Today 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 … Read more
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 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
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
So much retail- so little time. Or something like that. I have just discovered the browse newspapers section of Fulton History and now I will be getting nothing done. Why 1971? Why not. Why Tonawanda retail history? Because that is the first newspaper I snagged since I know the area & remember some of the … Read more