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- 06 Dec 2010 17:13
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Great American
- Replies: 71
- Views: 62120
Re: Great American
Great American was a nice mid-level grocery store, not very big by modern standards. Either by design or by chance they featured a lot of local brands from Central New York, which was particularly nice as it can be very hard for small food brands to get into grocery stores these days. The stores var...
- 24 Jul 2008 18:55
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Toy Chains
- Replies: 18
- Views: 26452
Re: Toy Chains
I do remember the Toys for Joy stores in Upstate New York, though I had no idea there were so many at any time. My sister was a clerk at one for a while. When I moved to Rensselaer in 1991, the toy store was closed or closing; the Joy Department Store held on for just a little bit longer. I also rem...
- 24 Jul 2008 18:38
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: W T Grant
- Replies: 67
- Views: 104704
Re: W T Grant
The building that housed W.T. Grant's in downtown Schenectady is still there (with the red brick in the image below) : http://www.flickr.com/photos/carljohnson/136839524/ http://farm1.static.flickr.com/47/136839524_341624be4a_m.jpg It was originally between Wallace's Department Store, a local two-st...
- 31 Dec 2007 09:55
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Two Guys Discount Stores
- Replies: 13
- Views: 29735
Re: Two Guys Discount Stores
There were two Two Guys Department Stores in the Albany, NY area. One was north of Albany in Menands, something of a retail outpost at the time but near the huge Montgomery Ward store. The building still stands, but I don't know if it has any tenants. There are a number of old pictures floating arou...
- 31 Dec 2007 09:33
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: DEFUNCT Home Improvement Chains
- Replies: 34
- Views: 59875
Re: Wickes Lumber
The only Wicks Lumber I've ever seen or been in was in Ontario when I was a kid. The store was between the railroad tracks that parallel Mission Blvd. and the 163 air national guard base. It was a large outdoor lumber yard with at small office in the center. As a kid it was the only lumber supply i...
- 31 Dec 2007 09:21
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Grand Union
- Replies: 76
- Views: 96319
Re: Grand Union
Just for interest, here's a photo of a '60s/'70s era Grand Union sign from Scotia, NY (Schenectady County):
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carljohnson/6837168/
http://www.flickr.com/photos/carljohnson/6837168/
- 31 Dec 2007 09:09
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Great American Stores Upstate NY
- Replies: 28
- Views: 23583
Re: Great American Stores Upstate NY
Great American also operated under the name Victory Markets. They had a period of expansion in the late '80s but competition forced them to pull back to their base. They had at least two stores in the Albany area, one on Western Avenue in Albany near the SUNY campus (which has been redeveloped into ...