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| I took this myself and made it as close as possible from memory. |
No free online photo exists of the Skytop Peter's as that, so I had to make do.
My one-time employer Peter's Groceries were a fixture in my area from 1944 until late 2004. After three generations and administration, they became another statistic of a local business being lost to the ages. Here's where they used to be:
501 Midland Ave., Syracuses south side (original store)
Skytop Plaza, Syracuse (pictured above; later P&C; latter-day flagship now a Tops)
Shop City Plaza, Syracuse (formerly Green Hills, co-existed in plaza with Grand Union? and was bought out by P&C, and now Tops as well)
5399 N. Burdick Street, Fayetteville (now a Kohls)
NY 5 & 92, Lyndon (deWitt/Fayetteville)
500 Butternut Square, Syracuses north side (previously Chicago Markets; now a Save-a-Lot)
US 11, North Syracuse (previously Williams [initially in that old store, but later replaced with current building], later Maines; now Planet Fitness, Thrifty Shopper and Corsos Cookies)
US 11, Syracuse (north side), now cornershop
N Salina St; later Barbieris Diner, now vacant (moved from up the street years earlier)
NY 290 (Eastwood) - Previously Loblaws; later Foodland, Carls Drugs, Fays Drugs, Eckerd and Rite Aid; now Family Dollar (bottom).
Bridge St, East Syracuse/deWitt; Westons Plaza, around where Home Depot and Dunn Tire are now
Peter's had been part of the Hometown Markets partnership after they and other indies ended their franchise agreements with IGA (more in a later post). Many longtime employees stayed on through different vintages and changing of hands. Personally, I was better at shopping there than working there, to cut a long story short. The pressure was on, and the Peter family were Peter-ed out! Still many older townies remember it, especially as an IGA franchise! Still, it's good to remember a simpler time! The liquor stores at Skytop and North Syracuse remain in business.
Peter's had been part of the Hometown Markets partnership after they and other indies ended their franchise agreements with IGA (more in a later post). Many longtime employees stayed on through different vintages and changing of hands. Personally, I was better at shopping there than working there, to cut a long story short. The pressure was on, and the Peter family were Peter-ed out! Still many older townies remember it, especially as an IGA franchise! Still, it's good to remember a simpler time! The liquor stores at Skytop and North Syracuse remain in business.
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| Shop City store with Fayetteville style sign (2025). |
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| Eastwood store in 1973 with Loblaws labelscar. |
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