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by Edric Floyd
29 Jul 2007 07:31
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Photos from 2006 roadtrip
Replies: 12
Views: 9562

Hey Fredric ;) The Hollywood store was a Food Fair and the Fort Lauderdale store was an A+P. Hustler in Ft. Lauderdale is "caddy corner" to a new Publix. :) Thanks Steve! My memory is better than I thought. :) I HAVE A CORRECTION!!, the Hustler Hollywood store in the photo IS THE ONE IN F...
by Edric Floyd
28 Jul 2007 21:01
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Save Rite
Replies: 10
Views: 12639

I wonder if they also kept the limited assortment stores they had in Florida. Those used a different name that escapes me. Winn-Dixie once had "Table Supply" stores in the latter half of 1980's. There were many in Florida and I discovered there was one here near Macon Georgia. I have no i...
by Edric Floyd
28 Jul 2007 20:55
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Save Rite
Replies: 10
Views: 12639

Re: Save-Rite

While I know there are no more Save-Rite stores in Georgia, to the casual observer, there are. When the stores closed, it seems as if they simply turned off the lights and went home. Several of the stores still have their signage intact, both on the front of the store, and on pylon signs next to th...
by Edric Floyd
28 Jul 2007 20:48
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Save Rite
Replies: 10
Views: 12639

Re: Save Rite, Kissimmee, Florida

There is a Save-Rite currently in operation on Vine St, route 192, in Kissimmee, Florida. It is an old Winn Dixie store that was converted some years back. I was just about to mention that very store as I have a friend who recently passed away who lived a couple blocks from that store. His wife was...
by Edric Floyd
28 Jul 2007 20:44
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Photos from 2006 roadtrip
Replies: 12
Views: 9562

Good photos! The former Winn-Dixie in Hinesville Georgia was a conversion to the "Marketplace" format in the mid 1990's. Many small town Georgia stores were standard Winn-Dixie stores with that conversion and looked exactly like the one in the photo. The HUSTLER HOLLYWOOD store in Florida ...
by Edric Floyd
23 Jul 2007 02:01
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: A&P/Family Mart
Replies: 33
Views: 44632

Edric: I'm suprised that nobody ( another supermarket chain, that is) picked up this store, it seems pretty nice-sized the Was this A&P/FM store in an area with lots of competition (Kroger, etc) or was the store in a bad/declining neigborhood? Judging by the number of old grocery store sites, i...
by Edric Floyd
06 Jun 2007 15:59
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Vintage Winn Dixie Commercials on YouTube
Replies: 2
Views: 7082

Vintage Winn Dixie Commercials on YouTube

You can find ANYTHING on YouTube. I especially have an interest in watching old news and commercials. I found this video of commercials and a "news break" from 1979-1980. It comes from my hometown area and was recorded from Miami's WCKT ch 7. which was an NBC station until 1989. That stati...
by Edric Floyd
15 May 2007 15:28
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: What Is History Of Goodings Supermarkets In Florida?
Replies: 6
Views: 18448

Goodings was founded in the mid 1960's with a store in Maitland. They were more of a service oriented high end grocery chain. All of their stores were around the Orlando area. I have only been to two of the Gooding's stores, one near Walt Disney World that catered mostly to a tourists visiting Disne...
by Edric Floyd
23 Mar 2007 22:02
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Tifton Georgia 1940's market?
Replies: 2
Views: 7044

Tifton Georgia 1940's market?

I found this building while working in Tifton Georgia late this afternoon. Located at the corner of North Central Avenue and West Second Street. Sorry for the quality of the photos. This building is on the SW corner and it was taken at 6pm as the sun was setting. http://edricfloyd.com/tiftonmarket1a...
by Edric Floyd
23 Mar 2007 21:54
Forum: History: USA Southeast
Topic: Tifton Georgia Save-A-Lot
Replies: 0
Views: 3608

Tifton Georgia Save-A-Lot

801 Love Avenue, Tifton Georgia Current Save-A-Lot store.

I am guessing it may have been a former Piggly Wiggly.

Any ideas?
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by Edric Floyd
21 Mar 2007 13:49
Forum: History: Shopping Centers
Topic: Boca Raton/Fort Lauderdale
Replies: 3
Views: 8658

Lakes Mall, Ft. Lauderdale Florida

Simular to the Boca Raton Mall is LAKES MALL in Lauderdale Lakes (Ft. Lauderdale) Florida. I don't know the history enough to confirm this but one look at the two back then and you assumed they were built and managed by the same people/company. This mall opened around the same time as the Boca Raton...
by Edric Floyd
21 Mar 2007 13:27
Forum: History: Shopping Centers
Topic: Boca Raton/Fort Lauderdale
Replies: 3
Views: 8658

The Boca Raton Mall in Boca Raton Florida opened in 1974 with Britts and Jeffersons as the anchors. The Boca Raton Mall also included a Walgreens with the Walgreens "Grill" restaurant and a 6 screen movie theatre. This was the very theatre where I saw "Jaws " and later "Star...
by Edric Floyd
05 Mar 2007 22:04
Forum: History: USA Mid-Atlantic
Topic: Roanoke VA
Replies: 10
Views: 9664

Harris-Teeter may have had stores in Roanoke. A friend of mine was hired to become a manager for Harris Teeter and was to relocate to Roanoke when the company decided to send him to the Greensboro area instead. I was told that Harris Teeter pulled out of Roanoke and Kroger took over the Roanoke HT s...
by Edric Floyd
03 Mar 2007 02:45
Forum: History: USA Midwest/Plains
Topic: Kroger closing 1958 store in Indiana
Replies: 7
Views: 6781

I actually went to that store ONE time about 10 years ago as I was visiting Indianapolis for the first (and only) time. I was driving around the city as I had several hours to kill after checking out of a hotel before my flight. I was fascinated with the older store and the "charm" of the ...
by Edric Floyd
18 Feb 2007 16:55
Forum: History: Drugstore Chains
Topic: Miscellaneous Drugstore Chain Discussion
Replies: 25
Views: 19749

In New York during the 1980's, the PATHMARK supermarket chain began opening PATHMARK Drugstores in spaces once occupied by supermarkets. The former Genovese Drugs chain also expanded heavily into former grocery store space in the NYC area. Wherever there was a vacant former A&P, Finast or Waldba...