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by mjhale
16 Feb 2024 23:39
Forum: History: USA Northeast
Topic: NEW: Safeway in NYC
Replies: 13
Views: 633

Re: NEW: Safeway in NYC

Other than the ShopRite on NJ 124 in Springfield ( Street View ), are there any remaining identifiable Safeway stores in the NYC area? I remember coming across the Springfield ShopRite completely by accident and wondering when Safeway was in the NYC area. Researching this former Safeway was what led...
by mjhale
11 Dec 2022 20:52
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: NEW: Altoona, 1925-2020
Replies: 9
Views: 1509

Re: Jubilee Foods Re: NEW: Altoona, 1925-2020

EDIT - OK, if I actually read one of the sites... ;) https://shopjubileefoods.com/about/ (This is the MD one) - One of the current owners previously worked for Fleming companies (that's the Kmart wholesaler) that also owned Jubilee. So, what I was trying to remember above is actually what it was! I...
by mjhale
10 Dec 2022 09:59
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: NEW: Lancaster PA, 1925-2020
Replies: 6
Views: 974

Re: NEW: Lancaster PA, 1925-2020

The Sanitary Food Stores listed for Lancaster, they weren't part of the Sanitary chain that Safeway merged with in the DC area where they? We know that Safeway had stores in south central PA but I have always read they were under the Safeway name. Also I thought that the Sanitary name was gone in th...
by mjhale
10 Dec 2022 09:53
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Ukrops expansion to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA
Replies: 10
Views: 1217

Re: Ukrops expansion to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA

Curiously if you'd look at my thread on RetailWatchers, I guess Ukrop's would be a good fit for Winchester now that Martin's is the only traditional grocer in the area. Ukrops in its heyday would have been a good upscale competitor for the Winchester area. They would offer something more than the c...
by mjhale
10 Dec 2022 09:47
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: NEW: Altoona, 1925-2020
Replies: 9
Views: 1509

Jubilee Foods Re: NEW: Altoona, 1925-2020

Does anyone have any background on Jubilee Foods? It was a small chain that I ran across traveling through Altoona over the years. At some point they sold out to Ahold who is using the Martins name in Altoona due to Giant Eagle also being there. The only one of the still operating Martins stores tha...
by mjhale
10 Dec 2022 09:39
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: NEW: Altoona, 1925-2020
Replies: 9
Views: 1509

Re: NEW: Altoona, 1925-2020

A&P had a division and a warehouse in Altoona up until the 1980s. They sometimes had them in places that seemed too close to a more major city. Toledo was another, bigger example. I think they also had one in Fort Wayne. I’m surprised Thorofare wasn’t here. Do you know the coverage area for the...
by mjhale
27 Nov 2022 23:52
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Ukrops expansion to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA
Replies: 10
Views: 1217

Re: Ukrops expansion to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA

Fxburg, I think they held out nicely there and could still, but there was a lot of competition around that time, especially since a Shoppers Club and Winn-Dixie opened right alongside. Wegmans came in towards the end, and Ukrop's just packed up and quit because this was a Giant-MD market. You are c...
by mjhale
26 Nov 2022 22:56
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Kroger in Washington DC
Replies: 12
Views: 10943

Re: Kroger in Washington DC

The Rockville location was Magruder's for a long time. Now it seems to be a Chinese restaurant. The Kensington address might be missing a digit. The most obvious candidate for it would be Strosniders (hardware) but I think that was an old Acme and the address is on Connecticut Ave. Is the Rockville...
by mjhale
26 Nov 2022 22:48
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Kroger in Washington DC
Replies: 12
Views: 10943

Re: Kroger in Washington DC

The Rockville location was Magruder's for a long time. Now it seems to be a Chinese restaurant. The Kensington address might be missing a digit. The most obvious candidate for it would be Strosniders (hardware) but I think that was an old Acme and the address is on Connecticut Ave. Strosniders was ...
by mjhale
26 Nov 2022 22:43
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Ukrops expansion to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA
Replies: 10
Views: 1217

Ukrops expansion to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA

I'm curious about Ukrops motives behind their expansions to Roanoke, VA and Fredericksburg, VA. I'm thinking that the expansion to Fredericksburg would have put them in reach of the Washington, DC area if they had stayed independent and wanted to continue north. That would have put Ukrops on a colli...
by mjhale
24 Sep 2022 17:35
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: history of Giant stores
Replies: 12
Views: 1593

Re: history of Giant stores

The Congressional Plaza Giant closed just before or along with the big very early 90s upscale renovation that Congressional Plaza went through. The old Giant was demolished for a two level space with Container Store on the first floor and a relocated Tower Records on the second floor. Tower Records ...
by mjhale
27 Dec 2021 23:41
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: NEW: Harrisburg and Carlisle PA
Replies: 3
Views: 1167

Re: NEW: Harrisburg and Carlisle PA

A couple of items re the Carlisle list: 1706 Spring Street: Josh over on Flickr has this store as Safeway, Shurfine and then Karns. You also note in your listing "106 Carlisle Plaza". I think you have 1706 Spring Street and Carlisle Plaza mixed up. What is now half Dollar Tree and half emp...
by mjhale
18 Dec 2021 09:56
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: NEW: Hagerstown MD, 1922-2021
Replies: 7
Views: 1920

Re: NEW: Hagerstown MD, 1922-2021

Some additional information on Hagerstown: For 1580 Wesel Blvd, that was Martins original location in the shopping center. 1580 is the far right end of the strip. Martins moved to the far left end of the strip replacing Walmart. Walmart moved to a Supercenter off I-81 in 2000, I believe. 1650 Wesel ...
by mjhale
20 Oct 2021 21:34
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Wal-Mart stores with old signage
Replies: 20
Views: 13515

Re: Wal-Mart stores with old signage

I've always thought that Walmart stores that are way behind the times in terms of decor was a sign that an expansion to or replacement store as a Supercenter was in the plans. The Abingdon, MD store that was mentioned earlier in thread was initially up for relocation as a Supercenter. When that fail...
by mjhale
07 Oct 2021 20:27
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Weis in Northern VA
Replies: 25
Views: 3014

Re: Weis in Northern VA

now closed Stroudsburg, PA store had the same exterior (thanks to Google Street View for having older pictures to show us this store!). Was this store in the same plaza with the K-Mart? If so, it actually began life as a Victory Market back in the 70's. Yep, other end of the strip was a Kmart that ...