Not quite as far of a throwback: Groceries in 1996
Today’s fun ephemera was also a gift from my husband; it’s a pair of Sunday grocery-store circulars from January 1996. Normally, we look at what I consider “older” old stuff – 30, 40, 50 years or more....
View ArticleMail call: Questions about Food Fair supermarkets
Today’s letter comes from Patty Hollander of York Township. She had read the memories shared by Wayne Breighner and called them “really an enjoyable read.” “I do have a ‘mix-up’ in my mind, though,”...
View ArticleFollowing up with even more A&P and other grocery store memories
Tuesday, we talked about Stewartstown memories, including Norris Grocery – which had formerly been an A&P. That got me started thinking about that chain again, which no longer exists in York...
View ArticleA piece of the so-called good old days, courtesy of Jo Ott
Quite some time ago, I received this fun missive from longtime reader Jo Ott. Jo was at the York County Heritage Trust last year, doing some research on a one-room school in the Dover area. She...
View ArticleEven more A&P shopping memories
Back in 2011 (WOW – that seems long ago!) we talked about memories of shopping at various A&P grocery locations in York County. More memories of former A&P groceries, plus a location correction...
View ArticleMemories of grocery stores from all around York County, both chains and...
When we talked about memories of the York County Shopping Center last week, we talked about the two grocery store spots that had been in that center, and I mentioned I’d have more grocery memories to...
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