NEW: Jamestown NY 1924-2020

[Groceteria]

Jamestown was the birthplace both Lof ucille Ball and of the Flickinger franchise and private label system (Red & White, Super Duper, etc.).

Not as exciting as I wanted it to be, alas:
https://www.groceteria.com/place/new-york/jamestown/

[rich]

Quality was a home town chain. They expanded into various small towns in Western NY and NW Pennsylvania, event7ally having some locations in the Buffalo area. They were bought by Penn Traffic (Riverside, Bi-Lo), whose bankruptcy lead to their demise.

[opacity]

These ads list a number of Red & White locations circa 1950 and 1951:
https://www.newspapers.com/image/867316685/
https://www.newspapers.com/image/975880787/

151 Hallock--LaRoy R&W
271 Fairmount--Lance R&W
30 Cowden--Knight's R&W (1950), Packo R&W (1951)
158 Baker--Otander's R&W
425 Foote--Lattuca's R&W
Sampson & Newland (943 Newland?)--John Larson's R&W
2nd & Windsor (634 or 638 E 2nd?)--Ray Alm R&W
1106 Washington--Pollaro's R&W
217 Lincoln--Bert Lofgren R&W
1101 N Main--Valley's R&W
1118 E 2nd--L. Williams R&W
210 Fairmount--Sundquist R&W
36 Falconer--Faulkner R&W
209 Allen--Boscarino R&W