Red & White Grocery Stores - 6502 Washington Street

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St. Joseph Museums

1933 St Joseph News Press advertisement

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Red & White Grocery Stores - 6502 Washington Street

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2020.25.1809

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Circa 1933 RED & WHITE GROCERY STORES 6502 Washington Circa 1933 RED & WHITE GROCERY STORES 1906 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1933 RED & WHITE GROCERY STORES 2714 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1933 RED & WHITE GROCERY STORES 1605 South 27th Street (27th & Monterey) Circa 1940 MRS CLARA GOODMAN GROCERY 6502 Washington Circa 1940 VACANT 1906 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1940 VACANT 2714 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1940 ERNEST GIBSON GROCERY 1605 South 27th Street (27th & Monterey) Circa 1949 WILKINSON GROCERY 6502 Washington Circa 1949 GRACE'S USED FURNITURE 1906 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1949 LAWRENCE VIOLETT BARBER SHOP 2714 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1949 BAUMAN'S MARKET 1605 South 27th Street (27th & Monterey) Circa 1958 WILKINSON GROCERY STORE 6502 Washington Circa 1958 WAMPLER CHIROPRACTIC 1906 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1958 LAWRENCE VIOLETT BARBER SHOP 2714 St Joseph Avenue Circa 1958 VACANT 1605 South 27th Street (27th & Monterey) Circa 1960 WILKINSON GROCERY STORE 6502 Washington Red & White was the first store brand for grocery merchandise, food products, beverages and household supplies. The brand was first launched on cans of coffee in 1908 by Smith Michael (S.M.) Flickinger in Buffalo, New York to compete with A&P and its popular private brand coffee and was named after the color on the store shelves. The building at 1605 South 27th Street no longer exists. The 1933 St Joseph City Directory lists these addresses for Red & White grocery stores: 6502 Washington - 1906 St Joseph Avenue - 2714 St Joseph Avenue - 1605 South 27th Street

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