Circa 1930
PIGGLY WIGGLY GROCERY STORES
The 1st Piggly Wiggly Grocery store opened in 1916 in Memphis, Tennessee, and is notable for having been the first true self-service grocery store, and the originator of various familiar supermarket features such as checkout stands, individual item price marking and shopping carts.
The 1930 St Joseph City Directory listed these Piggly Wiggly locations:
803 Francis Street - 1501 Frederick Avenue - 2603 Frederick Avenue
5018 King Hill Avenue - 1117 South 10th Street - 1816 South 24th Street
