Search found 95 matches
- 15 Feb 2009 17:56
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Publix Markets with "wings" in Florida
- Replies: 15
- Views: 13254
Re: Publix Markets with "wings" in Florida
I believe the store at 6001 N. Nebraska Avenue (U.S. 41) in Tampa, FL, is an example of a 1940's store still in use as a Publix today. The last time I was by there, it had been updated,but the building was still original, similar to the one in Orlando now a camera shop. The wings (or the earlier cen...
- 18 Jan 2009 18:49
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: IGA Foodliner
- Replies: 1
- Views: 3341
Re: IGA Foodliner
Foodliner was a name used by the IGA organization with accompanying sign and ad packages. More recently they promoted IGA Plus. Many stores affiliated with IGA remain highly independent (no pun intended). Unlike some organizations, there is not much uniformity...particularly in smaller stores. Some ...
- 14 Jan 2009 19:47
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Cleveland, Ohio: Former Fast Food?
- Replies: 6
- Views: 3659
Re: Cleveland, Ohio: Former Fast Food?
Possibly a Dunkin' Donuts. They had some with the corner mansard and full windows. That would fit the area.
- 19 Dec 2008 17:08
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Pantry Pride
- Replies: 21
- Views: 28530
Re: Pantry Pride
IIRC, some of the Setzer's stores eventually became part of the Pic 'N Save drug/discount chain. These stores were like mini discount stores with pharmacies and a substantial grocery department (no meat or produce). I think these were mostly stores that had been replaced with newer Food Fair or Pant...
- 05 Dec 2008 16:37
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Pylon Sign Returns to Winn-Dixie
- Replies: 7
- Views: 6023
Pylon Sign Returns to Winn-Dixie
A Winn-Dixie store in downtown Jacksonville, FL is sporting a pylon sign. It's sort of a back to the future kind of look for a supermarket; much different that their recent bland designs. Photos are on the Supermarket News website's photo gallery today. This is also a departure from the new Florida ...
- 04 Dec 2008 22:01
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
- Replies: 6
- Views: 8467
Re: Wag's Restaurants (1976-1988)
Wag's continued under the original name for a brief period under Marriott's stewardship. The Shoney's connection came when Marriott made the dramatic decision to abandon the family restaurant business that was its major heritage. Many of the former Wag's units were sold to Shoney's franchisees. Init...
- 08 Nov 2008 13:27
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: In-Store Pharmacies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4068
Re: In-Store Pharmacies
Schuster's Department Store in Milwaukee, WI, had a pharmacy in the 1940's. They had an extensive line of Schuster's brand drug products as well. It was Milwaukee where I think I have seen an ad for Sears having a pharmacy.
- 25 Oct 2008 18:05
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Strange (very small) Kmart format
- Replies: 12
- Views: 7394
Re: Strange (very small) Kmart format
Lake Wales, FL, had a store like this. It was closed in the first round of bankruptcy closings. The stores almost had the feel of the new standalone Dollar General stores, albeit in a somewhat larger, more well-stocked format. This style building was often placed on a lot in a lesser desirable comme...
- 20 Oct 2008 19:17
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: In-Store Pharmacies
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4068
In-Store Pharmacies
What in-store pharmacies are you aware of in defunct discount stores and department stores? I know that the J.M. Fields operation had pharmacies in many stores, also Gemco/Memco. I believe the Herald Square Macy's once had pharmacies, and IIRC, Sears operated pharmacies in some of their big city sto...
- 19 Oct 2008 19:07
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Old Department Store Restaurants
- Replies: 37
- Views: 27030
Re: Old Department Store Restaurants
I should have been a little more clear. The Bradford Houses were in later generation Grant City stores; however, they did often appear in regular Grant stores in regional shopping centers in both urban and suburban areas. Many of these, built right before the Grant City rollout, were identical to th...
- 16 Oct 2008 11:17
- Forum: History: Restaurant Chains
- Topic: Old Department Store Restaurants
- Replies: 37
- Views: 27030
Re: Old Department Store Restaurants
W.T. Grant had the Bradford House Restaurants and Skillet Coffee Shops. Both had sit-down operations at many locations. Some of the Bradford Houses were cafeterias but not all. These were pretty good place to eat at the time.
- 14 Sep 2008 15:22
- Forum: History: USA Northwest/Rockies/Alaska
- Topic: WinCo interiors
- Replies: 10
- Views: 5224
Re: WinCo interiors
Hy-Top comes from the Federated Group, Arlington Heights, Illinois. They are also the source for Parade and Red & White. Red & White was once a good-sized group of independent grocery stores, usually in rural areas and small towns. There are a few stores still using the name. Some sell the l...
- 14 Sep 2008 15:17
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Former A&P Sav-a-Center, Charlotte NC
- Replies: 2
- Views: 3346
Re: Former A&P Sav-a-Center, Charlotte NC
This was indeed one of the Sav-A-Center interior packages, an early one. The colors have been changed; most Sav-A-Center signage and decor involved green and white with touches of yellow here and there. The phrase "The Farm" as seen in the produce department was common not only to the Sav-...
- 12 Sep 2008 19:34
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: Kroger Superstores
- Replies: 14
- Views: 10183
Re: Kroger Superstores
There is a Kroger superstore still operating in Pearl, MS, a suburb of Jackson. It has had some exterior paint changes and interior updates but is still the basic superstore. It has been slated for replacement but seems to be in a "holding" pattern. There is a nearby very up-to-date store....
- 06 Jul 2008 14:11
- Forum: History: USA Southeast
- Topic: Pensacola, FL: Former A&P and Winn-Dixie?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 4523
Re: Pensacola, FL: Former A&P and Winn-Dixie?
A&P exited Pensacola by 1995. They had long since closed the Futurestore on Olive Road, maintaining the 2 Centennials 'til the end. In addition to the one off New Warrington Road, there was a free-standing Centennial on 12th Avenue. It is still there as an Early Childhood Center. A Save-A-Lot br...