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April 2007

Previously...

16 April 2007 | Link this

That revamped Greensboro section is now complete, with photos and all.

Apologies for the lack of front page content the past couple of weeks. I've been a bit preoccupied. But look for more soon.

20 April 2007 | Link this

The Triad is now two thirds complete; High Point is now online. Look for Winston-Salem in a few weeks.

30 April 2007 | Link this

Today's feature: two amazing former Kroger stores in central North Carolina, the former here in Winston-Salem, and the latter in nearby Burlington. Both are extremely well-preserved examples of this particular prototype from the early 1950s. This is becoming one of my favorite old store designs, and may be one of my most sought-after over the next few years, now that I'm no longer living in the land of the Marina Safeway.

As an interesting side note, I'm told the Burlington store below is the one where black widow murderer Blanche Taylor Moore (portrayed by Elizabeth Montgomery in a 1993 TV movie) was employed along with one of her victims.

30 April 2007 Later | Link this

Lest anyone worry, my favorite Cala Foods location in San Francisco (previously featured here and here) is apparently still a Cala Foods location, per this recent photo snapped by the photographer I love. This store was one of the only ones not sold by Kroger a few months back. Therefore it has not been converted into a Delano's IGA. And I'm very glad, although I'm not exactly certain what the future holds for 1095 Hyde Street.

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