I was just asked on saturday by a friend of mine - for more butcher shop pictures. So here you go - this was sent in by a reader and shows a butcher shop in the Barnesboro, Cambria County area.
My family had a butcher shop on Barron Ave in the 40s thru 60s. Why did they go out of business? Simple.. Everyone was excited to shop at the new supermarkets called Acme and A&P! People forgot how important the grocer on the corner was. They would give credit to the less fortunate, deliver goods to your door for free, hand cut your selected meat of choice and always were full of advice and support. The big store offered none of this but were modern and exciting. To bad, it was a great place to be a kid in! Esp the low candy shelf that was put low on purpose for kids to basically help themselves!
Indiana has Dixon's and Cunninghams. I guess then there's two there as well. Never thought of the impact that grocers had on the local butcher. Plus when people drove more they took the time to drive to the grocer instead of just walking up the street or better yet having it delivered!!
Whatever happened to Bennie Feinberg's kosher butcher shop near the train station? He kept the floor covered in sawdust! Guess this was to prevent slipping on the old tile floors, and he had comic books for all the children.
I had no idea there were so many butcher shops around. What are there now, 2 maybe?
ReplyDeleteMy family had a butcher shop on Barron Ave in the 40s thru 60s. Why did they go out of business? Simple.. Everyone was excited to shop at the new supermarkets called Acme and A&P! People forgot how important the grocer on the corner was. They would give credit to the less fortunate, deliver goods to your door for free, hand cut your selected meat of choice and always were full of advice and support. The big store offered none of this but were modern and exciting. To bad, it was a great place to be a kid in! Esp the low candy shelf that was put low on purpose for kids to basically help themselves!
ReplyDeleteIndiana has Dixon's and Cunninghams. I guess then there's two there as well. Never thought of the impact that grocers had on the local butcher. Plus when people drove more they took the time to drive to the grocer instead of just walking up the street or better yet having it delivered!!
ReplyDeleteWhatever happened to Bennie Feinberg's kosher butcher shop near the train station? He kept the floor covered in sawdust! Guess this was to prevent slipping on the old tile floors, and he had comic books for all the children.
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