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- 21 May 2023 22:01
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Springfield IL, 1925-2023
- Replies: 2
- Views: 682
Re: NEW: Springfield IL, 1925-2023
Nothing concrete, but a theory: I suspect that the store at 1157 Governor (at Lincoln) is the one you're looking for. It may have shown an address of 1155 and it would be easy for someone to confuse the two cross streets and lose a digit. I've seen things like that happen elsewhere with stores on a ...
- 21 May 2023 13:19
- Forum: History: Canada
- Topic: Big Toronto update
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2431
Big Toronto update
I didn't post this as soon as I finished because I hoped to get some more photos added, etc. But it's been a busy couple of months. So until I can add more, here is my GREATLY expanded Toronto location list, including a much lunger date range and the addition of many new franchise stores and smaller...
- 21 May 2023 13:14
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Springfield IL, 1925-2023
- Replies: 2
- Views: 682
NEW: Springfield IL, 1925-2023
Happy Sunday afternoon. Enjoy some A&P, Eisner, Piggly Wiggly, Jewel, and National stores, among others.
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-ill ... ringfield/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-ill ... ringfield/
- 15 May 2023 08:09
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Sheboygan WI, 1924-2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 796
Re: NEW: Sheboygan WI, 1924-2020
It’s always disorienting when they tear down a mall but leave chunks of it standing.
- 15 May 2023 07:57
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Mayfair Markets - Geography and History
- Replies: 23
- Views: 32077
Re: Mayfair Markets - Geography and History
Can anyone identify the Mayfair Market location that is in the background of this circa 1971 photo presumably in Oakland, California? https://www.artsy.net/artwork/stephen-shames-black-panther-gloria-abernethy-selling-papers-at-the-mayfair-supermarket-boycott-tamara-lacey-is-in-the-background-holdi...
- 01 May 2023 21:32
- Forum: History: Canada
- Topic: 475 Pim, Sault Ste. Marie, ON: Former Safeway Marina?
- Replies: 4
- Views: 968
Re: 475 Pim, Sault Ste. Marie, ON: Former Safeway Marina?
Look what I found in the 1984 city directory. I''ll dig in more when I have more time but I can date it back at least as far as 1972.
- 01 May 2023 21:23
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: NEW: Elizabeth NJ, 1925-1967
- Replies: 1
- Views: 1173
NEW: Elizabeth NJ, 1925-1967
Forgot to mention this one a month or so back:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-new ... elizabeth/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-new ... elizabeth/
- 01 May 2023 21:06
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: NEW: Sheboygan WI, 1924-2020
- Replies: 2
- Views: 796
NEW: Sheboygan WI, 1924-2020
I'm sure you've all been waiting for this one!
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-wis ... sheboygan/
https://www.groceteria.com/place/us-wis ... sheboygan/
- 30 Apr 2023 22:28
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Former Pavilions?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2055
Re: Former Pavilions?
Gemco, open ca. 1985 per newspaper ads. Probably one of the last to open.
99 Ranch was in the space by 1992 and maybe earlier.
99 Ranch was in the space by 1992 and maybe earlier.
- 15 Apr 2023 21:59
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Safeway in San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf area closing
- Replies: 3
- Views: 2059
Re: Safeway in San Francisco's Fishermans Wharf area closing
IIRC Grocery Outlet has been in a marina on Broadway in Oakland for years as well. There are more residents nearby who use the North Beach location than you might think (and most residents do call the area North Beach as well, correctly or incorrectly). Co-op was a Berkeley-based membership cooperat...
- 15 Apr 2023 19:48
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Super Fair, Los Angeles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3219
Re: Super Fair, Los Angeles
I'm only able to find evidence that two of these ever existed: the one above in North Hollywood and another at 18300 Vanowen in Reseda (now the site of a Ralphs in what is likely a new building). They seem to have closed in 1972 along with rest of Food Fair's stores in the region. It looks like they...
- 15 Apr 2023 13:49
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Food Fair/Fox Markets SoCal locations in 1964
- Replies: 2
- Views: 2239
Food Fair/Fox Markets SoCal locations in 1964
Found while looking for something else in the LA Times:
- 15 Apr 2023 13:20
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Super Fair, Los Angeles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3219
Re: Super Fair, Los Angeles
There is Food Fair written all over this building inside and out. The merchandising is definitely not Food Fair. None of my records can confirm this. I believe this was a former Food Fair - J.M. Fields combo store because it matches their timeline presence on the west coast. It probalby closed befo...
- 14 Apr 2023 21:15
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Super Fair, Los Angeles
- Replies: 8
- Views: 3219
Super Fair, Los Angeles
From "Newman's Law" (1974): https://youtu.be/IlORlqGknLU?t=4815 This was apparently a discount department store with a grocery department operated by Food Fair. This directory notes that there were two of them in 1969. From what I've read, the one in the movie above was already closed by t...
- 13 Apr 2023 08:19
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Possibly the most well preserved A&P Centennial
- Replies: 2
- Views: 996