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- 16 Mar 2011 21:00
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Chveron Stations Operating as Standard Oil
- Replies: 27
- Views: 38957
Re: Chveron Stations Operating as Standard Oil
^I remember that. They were taken over by BP around 1990 or so.
- 04 Mar 2011 10:40
- Forum: History: USA Northeast
- Topic: Finast/ First National (the Pick N Pay, Pre-Ahold years)
- Replies: 5
- Views: 5464
Re: Finast/ First National (the Pick N Pay, Pre-Ahold years)
Finast in Ohio became Tops in 2000, something I wasn't too pleased about. Tops has since pulled out of the state and I am not sure what became of the other Finast stores.
- 26 Jul 2008 00:05
- Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
- Topic: Westlake, OH: Former A&P?
- Replies: 8
- Views: 5776
Re: Westlake, OH: Former A&P?
Basements were common in supermarkets of that era (and before) even though they didn't make much sense (that store was built when the area was just starting to develop and land would have been cheap). It may be that they were goodplaces to keep things that were better off at a cooler temperature bu...
- 08 Jun 2008 14:00
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Kids R Us
- Replies: 14
- Views: 19855
Re: Kids R Us
There was a Kids R Us where I got a lot of my clothes long ago in Eastgate(Mayfield OH), that was only a few doors down from Finast supermarket. It's not there now, I think Circuit City is but I haven't been there in awhile.
- 27 Apr 2008 22:57
- Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
- Topic: The first store that got me interested in old supermarkets
- Replies: 27
- Views: 31415
Re: The first store that got me interested in old supermarkets
For me it was Catalano's in Highland Hts, OH about 5 minutes from where I used to live. It closed in Feb. of last year (Damn you, Giant Eagle)
- 02 Mar 2008 23:32
- Forum: History: Department Store Chains
- Topic: Cleveland, OH: What was this abandoned store??
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3963
Re: Cleveland, OH: Was this abandoned store a Zayre?
It does look somewhat familiar, not sure though. I live near Cleveland and we had a Zayre's nearby that has been gone since about 1992 or so.
- 01 Mar 2008 22:43
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: RIP CompUSA 1984-2008
- Replies: 16
- Views: 9559
Re: RIP CompUSA 1984-2008
That link says they are opening several new Fla locations in addition to the 3 they already have. Strange...
- 01 Mar 2008 22:40
- Forum: History: Specialty Retail Chains
- Topic: Toy Chains
- Replies: 18
- Views: 26436
Re: Toy Chains
I remember Children's Palace, where I got my first bike when I was 7, and Lionel too but that one's been gone for years.