Updated 3 February 2026 (Originally published 3 November 2017)
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in East Providence (including Riverside and Rumford) from 1925-1998, 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.
Location list
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- 326 N Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1951: First National
- 1955: First National
- 515 N Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Pioneer
- 665 N Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1951: Red & White
- 667 N Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 693 N Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: Jacob Kazarian
- 780 N Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1091 S Broadway, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1946: Red & White
- 85 Burgess Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1855 Pawtucket Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Almac’s
- 1975: Almac’s
- 1980: Almac’s
- 1985-86: Almac’s
- 2475 Pawtucket Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: Jacob Kazarian
- 1935: Jacob Kazarian
- 2731 Pawtucket Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 2830 Pawtucket Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1970: First National
- 1975: First National
- 1980: First National
- 1985-86: IGA (Parkway)
- 74 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Nicholson Thackray
- 1931: First National
- 150 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: Piggly Wiggly
- Notes: 150 (1931).
- 152 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Almac’s
- 158 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- Notes: 156 (1935).
- 168 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Piggly Wiggly
- 1941: Piggly Wiggly
- 184 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1941: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1951: First National
- 1955: First National
- 214 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1946: A&P
- 1951: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 1961: A&P
- 218 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1961: First National
- 1965: First National
- 220 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Felix Langevin
- 1935: Oakland Bros
- 296 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- Notes: Probably same as 298.
- 298 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- Notes: Probably same as 296.
- 360 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1970: A&P
- 575 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1975: Stop & Shop
- 1980: Stop & Shop
- 1985-86: Stop & Shop
- 1998: Shaws
- 587 Taunton Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Stop & Shop
- 1970: Stop & Shop
- 18 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 31 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: First National
- 73 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 99 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 218 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 247 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: White Markets
- 323 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: White Markets
- 1935: White Markets
- 655 Warren Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1961: Stop & Shop
- 91 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 92 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 145 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 155 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 262 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 267 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Nicholson Thackray
- 269 Waterman Av, East Providence | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 284 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Nicholson Thackray
- 285 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 319 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 339 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 391 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1941: A&P
- 1946: A&P
- 1951: A&P
- 1955: A&P
- 446 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Felix Langevin
- 449 Bullock’s Point Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Nicholson Thackray
- 1931: First National?
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1951: First National
- 1955: First National
- 6 Lincoln Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Piggly Wiggly
- 1941: Piggly Wiggly
- 7 Lincoln Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 16 Lincoln Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1941: A&P
- 16 Lincoln Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1941: Almac’s
- 1946: Almac’s
- 15 Metropolitan Park Dr, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1941: Red & White (Tony’s)
- 1946: Red & White (Tony’s)
- 1951: Red & White (Tony’s)
- 1156 Pawtucket Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1941: IGA
- 474 Willett Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1951: First National
- 1955: First National
- 1961: First National
- 735 Willett Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1965: First National
- 1970: First National
- 1975: First National
- 1980: First National
- 949 Willett Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 1048 Willett Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1970: Almac’s
- 1975: Almac’s
- 1980: Almac’s
- 1985-86: Almac’s
- 1086 Willett Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1961: A&P
- 1965: A&P
- 1970: A&P
- 1975: A&P
- 1086 Willett Av, Riverside | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Almac’s
- 123 Bishop Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1925: A&P
- 125 Bishop Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Oakland Bros
- 255 Bourne Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1925: Mayflower
- 1931: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1941: First National
- 1946: First National
- 1951: First National
- 1955: First National
- Notes: Corner of Roger Williams Av (1926).
- 65 Newport Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1961: First National
- 1965: First National
- 1970: First National
- 80 Newport Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Star Market
- 1970: Star Market
- 1975: Star Market
- 1980: Star Market
- 1985-86: Star Market
- 200 Newport Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1955: A&P
- 1961: A&P
- 204 Newport Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1965: A&P
- 1 Noyes Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1965: Almac’s
- 1970: Almac’s
- 1975: Almac’s
- 1980: Almac’s
- 1985-86: Almac’s
- 1156 Pawtucket Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1931: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 2830 Pawtucket Av, Rumford | Google Maps Link
- 1998: IGA (Parkway Foodliner)