Bloomington-Normal Chain Grocery/Supermarket Loacations, 1926-2020

Last updated on 27 May 2025.

This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Bloomington and Normal between 1926 and 2020, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. There may be some omissions due to incomplete or missing data, etc. and I welcome suggestions and corrections.

Please read about my methodology for more information about what I do and do not include.

Pre-1965 list courtesy of Andrew Turnbull.

Location list

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405 S Allin St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1935: Larkin
110 E Beaufort St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Kroger
1930: Kroger
1103 Bunn St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1940: Lutz & Star
120 S Center St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Piggly Wiggly
1930: Piggly Wiggly
701 W Chestnut St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: A&P
Notes: Demolished.
1509 Clinton Blvd, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Pic-An-Pay
1940: Piggly Wiggly
24 Eastland Mall, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1970: A&P
1975: A&P
Notes: 11 (1975).
1608 E Empire St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1970: Kmart Foods
1975: Kmart Foods
1701 E Empire St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1990: Schnuck’s
1995: Schnuck’s
2000: Schnuck’s
2006: Schnuck’s
2010: Schnuck’s
2020: Schnuck’s
702 N Evans St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1935: Piggly Wiggly
502 Four Seasons Rd, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1975: Eisner
1980: Eisner
1985: Eisner / Jewel
1990: Jewel
Notes: Listed under both names (1985).
101 E Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Piggly Wiggly
1930: Piggly Wiggly
1935: Piggly Wiggly
1940: Piggly Wiggly
1946: Piggly Wiggly
1951: Piggly Wiggly
1957: Eisner
Notes: Demolished.
109 E Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Larkin
1930: Larkin
Notes: Demolished.
116 E Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: A&P
1935: A&P
1940: A&P
Notes: Likely demolished.
117 E Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Kroger
1935: Kroger
1940: Kroger
1946: Kroger
Notes: Demolished.
202 E Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Consumers Wholesale
1930: National
Notes: Demolished.
111 W Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: National
1935: National
1940: National
810 W Front St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Larkin
Notes: Demolished.
801 E Grove St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Piggly Wiggly
1935: Piggly Wiggly
1940: Piggly Wiggly
1946: Piggly Wiggly
1951: Piggly Wiggly
1502 E Jackson St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Piggly Wiggly
1935: Piggly Wiggly
1940: Piggly Wiggly
1946: Piggly Wiggly
1951: Piggly Wiggly
Notes: Listed erroneously as Jefferson St in 1935.
833 W Jackson St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1951: Piggly Wiggly
620 S Lee St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1965: Hollis & Kay’s
1975: UI
104 E Locust St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1951: A&P
1957: A&P
1960: A&P
1965: A&P
1970: A&P
Notes: Demolished.
203 E Locust St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1946: National
1951: National
1965: Hollis & Kay’s Super Way
405 E Locust St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Piggly Wiggly
919 N Madison St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1965: IGA (Rapps)
311 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1935: National
401 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1935: A&P
407 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Piggly Wiggly
418 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Consumers Wholesale
1930: Larkin
424 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: National
1930: National
426 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Great American
428 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1940: Nierstheimer Bros.
1946: Nierstheimer Bros.
1951: Nierstheimer Bros.
Notes: 428-430 (1946-51)
508 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1946: A&P
Notes: 508-12 (1946). Demolished.
513 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: Piggly Wiggly
523 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Kroger
529 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1935: Piggly Wiggly
1940: Piggly Wiggly
1946: Piggly Wiggly
1951: Piggly Wiggly
601 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1935: A&P
1940: A&P
Notes: Likely demolished.
602 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: A&P
1935: Kroger
1940: Kroger
611 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: A&P
1930: A&P
Notes: Likely demolished.
1108 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1946: Kroger
1951: Kroger
Notes: Likely demolished.
1200 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1940: Piggly Wiggly
