Margaretville Victory store, 1976. Courtesy John Margolies/Library of Congress. |
Bridgeport (NY 31 & 298) - only one I ever went to as such; long since vacant
Fayetteville (NY 5) - also Victory; later Super Duper, now dance studio (still has distinct design)
Manlius (NY 173) - later Smiths, now Dollar Tree
Fort Plain (NY 80) - later Grand Union and Big M, now Save-a-Lot
Canajoharie (NY 5S) - now farm equipment business? (old store now demolished)
Port Jervis (US 6 & 209) - now Price Chopper
Port Leyden (NY 12)
Sidney (1) (BK5, recently closed)
Sidney (2) (demolished; now Town Plaza)
Greene – Victory Market – South Chenango Street (became a Great American BK5; now closed)
Groton – Victory Market – 1980 Main Street (never a Great American) (NY 38)
Guilderland – Great American – 1235 Western Avenue (US 20) (formerly ShopRite) - now diBellas Subs and Uncommon Grounds in University Plaza
Hamilton – Victory Market – 11 Eaton St (became a Great American) - now Waynes Market
Hartwick – Victory Market – Main (NY 205) & South Streets (became a Peter Pumpkin)
Hancock – Victory Market –95 East Front Street (NY 97) (became a Great American; now Marinos Outdoor World)
Hankins (NY 97) – Victory Market - never a Great American
Herkimer – Victory Market – 232 West Albany Street (NY 5 & 28) (became a Great American) - later Herb Phillipsons; now Harbor Freight Tools
Herkimer - Great American - (NY 28) - formerly Loblaws and P&C; now Hannaford
Hinsmans Corners (Binghamton) – Victory Market – 1318 Upper Front Street (US 11) - never a Great American; now Lowes
Homer – Victory Market – (never a Great American) (US 11)
Horseheads – Great American – 3300 Chambers Road (now Arnot Event Center)
Star Lake (NY 3) - previously IGA; demolished; now Dollar General
Syracuse (Eastwood) (NY 290) - Victory Video; later James Flowers; now vacant (information on this division is even rarer, so for another day)
Oriskany Falls (NY 12B & 26)
Owego (Bodle Hill Rd) - likely demolished
Norwich (flagship and 82 N Broad St [NY 12]) former now ALDI?; latter now Walgreens
Norwich (cold storage warehouse on E. Main St.; later Tops; now Grand Union)
Utica (then-NY 5/8/12 and Bleecker St) - now various businesses
North Utica - previously Chicago Markets, now Big Lots
Walton (204 Delaware St/NY 10) - now Big M
Fulton (NY 481) - later Fays and Eckerd; now doctors office
Rotterdam (Altamont Ave) - previously ShopRite; probably demolished
Gloversville (NY 30A) - previously Chicago Markets and Loblaws
Glenville (NY 50 & Glen Ridge Rd) - Mayfair Shopping Ctr; previously Grand Union and ShopRite; closed 1992
Gouverneur (1) (US 11 & NY 58) - Victory only
Gouverneur (2) (US 11 & Rawley St) - Great American and Loblaws
Morris (NY 23 & 514)
Monticello (NY 42)
Milford (NY 7)
Mt Upton (CR 37)
Stamford (NY 10 & 23)
Ellenville (US 209) - later ShopRite?
Potsdam (1) (NY 56) - Great American; now Price Chopper
Potsdam (2) (NY 11B) - Victory; later Big M; now IGA
Lake George (US 9)
Mexico (NY 104) - later Big M; now Tops?
Glens Falls (Upper Glen Rd) - previously ShopRite
Bainbridge (NY 7) - now vacant (on an album sleeve from indie band Empty Country)
Cobleskill (NY 7) - closed in 2002
Middleburgh (NY 30) - initial plans to open as Great American in 2015 changed and eventually opened as Valley Market instead, which is sister to surviving Prattsville store in the region
Unadilla (NY 7)
Red Creek (NY 104A)
Locke (NY 38 & 90)
Moravia (NY 38 & 38A)
Malone (US 11 & NY 30) - previously Loblaws
Painted Post (1) (NY 17C) - Village Square Shopping Center; previously A&P, now Valu Home Center
Painted Post (2) (NY 415)
Corning (1) (NY 415/W Pulteney St) - previously Loblaws, later Salvation Army Thrift Store and Byrne Dairy; now vacant
Corning (2) (Conhocton St)
Ithaca (Adams & 2nd Sts) - previously Loblaws; likely demolished
Massena (NY 37) - TBD
Sayre, PA (US 15) - later P&C, now Tops
Waverly (NY 17C) - previously Grand Union
South Waverly, PA (CR 1070) - Valley Plaza; previously Grand Union; now CVS?
Erwin (NY 414)
Margaretville (NY 30) - pictured; Victory, now the Catskill Mountain Christian Church School
Schoharie (NY 30)
Oneonta (NY 7 & 28) - Southside Mall, later OfficeMax; now Michaels (inside shown on an Instagram account)
New Berlin (NY 8 & 80)
Worcester (NY 7)
Binghamton (Main & S Washington Sts)
Prattsville (NY 23) - last surviving GA store with ties to the chain (not counting any unrelated stores outside Upstate NY [specifically west of Twin Tiers/mid-Finger Lakes] due to generic nature of name)
West Winfield (1) (NY 51) - now Dollar General
West Winfield (2) (US 20 & NY 51) - TBD
Oxford - now Dollar General
Watertown (1) (NY 3) - Nichols Plaza; previously A&P; now Big Lots
Watertown (2) (NY 12) - previously Loblaws; now a mental health facility
Marathon (US 11 & NY 221) - later Peter Pumpkin
Boonville (NY 12) - now vacant
Cairo (NY 23) - now Hannaford
Adams Center (US 11) - later store; now Adams Center Market
Alexandria Bay (NY 12) - now Price Chopper?
