubt because the Richmond Food Fairs appeared around 1959-1960, later than this store. Although there is not a labelscar per se, there are 13 or 14 holes on each side of the pylon, along the top edge, that aren't in symmetrical rows. There is a ...

I finally got around to taking a copule of pictures of this store down the road about 20 miles from Richmond. I thought it was vacant the first times I passed it, but to my surprise, it is open, though I haven't had time to go inside. My guess that it was a Safeway. Per the property records, it was ...

I would wager that that's a "one-off" sign meant to blend in with the neighborhood. As such, it could be of most any vintage, but probably early 1960's. It's not unusual to see variations in signage or store design to fit neighborhoods or shopping centers. Williamsburg, Virginia is full of...

Jared, can you explain what a you-Boat is? (Pardon my ignorance.) And can you tell us what store it is you're referring to now? I'm a bit confused by your description of "The Hills" marking, because I don't recall Hill's Supermarkets ever being referred to as "The Hills". I supp...

I did a Google search that found a 1956 Time Magazine article that may be more of what you're looking for: http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,808533-1,00.html The article--which is a very interesting period piece in itself, talking about Grand Union's expansion and experimentation wit...

Edric Floyd wrote:Gas prices aside, it's kinda fun working all over the state allowing me to take these photos.

I know what you mean. I've done a boatload of property inspections in my day. Need anyone in Virginia? :)

I believe they still sell coffee under the Horn & Hardart name.