Rare kinescope (surprisingly good quality) of a 1967 epsiode of Supermarket Sweep set in a Food Fair location in Haverstraw, New York.
A couple more entertaining finds:
Recent additions to the site:
I will have the privilege and honor of introducing Dr. Lisa Tolbert at a book launch for Beyond Piggy Wiggly: Inventing the American Self-service Store next Thursday night at the Greensboro History Museum. Come by if you’re in the neighborhood!
New book that you want:
…and not just because I’m several footnotes and an acknowledgement in it. This one is really good and was written by a colleague of mine at UNCG. There will be a better review coming soon, but you can pre-order now. It drops on 1 August.
Newly added since last I bothered to update the front page:
Bloomington (Indiana) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1929-2020
Kansas City Area, updated with the addition of:
Napa Valley Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1930-1979
Lancaster (Ohio) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
Springfield (Ohio) Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2020
True North strong and free:
I’m off this weekend for some quality time in Canada. After a weeklong conference in Toronto, I’ll be going other places yet to be determined. This will be my first trip to Toronto post-pandemic (it’s usually an annual destination for me but I was thwarted by an early winter storm last year) and I am much excited, particularly following my big recent Toronto update. If you see me in Loblaws, say hello.
I haven’t been chatty lately, but I have added new stuff over the past couple of months.
New location lists:
BIG updates:
I’m especially excited about the Toronto updates. This was a major expansion helped along by access I now have to a lot more digitized material that has allowed me to fill in a good number of franchise and other gaps. Toronto is one of my “adopted hometowns” and is one of the places I want to give a special focus to, so there will be more to come. I’ll be adding more photos and also expanding the timeline.
