MORE FORGOTTEN Grocery Stores from the past - Life in America

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[MikeBrown-iipt]

The thing that I miss most about the old grocery stores is the coffee aisle. I can still remember the smell of freshly ground beans from the grinders that every store had.

[a.j.fisher]

I loved the candy aisle where Brach's candy was self serve. Also, like another commenter mentioned, the smell of the coffee aisle was heaven.

[schallrd]

Who remembers walking into a grocery store and greeted by the non-stop loud ringing of dozens of cash registers?

[WinningWinningWinning]

The stories are great and the pictures are really time capsules with the cars.

[NightBazaar]

The distinctive smell of ground coffee was taken for granted as part of the grocery store experience.

[danityvanityinsanity]

I love this channel so much! I love to see a more peaceful less stressful time in this country’s history.😃👍✨💖✨

[adamandrews]

My dad was employed by A&P for 40+ years so seeing grocery chains close is especially sad for me. A&P was an important part of my childhood and adolescence. I learned loyalty to the hand that feeds you. Today-not so much.

[Merylstreep]

Another reason to build that time machine! Having 20 different kinds of cereal or anything else isn't necessarily a good idea. I'm a kid of the 70s and think some things were indeed better then

[MelvisVelour]

When the local PathMark was about to close, my Auntie Ozella had me drive her over so that she could get her hands on every single paper shopping bag as she claimed that they were part of the secret of her amazing fried anything. The item about to be fried HAD to be shaken with the dry ingredients in a PathMark bag...no Piggly Wiggly, no Food Lion, and God forbid Winn Dixie. I think whoever has currently inherited the stash is still going through the bags...

[MrDan]

A lot of people are probably unaware that grocers operate on very thin profit margins, for the most part. That's why volume is so important; there was some groaning when a number of chains reported record profits during the first year of COVID, but people were buying so much more from the stores and not eating out as much.

[jons.]

Have to say I haven't heard of a single one of these growing up in California, but that's okay! The information is wonderful as always!!

[geoben]

A&P was prominent in the Northeast part of the country and there were a lot of them in the New York area. I would go with my grandmother when I was a little kid in the early 60s and always liked the old wood floors and tin ceilings. And the smell of coffee beans being fresh ground wafting through the store. Jeez that was over 60 years ago...

[rishibeauty]

Red Owl was the best. My grandfather was the manager & my Mom was a cashier when she was in her teens. I miss Red Owl.

[JohnSmith-iggb]

Loving these forgotten grocery store videos! Kudos! So many memories of me being with my grandma in the early 70’s here in So. Cal. Market Basket, Alpha Beta and Lucky’s! All forgotten memories!

[patriciam]

Love your channel! I remember shopping at Pantry Pride as a little girl in the 70's.

[stevesus]

Born in Cincinnati in 1880, William H. Albers in 1928 became president of the Kroger chain as it expanded from 190 to 5, 600 stores, mostly in Ohio, Kentucky and Michigan. In 1933 he set out on his own, founding Albers Super Markets Inc.

[jpbaley]

I remember Pathmark. My father retired and my mother went to work in the mid-seventies. My mother used to send me out on my bike to buy a couple bags of groceries every week. I had large baskets for delivering newspapers. It was 2 mi and riding through the congested center of town at 14yo. During the week, I was responsible for getting dinner in the oven as my older sister worked and this way dinner was done by the time mother got home.

[hailmaryrecordings]

Thanks for doing Eagle.

Went with grandma there every Saturday growing-up. Best memories ever. ❤️☮️

[lagodifuoco]

I loved Furr's Cafeteria. Had a few in So-Cal.

[davidnaja]

Worked at Kash n' Karry in Tampa while going through college in the 80's. Lot of good memories there!