Updated 28 July 2026 (Originally published 24 July 2026)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in the Poughkeepsie area between 1925 and 1988, 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.
Notes
- Poughkeepsie was home to the very first IGA store, said to be Fitzgerald’s Grocery on Mansion Street. I’m pretty sure there were more IGA locations than are documented here but these are the only ones I’ve been able to locate.
- Thanks to Message Board user BillyGr for some helpful updates.
Location list
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- 81 Academy St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1936: James Butler Grocery Co
- 86 Academy St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1942: James J Butler
- 107 N Bridge St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: James Butler Grocery Co
- 59 Burnett Blvd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Stop & Shop
- Notes: Originally Caldor site. Relocation of existing store in same center.
- 59 Burnett Blvd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1975: Finast
- 1980: Edwards Food Warehouse
- 1985: Edwards Food Warehouse
- 1988: Edwards Food Warehouse
- Notes: 44 Plaza. Open ca 1971. Was 53 Dutchess Tpk. Later Stop & Shop.
- 11 Catharine St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 68 Church St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 314 Church St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (J.H. Poit)
- 88 N Clinton Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 12 N Clinton St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1942: A&P
- 43 N Clinton St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Hartung’s)
- 71 S Clover St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 29 Columbus Dr, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: A&P
- 1942: A&P
- Notes: Was New Market St.
- 52 Columbus Dr, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1948: Empire
- 1954: Empire
- 1960: Grand Union
- 1965: Grand Union
- Notes: Was New Market St.
- 5 Duane St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (R. Aina)
- 635 Dutchess Tpk, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1965: ShopRite
- 1970: ShopRite
- 1975: ShopRite
- 1980: ShopRite
- 1985: ShopRite
- 1988: ShopRite
- Notes: Was 59 Dutchess Tpk. Approximate.
- 265 Fairview Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 67 N Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 1936: Schaffer Stores
- 1942: Schaffer Stores
- 1948: Schaffer Stores
- 17 S Hamilton St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 34 Hoffman St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (S.J. Satko)
- 18 Holmes St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Neighborhood Store)
- 198 Hooker Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (J.R. Skelly)
- 88 Jefferson St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (C.W. Albrecht)
- 1936: IGA?
- 1942: IGA (Cody’s?)
- 35 Lincoln Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 102 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 104 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Merkles)
- 114 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Schaffer Stores
- 127 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 1942: A&P
- 1948: A&P
- 1954: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- Notes: 123 (1931,1936).
- 147 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 153 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 201 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 219 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 233 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: James Butler Grocery Co
- 299 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Grand Union
- 1936: Grand Union
- 1942: Grand Union
- 361 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mohican
- 1931: Mohican
- 1936: Mohican
- 1942: Mohican
- 1948: Mohican
- 1954: Mohican
- Notes: 361-365.
- 367 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 384 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Grand Union
- 402 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 411 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1936: James Butler Grocery Co
- Notes: 413 (1936).
- 417 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 432 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1948: A&P
- 1954: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1970: A&P
- 1975: IGA Foodliner
- Notes: 432-440 (1948). A&P closed ca 1970.
- 435 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 451 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: James Butler Grocery Co
- 488 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1954: First National
- 1960: First National
- 1965: First National
- 1970: First National
- 521 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 1936: Schaffer Stores
- 535 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1936: James Butler Grocery Co
- 539 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Grand Union
- 541 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 550 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 552 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 562 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P?
- 1936: A&P
- 639 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Grand Union
- 641 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 642 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 690 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Grand Union
- 1960: Grand Union
- 1965: Grand Union
- 1970: Grand Union
- 1975: Grand Union
- 1980: Grand Union
- 1985: Grand Union
- 1988: Grand Union
- 697 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 723 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1942: Great Bull Markets
- 1948: Great Bull Markets
- 734 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1942: Empire
- 1948: Empire
- 1954: Empire
- 739 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 1931: Schaffer Stores
- 755 Main St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- Notes: Was 835 (1931). Approximate.
- 780 Main St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 1942: A&P
- Notes: No number (1925). Was 870 (1931), 872 (1936,1942). Approximate.
- 782 Main St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1948: IGA (Arlington)
- Notes: Was 884 (pre-1954). Was IGA in 1949-50 at least.
