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Sat Apr-09-05 06:15 PM
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What grocery stores/chains were there when you were growing up. |
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We had First National, Stop n Shop, A&P, De Moula's, Market Basket, Barcelo's, and Kealy Farms in the Lawrence MA area. circa 1956-75.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:16 PM
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In Arizona, Bashas, Fry's, Osco, Albertsons, Food City. There are more, in Colorado all I remember was King Soopers. 1990-Present
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:17 PM
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2. Kroger's is where my mother used to shop |
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Pittsburgh, PA area. Later she switched to a place called "Giant Eagle."
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:18 PM
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3. When I lived in Floridao there was Winn Dixie and Piggly Wiggly. |
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:20 PM
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5. Big Star, A&P, Lou Smith (owned by IGA, I think). |
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Edited on Sat Apr-09-05 06:20 PM by SCRUBDASHRUB
Big Star used to have this thing where you could tune into horse races and win money. I recall winning maybe $5 when I was a kid.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:19 PM
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Then there were various mom and pop stores such as Vespas.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:20 PM
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A small village though. One could buy Fels Naptha, Black Salve and other cool things there.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:20 PM
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7. PathMark, Grand Union, A&P, Kings |
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I have no idea if any of them are still open, they seem quite local to New Jersey
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:23 PM
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11. Ahh! Grand Union. I knew there was one I forgot. |
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If I'm not mistaken Grand Union is now "Market Basket".
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:27 PM
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There's a Kings, Pathmark, and A&P near here. Grand Union closed up a few years ago.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:21 PM
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8. Growing up a little further west in Mass. in the 70s |
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We had IGA (gone), Victory (sold to Hanafords), Market Basket is still around, as is Roche Brothers (I think).
Then there's Donelan's, a small local chain situated around the Littleton, Acton area that's still very much alive (and that I could tell you some incredible stories about).
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:45 PM
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32. I'd like to hear a Donelan story |
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I used to get lunch at the one in Lincoln for years. It's still there ... got stuff for a bday party there last summer.
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:55 PM
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36. I still work there...If you're ever in again look me up... |
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Edited on Sat Apr-09-05 07:59 PM by Longgrain
I'm usually in aisle seven. I'm the guy in the blue coat with the long hair and glasses.
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Sat Apr-09-05 08:07 PM
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I love that little shopping ctr in Lincoln. The store Something Special is one of my favorite places to go for cool gifts. I really miss my lunches there. I worked in Lexington for a long time and would drive to Lincoln for the serenity mid-day.
I'm sure there's not much serenity to be had in aisle seven though ;)
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:21 PM
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:22 PM
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10. Acme, Superfresh, Path-Mark, Shop Rite, Shop-in-Bag |
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I'm pretty sure they are all still around now. When my dad was a kid, he used to go to the corner A&P...those are definitely not around anymore
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:24 PM
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12. Safeway, A&P, Marketime, Lucky, Thriftway - when I was really little |
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Then QFC was founded and bought out the A&P stores here. I always like the Olson's stores out in North Seattle and Snohomish County. My grandparents lived in Edmonds, and that place had a great bakery.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:34 PM
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How could I forget that one.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:25 PM
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13. National Tea, Red Owl, Red & White, IGA, Co-Op, Fairway |
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Piggly Wiggly and Country Club too.
Northern MN, same years as you (1956-75).
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:26 PM
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14. SuperValue and Applebaums |
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:28 PM
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17. You must be from Minnesota. |
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I loved A-Baums. Especially that big eerie apple face logo.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:32 PM
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18. I grew up there yes. Kowalskis was another local chain |
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I think it took over the Applebaums store.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:35 PM
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21. Most of the Applebaum's became Rainbow stores. |
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Kowalski's may have bought a couple of them.
Kowalski's have had incredible makeovers in recent years. Actually so has Rainbow, being recently bought by Roundy's from Wisconsin.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:27 PM
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in the Framingham MA area.
Got bought out by Stop&Shop. :(
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:33 PM
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19. There was Purity on the MA/NH state line. It was in Methuen MA. |
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and seemed to have lower overhead thus lower grocery prices.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:38 PM
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22. Years ago in San Diego, Big Bear, Lucky. Gemco and FedMart were |
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Walmart-like super stores that had groceries and department store operations.
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:39 PM
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23. A&P and "The Co-Op", a customer-owned , non-profit, cooperative |
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grocery store, and today is still in (thriving) business in the same building!
