Road Trip
Just returned from a brief road trip in the environs of Washington, Baltimore, and Wilmington DE, and here are a few photos for your amusement. This wasn’t really a “research” trip, so I didn’t come...
View ArticleA&P, 1121 Linwood, Kansas City
A&P, 1121 Linwood, Kansas City MO, 1940. Unknown source. I can’t remember wher I came up with this photo several years ago, but I’ve always loved it. It’s a beautiful store, with its glass brick,...
View ArticleVintage Greensboro Grocery Ads
Microfilm is a wonderful thing. I’m working on a volunteer project at the Greensboro library that involves digitizing portions of the archives of the local newspapers so they can be placed online. Of...
View ArticlePittsburgh, Charletson, and Richmond
Just returned from my holiday road trip to Charleston WV, Pittsburgh, and Richmond, and I have photos to share. Info on any of the questionable or unidentiied stores is very much solicited.
View ArticleA&P, 5130 Butler Street, Pittsburgh PA
This lovely storefront served as the A&P branch for my new part-time neighborhood, Pittsburgh’s Upper Lawrenceville, from at least 1925-1955. It’s presented here tonight more for symbolic purposes,...
View ArticleA&P, Cheswick PA
You rarely find a former centennial A&P like this with its pole sign largely intact. This store is in the 1200 block of Pittsburgh Street in Cheswick PA. The whole surrounding shopping center is a...
View ArticleAlong Highway 70
Just got back from a conference in Morehead City NC and thought I’d throw up a few pictures I grabbed in cities along the way back. I only had my phone camera with me, so the quality is somewhat...
View ArticleGolden Gate Harris-Teeter closing
This is kind of sad. One of the two oldest continuously operating chain supermarkets in my hometown is closing. The Harris Teeter location at Golden Gate Shopping Center opened in 1961 as an A&P. A...
View ArticleAdding Ottawa
Just a quick note to reveal a new section with some new photos and a location list: Groceteria does Ottawa. More to come…
View ArticleA&P, Commerce Place, Greensboro NC (again)
I’ve written about this store and how important it was to me before. Most of you probably do not know that in my other life, I am an academic librarian whose job primarily involves supervising the...
View ArticleSo…Baltimore…
I spent the weekend in Baltimore. If you follow me on Twitter, you saw a pretty amazing collection of photos from around the city–not amazing because I’m such a great photographer but because there’s...
View ArticleQuickies
A couple of quick new location lists covering Annapolis and Frederick, Maryland, featuring A&P, Safeway, Acme, Food Fair, Giant, and more. Lots more from this region in the coming weeks. Photo...
View ArticleFormer A&P in Louisville
This one was just an extra cool find. It was quite obviously built as an A&P, probably in the 1940s. You can even make out the labelscar on the parking lot signs if you’re there in person. It’s...
View ArticleCleveland Rocks!
Finally: the new section on Cleveland, including a massive location list and links to other material. I will be expanding this in the future. (Photo via Cleveland Public Library.)
View ArticleNew Article Series: The A&P comes to Greensboro
Over a period of 78 years, from 1909 to 1987, a total of 42 A&P-owned stores opened (and closed) in Greensboro, North Carolina. Of those, 24 are still standing as of 2018. This article series will...
View ArticleToday’s strange coincidence
I visited Charlotte this afternoon because I needed a quick change of scenery and I had some errands I could just as easily do there. While driving around, I snapped a photo of this former A&P on...
View ArticleDavenport and Bettendorf Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2021
This is a list of all known chain grocery addresses in Davenport and Bettendorf between 1925 and 2021, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and other sources. It is generated through a live...
View ArticleRock Island and Moline Chain Grocery/Supermarket Locations, 1925-2021
This is a list of all known chain grocery addresses in Rock Island and Moline (including East Moline, Milan, and Silvis) between 1925 and 2021, compiled from city directories, telephone books, and...
View ArticleIt talks!
In which I give a public talk about Triad supermarket history for the High Point Historical Society at the High Point Museum. It was a great crowd and this was tons of fun!Read More...
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