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Commercials on YouTube
I’ve uploaded a few old commercials to YouTube. Enjoy:
- Lucky Stores Commercial 1997
- Lucky Stores Holiday Commercial 1998
- Lucky/Albertsons “Marriage” Commercial 1999
- Food Lion Rap 1991
- Winn-Dixie Commercial 1991
I’m Back
Hi all. It’s been a crazy couple of months, and I apologize for the fact that the website suffered as my betrothed and I relocated and bought out first house in Winston-Salem NC recently. So it’s goodbye Harris-Teeter on Central, hello Harris-Teeter on Cloverdale.
Now that I no longer live there, I’m finally posting the final pages of the Charlotte section. Today’s covers the 1980s, and it’s the most interesting and complex one of the bunch, I think.
The 1990s and other assorted updates will be coming tonight and in the coming days, I hope.
Link to this entry…
Charlotte Posted, Part One
For your perusal, the first half of the Charlotte section, covering 1931-1969, has been posted. I’m very proud of it; it’s my most intensively-researched city feature yet…
The rest will come soon, and I may come back with some revisions on the first part. Comments, suggestions, and contributions are welcome, as always…
A&P in Southern California
Just to make an otherwise unremarkable Sunday a bit brighter, I received about 25 color photos of 1960-era A&P stores, many of them from the forgotten Southern California branch of the chain, from a gentleman whose grandfather took them while working for the company…
They’re really amazing shots, interiors and exteriors in quite stunning color. I’ll be adding bigger versions when I do my revamp of the A&P and Colonial sections, which are my next two projects after the Charlotte section is done…
And yes, I really do plan to have that Charlotte section done soon. I got a little sidetracked by a personal matter recently, but it’s on the way. I promise…
Ninth and Safeway
Ninth and Safeway Streets, Durham NC…
Spent the weekend in the Triangle area of North Carolina, and got a few interesting shots. I’ll post a few later and I may have one or two with information requests on the message board soon…
And the new Charlotte section is coming right along. I hope to have it posted in another week or so…
Charlotte Is Coming
OK, so maybe I wasn’t on the radio a few weeks back as stated. I’m not sure exactly what happened, but I’ll update you if I get any more news…
Anyhow, for those who care, I’m working fast and furiously on my new Charlotte section, which is promising to be the most thoroughly researched yet…
If you have any information for me, please let me know. I’m especially light on vintage photos, so these are particularly appreciated, as are additions to the list of stores I’ve compiled. Note that there is no information for the years between 1992 and 2005. I’m working on it; so far I’ve been unable to uncover city directories for these years…
I’ve also been adding some random bits and pieces to the San Francisco section, not to mention Safeway and Lucky to reflect some recent research…
On the Radio
Note to anyone in the Los Angeles area who might care: I’ll be a guest on KCRW’s “Good Food” on Saturday 21 January at 11AM. If you miss the show or don’t live near LA, I believe there’s also a podcast available for free download…
Happy New Year
Happy New Year!
I spent my New Year’s Day in Charleston, South Carolina, and it seemed like a good excuse to put up one of my rare self-portraits. The backdrop is a really cool Harris Teeter store crafted from an old railroad warehouse building in the historic district of Charleston.
In case you’re interested and don’t hang around at the Message Board, I’ve posted a few photos there in the Name That Store forum. If you have any guesses, please feel free to let me know…