- 800 Main St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Grand Union
- 1965: Grand Union
- 1970: Grand Union
- 1975: Grand Union
- 1980: Grand Union
- 900 Main St, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Wheaton & Benedict)
- Notes: Was 1000. Address no longer exists. May be paer of Dutchess Tpk.
- 14 Manchester Rd, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1965: A&P
- 1970: A&P
- 1975: A&P
- Notes: Closed ca 1975.
- 404 Manchester Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1965: IGA (Dutch Land Farms)
- 1970: IGA (Dutch Land Farms)
- 95 Mansion St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (M.T. Kane)
- 269 Mansion St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 337 Mansion St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (J.L. Fitzgerald)
- 1936: IGA (J.L. Fitzgerald)
- 1942: IGA (J.L. Fitzgerald)
- 1948: IGA (J.L. Fitzgerald)
- 1954: IGA (Fitzgerald)
- 1960: IGA (Fitzgerald)
- 1965: IGA (Fitzgerald)
- 1970: IGA (Fitzgerald)
- 1975: IGA (Fitzgerald)
- 1980: IGA (Fitzgerald)
- Notes: Reputedly the very first IGA store in 1926. Remained under Fitzgerald family ownership until 1980 or 1981.
- 1 May St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (S. Rimal)
- 393 Mill St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1942: Empire
- 16 Mt Carmel Pl, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Barone Bros)
- 11 North Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Hohl & Hohl)
- 11 Raymond Av, Arlington | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: IGA (Neighborhood Store)
- 104 Smith St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Schaffer Stores
- 165 Smith St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Great Bull Markets
- 1942: Great Bull Markets
- 1948: Great Bull Markets
- 1954: Great Bull Markets
- 1960: Great Bull Markets
- 2544 South Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Stop & Shop
- 1975: Stop & Shop
- 1980: Stop & Shop
- 1985: Stop & Shop
- 1988: Stop & Shop
- 2026: Stop & Shop
- Notes: Was 483.
- 130 South Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Schaffer Stores
- 1942: Schaffer Stores
- 1948: Schaffer Stores
- 156 South Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1936: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1830 South Rd, Wappingers Falls | Google Maps Link
- 1980: ShopRite
- 1985: ShopRite
- 1988: ShopRite
- 2026: Aldi
- Notes: Nine Mall. Approximate.
- 1895 South Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 2026: ShopRite
- 2585 South Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Food Fair
- 1970: Food Fair
- 1975: Pantry Pride
- 2026: Price Chopper
- Notes: Hudson Plaza. Approximate.
- 2600 South Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Grand Union
- 1965: Grand Union
- 1970: Grand Union
- 1975: Grand Union
- 1980: Grand Union
- Notes: Plaza Shopping Center. Was 447.
- 121 Union St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1936: A&P
- 137 Union St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1936: Schaffer Stores
- 1490 US-9, Wappingers Falls | Google Maps Link
- 2026: Hannaford
- 1574 US-9, Wappingers Falls | Google Maps Link
- 1980: Grand Union
- 1985: Grand Union
- Notes: Approximate. Route 9 at New Hackenasck Rd.
- 16 Vassar Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Grand Union
- 1975: Grand Union
- 1980: Grand Union
- 1985: Grand Union
- 1988: Grand Union
- 340 Violet Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: IGA (Nikles)
- 1936: IGA (Nikles)
- 1942: IGA (Nikles)
- 1948: IGA (Nikles)
- 1954: IGA
- Notes: East side, 1 north of Cottage Av (1954). Approximate.
- 382 Violet Av, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1975: Grand Union
- 1980: Grand Union
- 15 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 21 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Andrew Davey
- 23 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 39 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1942: Empire
- 98 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1931: James Butler Grocery Co
- 1936: James Butler Grocery Co
- 100 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 170 Washington St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Grand Union
- 1965: Grand Union
- 1970: Grand Union
- 31 S White St, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 1965: AG (Grey’s)
- 1970: AG (Grey’s)
- 1975: AG (Grey’s)
- 1980: AG (Grey’s)
- 1985: AG (Grey’s)
- 1988: AG (Grey’s)
- 10 Winslow Gate Rd, Poughkeepsie | Google Maps Link
- 2026: ShopRite
- Notes: An Ocean State Job Lots next door at 3456 North Road was bult (but never opened due to bankruptcy) as a Grand Union Mega Save in 2001.