Last updated on 3 June 2025.
This is a list of all chain grocery locations my research has uncovered in Lewiston and Auburn between 1930 and 1966, 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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- 53 Broad St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 62 Broad St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 67 Broad St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 1949: First National
- 70 Broad St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1954: IGA (Bussiere’s)
- 1960: IGA (Madore’s)
- 1966: Foodland (Roy’s)
- 1972: Foodland (Roy’s)
- 2022: Foodland (Roy’s)
- 600 Center St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1966: Shaw’s
- 1972: Shaw’s
- 2022: Shaw’s
- 43 Court St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 1949: A&P
- 156 Court St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 375 Court St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1966: IGA (Madore’s)
- 395 Court St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Cloverdale
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 1949: First National
- 85 Denison St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1944: IGA
- East Avenue Mall, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1972: Food Town
- 149 Hampshire St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Cloverdale
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 1949: First National
- 1954: First National
- 70 Main St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Cloverdale
- 108 Main St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 100 Minot Av, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1960: A&P
- 1966: A&P
- 1972: A&P
- Notes: Closed 1975.
- 95 Spring St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 2022: Hannaford
- 222 Summer St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1954: IGA (Perry’s)
- 1960: IGA (Perry’s)
- 1966: Shop-Rite (Cyr’s)
- 27 Turner St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Red & White (Sampson’s)
- 142 Turner St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1944: Red & White (Brown’s)
- 1949: Red & White (Brown’s)
- 168 Turner St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 180 Turner St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 1949: First National
- 1954: First National
- 321 Turner St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1954: Red & White (Harry’s)
- 53 Union St, Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 1059 Center St, East Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1972: IGA (East Auburn)
- 1224 Center St, East Auburn | Google Maps Link
- 1960: IGA (Hall’s)
- 1966: IGA (East Auburn)
- 41 Ash St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 80 Canal St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1949: A&P
- 1954: A&P
- 1960: A&P
- Notes: 80-84 (1949). 50-98 (1954). 50-68 (1960). Same site as 8 Pine, more or less.
- 124 Canal St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1960: First National
- 1966: First National
- 1972: Finast
- 51 Cedar St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 1935: First National
- 145 College St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- Notes: 145-147 (1940).
- 10 East Av, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 2022: Save-A-Lot
- 27 East Av, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 2022: Shaw’s
- 95 Elm St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1949: IGA (Ray’s)
- 36 Knox St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1949: Red & White (Fortier’s)
- 11 Lincoln St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: IGA (Milliken Tomlinson Co)
- 1935: IGA (Milliken Tomlinson Co)
- 1940: IGA (Milliken Tomlinson Co)
- 1944: IGA (Milliken Tomlinson Co)
- 1949: IGA (Milliken Tomlinson Co)
- Notes: 11-15 (1930 on). Wholesaler.
- 87 Lincoln St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1949: IGA (Augers)
- 133 Lincoln St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- Notes: Listed erroneously as Lancaster (1930,1935).
- 135 Lincoln St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1949: Red & White (Charette’s)
- 1954: Red & White (Charette’s)
- 203 Lincoln St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Callier & Son
- 1935: Callier & Son
- 267 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 326 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 1960: Red & White (Bob’s)
- 1966: Red & White (Bob’s)
- 389 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 401 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: Callier & Son
- 1935: Callier & Son
- 704 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1935: AG
- 906 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1935: First National
- 948 Lisbon St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 217 Main St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1935: Mohican
- 1940: Mohican
- 1944: Mohican
- 1949: Mohican
- 1954: Mohican
- 229 Main St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 1949: A&P
- 282 Main St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1935: First National
- 403 Main St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 415 Main St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 1949: First National
- Notes: 417 (1940 on).
- 770 Main St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1960: IGA (Northwood Park Foodliner)
- 1966: IGA (Northwood Park Foodliner)
- 1972: IGA (Northwood Park Foodliner)
- 35 Maple St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1954: IGA (Jerry’s)
- 1960: IGA (Jerry’s)
- 159 Oak St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1940: Clover Farm
- 1944: Red & White
- 92 Pierce St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: First National
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: Red & White (Larochelle’s)
- 8 Pine St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- Notes: Corner of Canal (1940).
- 64 Pine St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1944: First National
- 1949: First National
- 1954: First National
- 131 Pine St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1935: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 208 Pine St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1935: AG
- 1940: AG
- 1944: AG
- 1949: AG
- 41 Sabattus St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 361 Sabattus St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1935: First National
- 1940: First National
- 1944: First National
- 373 Sabattus St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1930: A&P
- 1940: A&P
- 1944: A&P
- 692 Sabattus St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 2022: Hannaford
- 803 Sabattus St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1949: Red & White (Boulay’s)
- 1954: Red & White (Boulay’s)
- 95 Spring St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1960: Red & White (Food Town)
- 1966: Red & White (Food Town)
- 1972: Food Town
- 36 Walnut St, Lewiston | Google Maps Link
- 1960: IGA (Poirier’s)