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.
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 most recent Google Street views. This installment consists of A&Ps in Niagara County.
Niagara Falls
North Tonawanda: 98 Manhatten Street- FYI the autozone in the background is an old Top Supermarket.
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 of an M&T bank
346 Tonawanda Street is empty:
2166 Seneca Street
1376 Fillmore points to being another empty lot:
1534 Genesse Street is continuing the theme of being an empty lot:
Finally 2878 Delaware Avenue in the Village of Kenmore:
From September 17, 1948 Courier-Express Ad:
Cooler days are here again and appetites are whetted for more substantial meals. Loblaws are again ready to serve you with a tempting array of helpful menu suggestions, that will save you money too.
There is Golden Maid Margarine, for Instance, at only 29¢. Then in our Cheese Department we have Swiss cheese at 69¢ a really outstanding price on this fine cheese. California light meat tuna at 41¢ is a good buy for making school lunch sandwiches. For something rather special for parties or luncheons why not buy a can or two of POMCO whole small Irish potatoes. They are very popular.
There are many other Interesting foods but space is limited to tell you about them. However, there Is still room to call your attention to the imported metal tea canisters. They are really beautiful and very practical. They can be reused in so many ways.
This 1950 ad is for the opening of Western New York’s Largest Supermarket in Tonawanda, NY. The building (as seen on the google maps street view) is still standing and now is occupied by the Bon-Ton Home Store.
You’ll have no parking worries when you visit the new LOBLAWS, even during GRAND OPENING DAYS, Thursday, Friday and Saturday. We know you are planning a pleasant value-filled shopping day next weekend during GRAND OPENING DAYS. The large parking area provides immediate parking with no loss of time. Next, you enter a completely air-conditioned store.
Friday, July 18, 1952, Buffalo Courier-Express:
FARM FRESH! That’s the way you like your foods, and that’s the way LOBLAWS brings them to you! Freshness is more important than ever in hot weather. Speed—from farm to store—is vital to freshness of today’s perishable foods, and Loblaws brings them to you FAST . . Refrigerated every stop of the way.
Loblaws celebrated the opening of the 200th supermarket in June 1958.
As it stands today
The year was 1959 and Mrs. R. M. Milton of Morris Avenue in Buffalo, NY was planning her summer vacation. She decided to shop at the Loblaws at 1770 Hertel Avenue where her $282 she spent went a long way. That $282 in 1959 is roughly equivalent to $2,200 in 2015. There was no indication what she spent her 2,820 in S&H Green Stamps on.
Today this store is still a supermarket.
At one time Buffalo had a basketball team- the Buffalo Braves. On Nov 4, 1970 for every $3.00 spent you could save 50¢ on a game ticket.
SAVE UP TO $1.00 ON BUFFALO BRAVES TICKETS DURING LOBLAW BASKETBALL NIGHTS With each $3.00 in purchases you will receive a Loblaw Certificate entitling you to a 50¢ discount on the purchase of any reserved seat or general admission ticket for the Buffalo Braves home games shown here. Two 50¢ certificates may be used on the purchase of one ticket, giving you a savings of $1.00
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:
Hengerer’s 134th anniversary sale ad, October 4, 1970.
Buffalo Evening News, July 5, 1921
Finally an ad from the Brocton, NY newspaper 1904
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 plaza near where Ziggy’s is.
Thursday April 21, 1966: Jenss Department Store Home Store
Buffalo-Courier Express, Sunday, May 4, 1969 Sample Ad. The Seneca Mall opened in 1969 & the Sample was there until 1989 (having opened a store at the new Walden Galleria Mall). The chain lasted until 1991.
