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In Atlanta, there is a store that was once called the "Disco Kroger" because of it's location in the center of Atlanta's nightlife at the time. So I wonder if they had a disco ball. Or what about the former Big Star, later A&P that was next door? This store is the "Ansley Mall&quo...

This Winn-Dixie on South Blvd in Montgomery Alabama was closed in the fall 2005 round of Winn-Dixie store eliminations. http://www.edricfloyd.com/dscn4284.jpg http://www.edricfloyd.com/dscn4285.jpg http://www.edricfloyd.com/dscn4287.jpg http://www.edricfloyd.com/dscn4289.jpg http://www.edricfloyd.co...

This is a former FAMILY MART (A&P) on South Blvd in Montgomery Alabama. http://www.edricfloyd.com/dscn4298.jpg I have traveled past this store for 20 years ad I do remember this store as a Family Mart in the late 1980's. I have never been inside this store. It was closed for many years and this ...

Washington Mutual is a nationwide company for home loans (as are many banks), but only has branches on the West Coast. First Horizon is another bank (known as First Tennessee in Tennessee) that has territory beyond its banking for loans. Washington Mutual has branches in the Atlanta area and in Sou...

The Maingate Plaza discount store sign looks just like one we had here in Maryland. It was a SEARS catalog store. Ours was about that size too. They sold appliances, sewing machines, vacuums and hardware, carpets. etc. That would be my guess. that's a great guess! The amount of letters would make i...

I've always been curious if the 1980's Winn-Dixie was the site of the scene in "Fried Green Tomatoes" where Kathy Bates in her Towanda moment "accidently" hits the VW that hogged the space she waiting for 6 times? I recall the Milledgeville location having Spanish Mission archit...

1003 E. 16th Avenue Cordele, GA Address listed as former Big Star in 1974 later Piggly Wiggly then FoodMax (Brunos/Ahold) Harvey's moved to building in late 1990's from former Wal-mart shopping center. (WM Supercenter opened in mid 1990's) Shopping center was remodeled recently. http://edricfloyd.co...

Former Colonial in Cordele Georgia (40 miles NE of Albany, 50 miles south of Macon) http://edricfloyd.com/ccolonial5.jpg 116 E 16th Avenue (US-280 1 mi west of I-75 exit 99) Unknown opening or closing date. Address verified by city directories in city library Address verified as Colonial Foods in 19...

In Fort Valley, there is a small Harvey's grocery store (owned by the Delhaize group) in what appears to be an old Piggly Wiggly location. Up the street about a mile is the former Foodmax location which has been vacant for a few years. Harveys is moving into the larger Foodmax location. Actually th...

FYI, Grand Union opened 10 Basics Food Warehouse stores in DC in the early 1980's and sold most of them to the Food-A-Rama chain (Baltimore, MD) in 1984. This was GU's first attempt at a high-volume warehouse market. http://www.fdrama.com When GU went bankrupt years ago, C&S Wholesalers bought ...

The only addition I could offer was That Bi-Lo (Ahold) operated a few stores in the area until Bruno's bought them around 1989. Brunos wanted to name them "Food Fair" (that was another trade name they used in Alabama) but the little independent that you mentioned refused to sell the name....

The former Kroger location in Dublin does have a much different design than other Krogers from the era. A simular design in Albany (on Westover Blvd) is now a Gold's Gym. (Kroger pulled out of Albany years ago)

I have only heard about M&M from this site. Thanks for the additions.

Unfortunately I am not aware of any (Colonials) in the areas where you are traveling only because its too far east of my daily travels. I frequently travel to family in Newberry SC (NE of Augusta/NW of Columbia) and I never knew of a Colonial/big star in that part of the state. There are two former ...

Macon Georgia Grocery history as I know so far. And it is a long and detailed history. Over the past 50 years, the primary chains to operate in the Macon/Warner Robins area were: Piggly Wiggly, Winn-Dixie, Kroger, Food Lion, A&P, Colonial/Big Star, FoodMax and Red Apple. Long time independent (n...

Macon Georgia Grocery history as I know so far. And it is a long and detailed history. Over the past 50 years, the primary chains to operate in the Macon/Warner Robins area were: Piggly Wiggly, Winn-Dixie, Kroger, Food Lion, A&P, Colonial/Big Star, FoodMax and Red Apple. Long time independent (n...