A few more A&P stores in Buffalo & Erie County

The lottery vendor list I was using was apparently not a comprehensive list of A&P stores in the Buffalo area. These will be in no particular order. Buffalo: 2152 Delaware Avenue Buffalo: 1847 South Park Avenue. I wonder how many other police stations are in former grocery stores? Buffalo: 1511 Jefferson Buffalo: 1678 Hertel Avenue. … Read more

A&P in Niagara County, NY (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company)

A&P (Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Company) filed (again) for bankruptcy. It sadly looks to be the end of the company that started in 1859. A&P has been out of the Buffalo & Western New York market for many years but the buildings often remain. This list dates from 1968 and I have included the … Read more

#tbt Loblaws in the Buffalo, NY area

Loblaws today is known as a Canadian chain of grocery stores. For over 50 years though the company maintained a presence in the United States including the Buffalo, NY area.     From the Buffalo Evening News, Thursday May 6, 1926: The locations today per google street view: 128 Grant Street is now the location … Read more

The Wm. Hengerer Company #tbt Buffalo NY retail history

Hengerer's Tree

The William Hengerer Company traced its roots back to 1876. The store was merged with Rochester based Sibley’s in the early 1980s. The downtown location was closed in 1987. Eventually the store merged (again) with Pittsburgh based Kaufmann’s. Now the stores fly the Macy’s banner. Store locations: Downtown (now an office building) Sheridan Drive (demolished, … Read more

#tbt More vintage advertising from dead retail in Buffalo, NY

As always a big thank you to Fulton History where I find these great old scans! Buffalo Courier-Express, Nov 15, 1967 Kleinhans Men’s Store at the height of the Man Men era: Buffalo Courier-Express, Feb 18, 1968– Sample Shop: After asking people on Facebook the Sample Store at Main & Eggert was in the small … Read more

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