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by wnetmacman
27 Nov 2007 00:42
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: KMart Cafeteria and Other Restaurants
Replies: 72
Views: 94862

If I remember the numbering system correctly: 3xxx/4xxx stores were the original format - about 80,000 square feet, and usually had an attached grocery. (I think Garden City was 4000) 7xxx stores were mostly built in the 70's, and were around 70,000 square feet. They are the most recognizable stores...
by wnetmacman
11 Nov 2007 19:36
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Supermarket in "The Mist"
Replies: 12
Views: 6744

I'm pretty sure that's not a store in Shreveport. Shreveport doesn't have any surviving gable-style stores from any company that was ever there (and that was only Safeway and Piggly Wiggly). Safeway only had newer stores in Shreveport when they left with the rest of the Dallas division in 1987. They...
by wnetmacman
09 Sep 2007 20:42
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Super Kmart-Brookpark Rd, Parma, OH
Replies: 9
Views: 7567

If I were a betting man, I'd say that the Best Buy/Staples just east of the Super K was the original store. The display glass was common to the standardized Super K, where the KCafe was.
by wnetmacman
08 Sep 2007 22:22
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Super Kmart-Brookpark Rd, Parma, OH
Replies: 9
Views: 7567

Not to rain on the parade, but I think this is an original Super Kmart. Looking at the Local.live.com shot of the store, it has the original Super K footprint, and has little evidence of being added to. In addition, I've only been in 4 Super K stores, all of which are now closed (West Monroe, Alexan...
by wnetmacman
02 Sep 2007 23:19
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: A&P New Orleans French Quarter STILL OPEN!!
Replies: 2
Views: 4418

A&P New Orleans French Quarter STILL OPEN!!

I went in the tiny little Royal St. store in New Orleans' French Quarter this evening. Looked mostly the same thus far, with one small exception: NO COFFEE GRINDERS! As far as I know, AP NO hasn't been sold yet, so they're still in APTEA's hands. If I can get by there in the morning, I'll take a pic...
by wnetmacman
08 Aug 2007 23:49
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Rite-Aid Sign Replacements for Acquired Chains
Replies: 33
Views: 37741

Now that Louisiana has suffered two major acquisitions, I can say a few things here..... When RiteAid bought K&B Drugs, they weren't consistent with signage at all. Most of the stores varied between three sign types: The white background with the RA Shield Logo The Red Background with Rite Aid a...
by wnetmacman
15 Jul 2007 15:13
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Thrifty (and Other Rite-Aid Legacy Brands) Ice Cream
Replies: 26
Views: 32674

Rite Aid also only sells the old K&B ice cream in their New Orleans area stores.
by wnetmacman
26 Jun 2007 12:48
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Big Chain, Shreveport LA
Replies: 9
Views: 19773

Here are a few more pieces of the puzzle. I'm starting to see a few trends here...... As I had mentioned before, Big Chain had cafeterias. For sure, one of those was in the Shreve City shopping center. Built in 1961, and later greatly expanded, Shreve City was (and still is) over 500,000 sq. ft. Big...
by wnetmacman
23 Jun 2007 14:31
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Big Chain, Shreveport LA
Replies: 9
Views: 19773

I found some more info. Here's a link to a book that holds it. http://books.google.com/books?id=j5U4acPLtfkC&pg=PA107&lpg=PA107&dq=big+chain+shreveport&source=web&ots=3hQUucihoe&sig=J9cZG66Kw4G5bG-hb8MrHThCW-4 Seems that Big Chain was never more than 10 stores, all around Shr...
by wnetmacman
20 Jun 2007 18:00
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Big Chain, Shreveport LA
Replies: 9
Views: 19773

There must have been three locations in Shreveport, then. The last one was built in Shreve City shopping center, built in 1961. It became Brookshire's soon after (by 1966-67, when Brookshire entered Shreveport). The building is still standing today, but is a call center for Capital One (formerly Hib...
by wnetmacman
11 Mar 2007 21:45
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: The first store that got me interested in old supermarkets
Replies: 27
Views: 30464

I would have to say that mine is really a series of old Safeway stores, but it began with the Marina store in Henderson, TX. My mother used to shop there in the late 70's, where we always went after shopping at one of the earliest Wal-Mart stores in Texas. That store closed in 1980, being replaced b...
by wnetmacman
15 Feb 2007 00:38
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Big Star stores NOT connected with Colonial
Replies: 6
Views: 5987

There were several in rural North Louisiana, in small towns like Many, Mansfield and Logansport. None of the stores were very large, and were, as stated before, franchise operations.
by wnetmacman
11 Feb 2007 15:11
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: History of Albertsons (pre ASC and SuperValu)
Replies: 6
Views: 5026

Skaggs-Albertsons was not a standalone drug store. Skaggs and Albertsons had a partnership where Albersons supplied one half of the store (grocery) and Skaggs supplied the other (GM/Pharmacy). It was through this partnership that the Albertsons we all know came from. Skaggs was a standalone drugstor...
by wnetmacman
11 Feb 2007 00:31
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: White Cross
Replies: 10
Views: 12631

Rite Aid ate up many through the years, including K&B and Big B (Harco) in 1997. Neither of these has been highly successful. K&B was a major New Orleans staple, and they just couldn't bear not to have the purple bags they had. A case in point; Lafayette, LA had 6 K&B stores, but now onl...
by wnetmacman
09 Feb 2007 23:37
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: Kroger "cube" signs still in use at former Krogers
Replies: 14
Views: 12744

Natchez, MS has one of these too. It's called Sports Center now, and was a superstore prototype.