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Also, two other notes: Not listed is a Big Bear store in Wyandotte on Sycamore between 2nd and Biddle. When it existed is unknown, and whether this was part of the Big Bear chain is also unknown, but it may probably have been at 130 Sycamore, listed as a Wrigley in 1958. Directories after 1936 for b...

Groceteria wrote: ↑21 Jul 2019 13:13 Welcome aboard and thanks! This is great stuff. Just FYI, I will be in Detroit next month doing research on the city proper as well, so all this material together will make a great new Detroit section. Do you mind if I add yours to the main site (with attribution, of course?)

Sure!

58. 2625 Dix-Toledo, Lincoln Park Address may be in error; Google can't find it. This is indeed a partial misprint, as Dix-Toledo proper changes to simply Dix in Lincoln Park and Melvindale. A Google search of 2625 Dix in Lincoln Park does yield a 3-bay greenhouse store that has been subdivided bet...

I decided to add columns on the Wyandotte list from the 1921 and 1926 directories. This does come with a few things of it's own: Only six chain locations were listed in the 1921 directory...and no Kroger locations in that directory either! Wyandotte's population more than quadrupled during the 20th ...

Lurked on this forum on and off for years, but just today decided to sign up. I recently became aware that the owner of Groceteria has a planned trip to the Detroit metropolitan area in August, so I decided to aid in this research in some part. Here's a couple of chain supermarket history lists I co...