Lafayette, LA
Posted: 03 Sep 2019 22:11
So I'm finally (late) jumping into the game. I've acquired a subscription to Newspapers.com (until my wife finds out!) and have been playing around in the newspapers of a couple of places I've lived, including my current town, Lafayette.
Lafayette is one of the most interesting in supermarket history, because at one given time or another, all of the major chains below have had a presence here, though some more limited than others:
I'll be working on this over the next few weeks; I'm pretty excited about it. If it works well, I may also do Longview, TX, which doesn't quite have the long list, but it is storied.
Lafayette is one of the most interesting in supermarket history, because at one given time or another, all of the major chains below have had a presence here, though some more limited than others:
- Albertsons (and Skaggs)
- Kroger (neighborhood 60's, Superstore AND Family Center, plus a Greenhouse for adequate confusion)
- A&P
- National/Canal Villere/The Real Superstore
- Weingarten, and by later acquisition, Safeway
- Delchamps
- Winn-Dixie
- Piggly Wiggly
- Kmart (both Kmart Foods/Allied and a Super Kmart Center)
- Walmart, which now includes a closed Supercenter (No boos from the crowd, please)
I'll be working on this over the next few weeks; I'm pretty excited about it. If it works well, I may also do Longview, TX, which doesn't quite have the long list, but it is storied.