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by BillyGr
25 Mar 2006 21:55
Forum: History: Department Store Chains
Topic: Anyone Remember Kings?
Replies: 9
Views: 9111

There were King's stores in the upstate NY area as well - they would have been similar to a Kmart/Walmart - I know of two (Hudson and Albany) - many of their stores were later sold to Ames (including the Hudson store, which had previously been a Barkers [another similar chain]) - the Albany one beca...
by BillyGr
03 Mar 2006 20:21
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: A&P store style?
Replies: 6
Views: 6025

There is a former store in Hudson (Greenport) NY that looks similar (with the center section that sticks out from the rest of the building) - it's now an Aldi's and has a bit of a peak, but they may have added that. I know it closed in the 1980's, but am not sure exactly when, probably 81-85 timefra...
by BillyGr
10 Feb 2006 22:43
Forum: History: Miscellaneous and Not Region-Specific
Topic: First supercenter
Replies: 30
Views: 24606

This is from the Price Chopper website - if you check the paragraph with the >>>> it sounds like an early Super Center (and more like the antique shop) - It appears to have been only in that one store, as far as I can see from the site and it doesn't say how long it existed. Our History Planting The...