Millerton (US 44) - previously Grand Union and Trottas
Apalachin (NY 17)
Amsterdam (NY 30) - previously Chicago Markets/Bag 'n Save and Loblaws
Camillus (W Genesee St) - Camillus Plaza; later P&C; now Tops
Canastota (NY 13)
Barneveld (NY 365)
Camden (NY 13)
Catskill (NY 32)
Chadwicks (Main St [now Oneida St?])
New Paltz (NY 299)
Afton (NY 7)
Cooperstown (1) (NY 28 & 80) - later P&C, now Grand Union
Cooperstown (2) (NY 28) - Ar-De's Great American until 2010; now Price Chopper
Delhi (NY 10)
Sherrill (NY 5) - later P&C and Tops; now Grand Union
Fonda (NY 30A) - now Cumberland Farms
Laurens (NY 205)
Liberty (1) (NY 52)
Liberty (2) (S Main St) - later Liberty Market and Ideal Food Market; now Lemonade Kosher Supermarket
Lyons Falls (NY 12)
Sherburne (NY 12) - now Big M
Richfield Springs (1) (US 20 & NY 28) - both chains; now Price Chopper
Richfield Springs (2) (CR 22) - just Victory; TBD
Tully (US 11 & NY 80) - now Nightingales Tully Lakes Hardware
Ilion (NY 5S)
Whitesboro (1) (NY 69) - Great American; previously Loblaws; now storage center
Whitesboro (2) (Main St) - Victory; now audiologists office
East Greenbush (US 9 & 20)
Hudson (US 9)
Little Falls (NY 5 & 169) - previously Loblaws; later Big M
Catskill (US 9W)
Colonie (Wolf Rd) - previously ShopRite; later Bed, Bath and Beyond; now vacant
East Stroudsburg, PA (US 209) - formerly Genettis (last non-NY store)
Westvale (NY 5) - Victory; previously Johnsons, later IGA
Jordan (9 Mechanic St) - later Big M and Tops; now Family Dollar
Elmira (1) (Lake St) - Diven Plaza, now demolished
Elmira (2) (William St) - previously Loblaws; later ValueWay; now Save-a-Lot
Elmira (3) (Erie St) - now vacant
Big Flats/Horseheads (CR 35 & 43 off I-86/NY 17) - Arnot Mall; previously Loblaws; absorbed by expansion
Syracuse (east side) (NY 5)
Syracuse (south side) - (S Salina & Tallman Sts.) (Victory now building site; Great American now demolished)
Jamesville (NY 173)
van Buren/Seneca Knolls (NY 48) - now Big M flagship (may be confused with next one up the road)
Baldwinsville (NY 48) - later ValueWay
Baldwinsville (Downer St) - Tri-County Mall, long since demolished
Dryden (NY 13 & 38) - now Clarks ShurFine
Grand Gorge (NY 23 & 30)
Clinton (NY 12B)
deWitt (NY 5)
Smyrna (NY 80)
Ogdensburg - Park Plaza; previously Loblaws; now demolished
Chittenango (NY 5 & 13) - later Smiths, now Kinney Pharmacy
Syracuse (east side) - Victory; previously Acme
Syracuse (east side) (NY 5) - Victory only
Syracuse (east side) (NY 5) - Victory; previously Giant Food (not chains from Southern Tier/MD/PA) and Johnsons
Syracuse (north side) (NY 298) - Victory; previously Johnsons; later Big M; now Diamond (cornershop)
Syracuse (NY 92) (1) - Victory; previously Red & White (brand still exists)
Syracuse (NY 92) (2) - Victory; previously Market Basket (not New England chain)
Cazenovia (US 20) - first store; later P&C, now Tops
Cincinnatus (NY 26) - later Peter Pumpkin (spinoff chain)
Cherry Valley (US 20) - previously Oneida Supermarkets (1968-?)
Oneida (NY 5 & 46/Wilson St) - Ames Plaza (then); now Oneida Indian Nation headquarters and Big Lots
Clayville (NY 8)
Saugerties (US 9W)
Schenevus (NY 7)
Endwell (800 Hooper Rd./CR 33), Park Manor Plaza; previously Grand Union [until 1995] and Giant; now Raleigh Baseball Institute (bigger Giant turned Weis opened across plaza)
Roscoe (off NY 17) - now IGA
Oswego (NY 104) - later Green Planet Grocery, now demolished
Rome (NY 46) - previously Loblaws; now Market 32
Conklin (NY 7)
Cortland (1) (NY 13 & Main St) - Great American and Victory; now CVS?
Cortland (2) (NY 41 & US 11?) - Victory only; later P&C; now Dollar General
Cortlandville (NY 281) - also both
Deposit - Elm & Monument Sts.
deRuyter (NY 13) - now Big M?
Phoenicia (NY 28)
Eaton (NY 26)
Edmeston (NY 80)
Jeffersonville (NY 52)
Kingston (US 9W) - later Weis?; now Marshalls
Whitney Point (US 11)
McGraw (NY 41)
North Syracuse (US 11) - Victory; previously Market Basket (not New England chain)
New Hartford (1) (NY 5) - TBD (address provided changed)
New Hartford (2) (NY 5A) - Tehan Plaza; now Hannaford; previously Chicago Markets and Tops
Syracuse (north side) - later Wegmans, now Tops
Menands (NY 32) - previously ShopRite, later Price Chopper; now offices
Great American AI rendering with close enough later logo |