ACME alive and well in Fairfield County |
There are a number of chains and indies alike that resonate with the over-60s in and/or from CNY (primarily those who grew up in Onondaga County). While not everyone knows half of what I do, sometimes a name can bring you right back to a simpler time. It's easy to assume that many of them outright belong to the ages now and have for decades, but that's not always the case. It's common for people from older or pretty much all generations to move away from their hometown (human migration has occurred since before antiquity), and we all don't catch up or travel that far. Here's a rundown of what I can gather:
Loblaws - left area if not US by mid-'70s, now part of conglomerate in Canada
Acme - left here by then as well; still in Tri-State (pictured), NJ, PA, Delmarva, OH
Optivision - formerly in Western Lights; still in Cortland and Ithaca
A&P - left after the '60s; gone by 2011
IGA - see earlier article
Grand Union - several articles on blog
Foodland - briefly in CNY; still in South and Pittsburgh area
P&C - see earlier articles; now in Cortland and Ithaca
Rexall - now sold at Dollar General in US and are still a chain in Canada
JCPenney - some stores remain around the country
Volunteers of America - once in Auburn
St Vincent de Paul - once on Syracuses North Side and Cicero
Pathmark - briefly in deWitt; remained in Tri-State, sold to A&P and closed in 2011; see later article
Texaco - left by '70s
BP - left by mid-'90s
Arco - left by late-'80s
Amoco - left by late-'80s
Church's Chicken - left by '80s
Getty - left by 2000s after Lukoil merger; still active in Capital Region, Hudson Valley and Tri-State
Carrolls - converted to Burger King franchisee by '70s; chain name spun off in Finland by Hesburger; US franchise sold to corporate in 2024
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