28
Aug
Vintage Supermarkets
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My passion for vintage design recently had me googling old supermarkets. To my surprise, I found some great blogs and sites that focus on this exact subject. Pleasant Family Shopping is a sweet blog “dedicated to preserving the history of retail chain stores of the past - with an emphasis on supermarkets and discount stores.” Also catching my attention is Groceteria, “a site about the history of the American supermarket, from both an architectural and a business perspective,” concentrating mainly on the 1920s through the 1980s. Such wonderful history, details and photos on both sites.

Here’s a collection of color vintage supermarket photos from The Imaginary World that warm my heart.

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  1. maditi posted the following on August 28, 2007 at 7:58 am.

    those are great :)

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  2. chris posted the following on August 28, 2007 at 11:51 am.

    I love the old grocery store look and atmosphere. They even smelled better back then. There are a few left that still have that feel. Very few.

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  3. lisa s posted the following on August 28, 2007 at 6:39 pm.

    hi kat!
    thanks so much for coming by my blog and saying hello.

    these are FANTASTIC photos….
    [and i also loved your post about the $100 logo. i freelance from time to time and man did that hit home]

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  4. Lara posted the following on August 29, 2007 at 11:26 am.

    This is really quite intriguing. I love all things vintage anyways.

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  5. kat posted the following on August 29, 2007 at 4:32 pm.

    thanks maditi :)

    chris..yes there is something quite fascinating about the overall look and feel of these old markets. None left in LA that I know of, however.

    thanks lisa! I really adore your artwork and site.
    And..I had a feeling some freelancers would relate to that $100 Logo post. ;)

    You and I share that passion for vintage Lara. There is a part of me that wants to go back in time and experience it first hand.

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  6. Alan Cohen posted the following on August 30, 2007 at 8:40 am.

    I love the pictures. It reminds me of the time when these jobs paid a respectable wage and help was professional.

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  7. kat posted the following on August 31, 2007 at 12:52 am.

    Thank you for the very thought-provoking comment Alan.

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  8. Doug Lober posted the following on September 9, 2007 at 12:43 pm.

    That is an awesome blog!

    If only the people who started grocery stores had started with the concept that the people bring their own bags!

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