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- 21 Jul 2008 20:56
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: A&P "Centennial" Stores Still Housing Supermar
- Replies: 48
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Re: A&P "Centennial" Stores Still Housing Supermar
In Philadelphia, PA, we have a Holiday Shop N' Bag that is located in a former A&P Centennial/Colinial store. In Little Silver, NJ, A&P Food Market still operates in a "Centennial/Colonial Upgrade" store. This particular A&P, when first opened, was one of the "A&P Supe...
- 21 Jul 2008 20:36
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: IGA "O&O's" in Philadelphia (post Penn Fruit)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7743
Re: IGA "O&O's" in Philadelphia (post Penn Fruit)
and i would say it's not too long off that we'll see the end of the superfresh banner as well, because most of them are going to become pathmarks in the near future. In Philadelphia, the "Superfresh" banner will a thing of the past, with the bulk of them becoming "Pathmark Sav-A-cent...
- 21 Jul 2008 20:32
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: Summer Road Trip to Philadelphia and Suburbs
- Replies: 32
- Views: 29026
Re: Summer Road Trip to Philadelphia and Suburbs
Finast bought the NY Safeways at the beginning of the 60s; there probably aren't many Marinas in that cohort; someone mentioned one in Queens. Penn Fruit used Marina-ish barrel vault roofs and the Philly marketing area would have many legacies from that. The one former Penn Fruit marina style store...
- 05 Jun 2008 23:40
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Best Products
- Replies: 42
- Views: 33500
Re: Best Products
We used to have 2 Best Products store in the Philadelphia area. The first was located at PA Route 213 and Woodbourne Road, as part of the Oxford Valley Mall/Lincoln Plaza/Sasame Place complex. The second was located at Roosevelt Boulevard and Comly Road, across the street from the National Biscuit C...
- 05 Jun 2008 23:33
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Anyone in DC/MD/VA area remember S. Klein's?
- Replies: 7
- Views: 13628
Re: Anyone in DC/MD/VA area remember S. Klein's?
Does anyone from the DC Metropolitan area remember a store called S. Klein's? It was a (junior) department store, and the location I remember was at Beltway Plaza -- located on the end where Burlington, Marshall's and Target are currently located. Does anyone know the history of S. Klein's, especia...
- 05 Jun 2008 23:29
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Woolco
- Replies: 43
- Views: 46666
Re: Woolco in Philadelphia area
Woolco lasted much longer in Canada until about 1993, when the stores were sold to Wal-Mart, their first entry into Canada. As for Woolcos in the Mid-Atlantic, there weren't too many. Only one off the top of my head was in Carlisle, PA at the old MJ Mall (now a TJ Maxx/Sears Outlet), it was a Hills...
- 05 Jun 2008 23:24
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Two Guys Discount Stores
- Replies: 13
- Views: 27215
Re: Two Guys Discount Stores
I also remember Two Guys in the SE Pennsylvania area. We had 3 of them, located at: Knight Road & Street Road, Bensalem, PA Lincoln Highway, Levittown/Langhorne, PA Red Lion Road & Roosevelt Boulevard (US Route 1), Philadelphia, PA The Bensalem location also had a grocery store in their buil...
- 05 Jun 2008 22:05
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: New York Area: A&P
- Replies: 17
- Views: 15786
Re: A&P in New York State
I grew up in New York, and I remember that, at one time, there was an A&P almost everywhere. It was another way of saying "the store"; "I'm going to the A&P". When I moved to upstate NY in the 70's, all of the stores up there were either closed or preparing to do so. The...
- 05 Jun 2008 21:45
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Super Fresh-does it still exist?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 6118
Re: Super Fresh-does it still exist?
Yes SF does exist, and this past year celebrated its 25th anniversary in grand style. As was referenced above, click on http://www.superfreshfood.com to find out all the latest about this great banner. SF stores continue to get the fresh format makeover. And new locations are scheduled for Rockvill...
- 05 Jun 2008 20:16
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: A+P Clinton, NJ
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4605
Re: A+P Clinton, NJ
Was headed from NJ to Pa. via I-78 this morning and happened upon this store off one of the exits. Any history on this place? The exterior looks kind of run down and the interior was kind of "tired" looking. Was it a new build initially or did A+P take it over at one time? Interesting thi...
- 13 Mar 2008 17:19
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: 2 Supermarkets In One Shopping Center
- Replies: 68
- Views: 102122
Re: 2 Supermarkets In One Shopping Center
Here in PA, in the now-gone Levittown Shopping Center, used to have two supermarkets in the same center, a Food Fair, and a Penn Fruit. The Food Fair closed in the mid 1970's, the Penn Fruit became a Thriftway in the late 1970's, after Food Fair/Penn Fruit/Pantry Pride left the Philadelphia area. Th...
- 08 Mar 2008 00:34
- Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
- Topic: IGA "O&O's" in Philadelphia (post Penn Fruit)
- Replies: 10
- Views: 7743
Re: IGA "O&O's" in Philadelphia (post Penn Fruit)
I had read the aricle on the demise of the Penn Fruit stores in philadelphia and I had heard on a local show called the "Irv Homer Show" that some of the former PF stores became O&O's ( IGA stores owned and operated by store employees) and were supplied by a local IGA wholesaler (Wett...