Hens & Kelly

Well-done AI Hens & Kelly. Courtesy Meta Platforms, Inc.

 WNY have had a plethora of department store chains of their own, and Hens & Kelly were one of them. While this just laid an egg in my nest, they were only in Erie County for nine decades. They were one of the first stores in the region to offer S&H Green Stamps. Here's where they roosted (of course, this had nothing to do with chickens! This wasn't in St Olaf, mind!):

Buffalo (downtown) - 478 Main St; flagship; now Social Security

South Buffalo - NY 16; now Trocaire on Seneca

Lackawanna - Abbott Rd; L.B. Smith Plaza; previously Edwards; now Rent-A-Center?

Buffalo (1) - US 62 & NY 33; long since demolished

Clarence/Williamsville - Transitowne Plaza, NY 78 & 5; now Planet Fitness?

Hamburg - South Shore Plaza, US 20; now Walmart

Amherst - Northtown Plaza, US 62 & NY 324; now Station 12, the areas answer to District East

West Seneca - Southgate Plaza, NY 277

Cheektowaga - Como Mall, NY 277; now Appletree Business Park

East Aurora - Aurora Village Shopping Center, US 20A; now T.J. Maxx?

Wheatfield - Summit Park Mall; later Macys Closeout; now The Summit/NISE Center

Buffalo (2) - US 62, Langley Plaza; previously Edwards