Groceteria.com

This one was a bit of a challenge (see notes):
https://www.groceteria.com/place/quebec/quebec-city/

For the record, I had no idea about the Mary Brown’s connection in Canada. I was just in Toronto two weeks ago and stopped in a Mary Browns. Great chicken, and yes, it did taste like my childhood memories of Golden Skillet.

So anyway, thanks for that pointer!

I would guess the ABC application would mean it opened in 2008. It was vacant by 2011, which is earlier than the other Food Lion closures in the area.

I actually had that address but it kept not resolving with Google Maps before, so I pulled it till I could look further (and then forgot). I'll add it back in. It was only listed as Kroger in 1995. I didn't see a Food Lion listing in any subsequent directories, but they're always less accurate after...

Great stuff. I will work on getting these added as soon as I can!

This one has some issues (noted on the page) and information/corrections are solicited:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/new-york/utica/

I hope to get a few things ironed out when I can get hold of the print directories again,

Winchester, 1921-2010: https://www.groceteria.com/place/virginia/winchester/

Harrisonburg, 1927-2020: https://www.groceteria.com/place/virginia/harrisonburg/

Moved to the Department Store forum.

OK, this one is fascinating. Springfield was a fairly large city through much of the 20th century, and there was a lot more to uncover here that I initially expected. I ended up going a little deeper into the research on this one than I sometimes do. Enjoy. Or don't. Your call. https://www.groceteri...

Happy Wednesday!

https://www.groceteria.com/place/ohio/lancaster/

storewanderer wrote: ↑23 Jun 2023 01:16Still some other mid 90's interiors lingering around CO but I don't think we are very interested in those interiors on this site.

Despite the fact that they were relatively new when the site began, those interiors are pushing 30 now so I think they definitely qualify as “history” at this point.

Steve Landry wrote: ↑06 Jun 2023 11:26Is that Food Fair THE Food Fair?

Pretty sure that one is a no :)

A Monday night quickie:

https://www.groceteria.com/place/california/napa/

Big update this weekend now includes Independence and Kansas City, Kansas. I hope to add other suburbs in the future, specifically Raytown and Shawnee Mission/Overland Park.

https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-mis ... nsas-city/

Newspaper archives suggest that the Kroger opened about 1972, which was after the Family Center experiment more or less ended (I think) and was a couple of years before the first superstores.