Original Stop & Shop Location

[josephineave.livejournal.com]

 I didn't realize until I saw this from the Herald that S&S started in Somerville.

"In its 94th year since the Rabinovitz family founded Economy Grocery Stores Co. in Somerville, the chain of 389 stores now known as Stop & Shop is refreshing its look."

Does anyone know where the original store was and/or where any of the other S&S stores were prior to the one they built at the old Somerville Lumber site?  

I find it odd they didn't have any Somerville locations for a number of years. 

Comments

Original Stop & Shop Location... but

[zmgmeister.livejournal.com]

I'm probably going to regret this, but I'll bite:

>I understand they closed it because they formerly had a special permit to bring their trucks down Mem Drive (which must have been super-short trucks) where they're normally prohibited, and that permit expired or was revoked or somesuch.

Don't Trader Joe's and Whole Foods use trucks too?

Or do they hire eco-conscious cyclists to bring the food the store in little baskets?

Re: Original Stop & Shop Location... but

[elbren]

heh. Good point. Maybe they changed the rules after the S&S closed?

Re: Original Stop & Shop Location... but

[ron_newman]

I'm sure TJ's generates less truck traffic than an expanded Super Stop & Shop would. And trucks to Whole Foods probably use River Street and Western Ave rather than Memorial Drive or small residential Cambridgeport side streets.