1946: Piggly Wiggly
1951: Piggly Wiggly
1957: Eisner
1960: Eisner
1965: Eisner (Marty’s)
1970: Eisner (Bloomington)
Notes: 1200-02 (1960). Office only in 1957?
1500 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1957: Kroger
1960: Kroger
1965: Kroger
1970: Kroger
1975: Kroger
1980: Kroger
1985: University Market Basket
1990: Kroger
1995: Kroger
2000: Kroger
2006: Kroger
2010: Kroger
2020: Kroger
Notes: Opened 11/56.1502 (1975 on); still in operation in 2018!
1501 N Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1951: Casey’s Market Basket
1957: Casey’s Market Basket
1960: Casey’s Market Basket
1965: Casey’s Market Basket
1975: Casy’s Market Basket
Notes: Likely demolished.
105 S Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: A&P
Notes: Demolished.
1107 S Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1946: Piggly Wiggly
1951: Piggly Wiggly
1957: Eisner
1960: Eisner
1965: Eisner
1970: Eisner
1975: Eisner
1980: Eisner
1417 S Main St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Piggly Wiggly
1935: Piggly Wiggly
Notes: Demolished.
918 W Market St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1975: UI
1980: UI
1402 W Market St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1940: Nierstheimer Bros.
1946: Nierstheimer Bros.?
1951: Nierstheimer Foodland
Notes: Demolished.
1512 W Market St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1990: IGA (Market Square)
1995: Aldi
605 S McClun St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1940: Park-N-Shop
Notes: Demolished.
1110 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1951: Kroger
1957: Kroger
1960: Kroger
1965: Kroger
1970: Kroger
1975: Kroger
1980: Kroger
2107 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1960: Krotz Food Fair
1965: Frank’s Food Fair
1970: IGA (East Gate)
1975: IGA (East Gate)
1980: IGA (East Gate)
1985: IGA (East Gate)
Notes: Demolished.
2203 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1995: Jewel
2000: Jewel
2006: Jewel-Osco
2010: Jewel-Osco
2020: Jewel-Osco
2507 E Oakland Ave, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1985: Kroger
1990: Kroger
1995: Kroger
2000: Kroger
2006: Kroger
2010: Kroger
2020: Kroger
701 S Towanda Av, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1980: Save-A-Lot
1208 Towanda Av, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1965: Eisner
1970: Eisner
1975: Eisner
1990: Aldi
1995: Aldi
1211 Towanda Av, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1985: Eagle
1990: Eagle
1995: Eagle
403 N Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1985: Cub Foods
1990: Cub Foods
1995: Cub Foods
2000: Cub Foods
2006: Cub Foods
2010: Cub Foods
2020: Fresh Thyme
1403 N Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
2020: Hy-Vee
2103 N Veterans Pkwy, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
2006: Jewel-Osco
2010: Jewel-Osco
2020: Jewel-Osco
509 W Washington St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1970: IGA (Washington Square)
1975: IGA (Washington Square)
724 W Washington St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1926: A&P
1930: A&P
1935: A&P
1940: A&P
914 W Washington St, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
1930: Larkin
1025 Wylie Dr, Bloomington | Google Maps Link
2020: Aldi
1750 Bradford Ln, Normal | Google Maps Link
2010: Schnuck’s
2020: Schnuck’s
203 Broadway St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1951: Piggly Wiggly
1957: Eisner
1960: Eisner
1965: Eisner
1970: Eisner
1975: Eisner
Notes: 203-05 (1960). 205 (1951,1965). 207 (1970 on). Demolished.
1503 E College Av, Normal | Google Maps Link
1980: Eisner
1985: Eisner
1990: Jewel
1995: Jewel
2000: Jewel
1550 E College Av, Normal | Google Maps Link
1980: Kroger
1985: Kroger
1990: Kroger
1995: Kroger
2000: Kroger
2006: Kroger
2010: Kroger
2020: Kroger
1900 E College Av, Normal | Google Maps Link
2010: Meijer
2020: Meijer
901 S Cottage Av, Normal | Google Maps Link
1990: Jewel
1995: Jewel
2000: Jewel
2006: Jewel-Osco
2010: Jewel-Osco
2020: Jewel-Osco
301 Greenbriar Dr, Normal | Google Maps Link
2020: Aldi
1101 N Main St, Normal | Google Maps Link
2000: Eagle
301 S Main St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1957: IGA (Redbird)
1960: IGA (Redbird)
1965: IGA (Redbird)
1970: IGA (Redbird)
1975: IGA (Redbird)
1980: IGA (Redbird)
1985: Super Valu (Redbird)
1415 S Main St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1940: Lutz & Star
106 North St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1935: Kroger
1940: Kroger
1946: Kroger
116 North St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1926: Piggly Wiggly
1930: Piggly Wiggly
122 North St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1926: A&P
1930: A&P
1935: A&P
123 North St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1935: Piggly Wiggly
1940: Piggly Wiggly
1946: Piggly Wiggly
207 North St, Normal | Google Maps Link
1940: A&P
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1926: Pre-1965 entries courtesy of Andrew Turnbull (http://www.andrewturnbull.net/)