There was a small White Cross chain in Greensboro NC in the 1960s, based around a former Walgreens store downtown. Revco purchased the stores there, probably about 1970.rich wrote:White Cross is a co-op and has been around since the 60s or 70s. It's not very big and it doesn't operate everywhere.
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- 19 Feb 2007 10:58
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: White Cross
- Replies: 10
- Views: 12685
- 19 Feb 2007 00:27
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Bulk Food sections
- Replies: 13
- Views: 8201
- 16 Feb 2007 20:00
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Sacramento: Former Safeway, 2900 Freeport
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3019
Re: Sacramento: Former Safeway, 2900 Freeport
I suspect it closed when the larger stores on Broadway and on South Land Park Drive were opened. Actually, even closer, I think, was the Franklin Boulevard store which was replaced about 1961 after the original store burned down. It's still a grocer too (King's, I believe), or it was last time I wa...
- 16 Feb 2007 11:33
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
- Replies: 39
- Views: 50038
- 15 Feb 2007 15:06
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Big G Market, 10237 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower CA
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3179
- 15 Feb 2007 15:00
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Winn Dixie store brands
- Replies: 17
- Views: 30189
- 15 Feb 2007 12:27
- Forum: History: USA California
- Topic: Big G Market, 10237 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower CA
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3179
Big G Market, 10237 Rosecrans Ave, Bellflower CA
I was going through some old photos and came across this one I took in 2003. It was a great store, well-preserved from (I assume) it's mid-1960s roots. I'm just wondering if it's a chain prototype or was always an independent. Anyone with ideas?
- 15 Feb 2007 12:03
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Burger Chef
- Replies: 18
- Views: 13401
I love running across old Burger Chefs. They're usually considered a more midwestern and southern chain, but I've found stragglers in Fresno and Redwood City CA as well.Dave wrote:For a while, it seemed like there were more surviving Burger Chef birdhouses than old Burger Chef buildings, at least around here.
- 15 Feb 2007 11:57
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
- Replies: 39
- Views: 50038
- 15 Feb 2007 11:51
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: A&P Futurestore
- Replies: 23
- Views: 20035
There were two, maybe three in the Charlotte area: -- 10414 East Indpendence Blvd, Matthews NC (may have had Sav-a-Center interior, now Big Lots) -- 7004 East Harris Blvd, Charlotte NC (now Food Lion) -- Tower Place Festival, Pineville NC (not confirmed, but there's a building I suspect) It's intere...
- 15 Feb 2007 11:39
- Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
- Topic: Miscellaneous Drugstore Chain Discussion
- Replies: 25
- Views: 19758
One factor was probably that most retail was closed on Sunday, except for some drugstores, and their wasn't a proliferation of c-stores. In parts off NC, the blue laws even affected c-stores. I was researching something else the other day at the library and came across an article on the first 7-11 ...
- 14 Feb 2007 13:52
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Big Star stores NOT connected with Colonial
- Replies: 6
- Views: 5988
Big Star stores NOT connected with Colonial
I know there was a post on something related to this but I can't seem to find it, and either way, it might merit more elaboration. Apparently, there were Big Star stores is places like Mississippi, Arkansas, and maybe Tennessee (perhaps others as well) that were not connected with Colonial Stores. I...
- 14 Feb 2007 12:05
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Grand Union
- Replies: 76
- Views: 79086
FYI, there's some discussion of the relationship between Grand Union and Kmart in the DC area in this post from the Kmart Foods thread:
http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtop ... c&start=23
http://www.groceteria.com/board/viewtop ... c&start=23
- 14 Feb 2007 11:59
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Musicland/Defunct Record Store Chains Other Than Tower
- Replies: 39
- Views: 50038
There was a Peaches a block from my house when I was a teenager, so a significant chunk of my early record collection came from there. I won a cpy of the first Tom Petty album the night they opened (on clear red vinyl, yet). They had an unusually good combination of prices and selection. The stores ...
- 14 Feb 2007 11:49
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Store Brand Products
- Replies: 21
- Views: 17974