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:40 PM
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24. A & P and Big Star n/t |
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:42 PM
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25. Kohl's, Sentry, Roundy's, National Tea, Red Owl, A&P |
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Only Sentry remains, sorta. Jewel came up from Chicago, went back down, then came up again. Pick 'n Save started as a no-frills generic place where you priced your stuff with a black crayon and eventually morphed into a "real" store (in Mega, Ultra, and Gold's flavors.) Kohl's died, though it's spinoff department store now flourishes nationwide. A couple different flavors of upscale Sendik's are moving into old Kohl's territory, and Outpost Natural Foods has expanded a little.
- Milwaukee area here
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Sun Apr-10-05 01:04 AM
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48. heh...i knew where you lived before i even read your post |
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i actually work at the outpost on capitol drive, back in the meat department. we got our new store opening down in bay view this summer...it's startin to look nice
if you're ever in the store you should see if i'm in, i'm tall and young, name is mark obviously
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Sat Apr-09-05 06:44 PM
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26. A&P, Winn-Dixie (NC) and Red Food and Pruitts (Chattanooga) |
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Red Food doesn't sell beer or wine.
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:13 PM
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27. Portland OR: Fred Meyer, Ceba, Thriftway, Albertsons, Keinows |
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as well as a lot of single stores like Ken's at 57th and Fremont, Frankie's way out on Killingsworth or something. I remember, before late-night stores (Portland had Plaid Pantry, not 7-11, and they closed at 2 AM), a friend of my mother's would have to drive out to Frankie's to get cigarettes as they were the only place open in the whole city late at night.
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:17 PM
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We had "Massa" and "Aldi".
Aldi is still alive and well, massa is no more (the stores are named "real" now).
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:18 PM
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29. A&P and H.G. Hills in my little WWII hometown |
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:26 PM
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31. Red & White, Acme, A&P, Kroger, BeeGees |
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:24 PM
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30. Bells, Loblaws, Park Edge |
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All gone now, replaced by Tops, Wegmans and Dash's
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:47 PM
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33. Giant Eagle, Foodland, Shop'n'save, Phar-more |
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Sat Apr-09-05 08:57 PM
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43. I remember Thoroughfare, A&P and Kroger's as well. |
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I know Kroger's is still around, just not in PA.
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:50 PM
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34. Cub Foods (still around), and Penny's Market (not still around). |
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:50 PM
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35. Oh - we also had Applebaums, SuperValu, Red Owl, and Lund's. |
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Can't remember when Byerly's first opened.
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Sat Apr-09-05 07:57 PM
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37. I forgot about First National! |
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We had one of those, plus Star Market (local Boston-area chain), A & P. That's all I can remember off-hand.
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Sat Apr-09-05 08:11 PM
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39. Kroger, IGA, Big Bear |
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Sat Apr-09-05 08:48 PM
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40. IGA, Food4Less, Safeway, Piggly-Wiggly, Kroger, EOM |
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Sat Apr-09-05 08:49 PM
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41. Piggly Wiggly and IGA |
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44. Key Food, Waldbaum's, Food Fair, A&P, Grand Union |
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These were the main food shops in flushing, queens, new york circa 1960s, 1970s, 1980s.....
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Sun Apr-10-05 12:48 AM
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45. Viking, Spartan, Kroger, IGA. |
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All still around in my little part of West Michigan, except the Kroger.
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Sun Apr-10-05 01:03 AM
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46. Albertsons, Safeway, and Furrs in Silver City, New Mexico. (nt) |
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Sun Apr-10-05 01:04 AM
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47. Butera, Jewel, Dominick's in Chicago |
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50. Grocery stores when growing up |
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Sun Apr-10-05 01:17 AM
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49. Piggly Wiggly, Krogers, Seissel's, Meijer's, Big Bear |
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not in the same city of course
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Sun Apr-10-05 01:44 AM
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52. Waynesville NC, 1970s |
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As for supermarkets, we had: A&P (which later changed to IGA), Winn Dixie, Ingles (based out of Asheville--they're still around), and Bi-Lo.
Mom-n-Pops stores were: Open Air Curb Market, Smoky Mountain Grocery, Smathers' Grocery, and another one my mom used to shop at and I can't remember the name but the woman who ran it was named Lucy--we called it Lucy's :shrug:
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Big California chain, especially in north, got swallowed up by Albertson's. It's where my mom always shopped when I was a kid. Still remember that green lettering.
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