Similar to the posts I did in Worcester , let's take a look at the various corner grocers of Bennington! Since these are small stores and I mostly have only exterior pictures, I figured it would be best to combine them all into one post. Bennington seems to have had a rich history of corner stores, and even as grocery stores got larger and moved out to the suburban neighborhoods, these corner stores remained ( some have even expanded and are still going strong). Let's get started... Yott's Market Opened: 1984 Owner: Shefali Patel Previous Tenants: unknown Cooperative: none Location: 600 Gage St, Bennington, VT Photographed: August 8, 2021 Yott's is just a couple blocks over from Henry's, but it's more of a convenience store than a substantial grocer like Henry's is. Willy's Variety Opened: 1946 Owner: Edwin Maroney Previous Tenants: A&P Cooperative: none Location: 300 Gage St, Bennington, VT Photographed: August 8, 2021 And a couple mor...
Hannaford Opened: ca. 1990s Owner: Ahold Delhaize Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 141 Hannaford Sq, Bennington, VT Photographed: August 9, 2021 Bennington is home to three big-chain grocery stores, a Hannaford and a Price Chopper (plus an ALDI I don't have pictures of). I haven't been inside either, so this post will be quick. The Hannaford is around 54,000 square feet, built in the 1990s (and it doesn't appear to have previously been a Shop 'n Save, though I'm not certain of that). Here's a look inside. Price Chopper Opened: ca. 2000 Owner: Northeast Grocery Previous Tenants: none Cooperative: none Location: 214 Northside Dr, Bennington, VT Photographed: August 9, 2021 I figured this picture of the Price Chopper was bad enough that it didn't even deserve its own post. This store is a bit larger than the Hannaford, measuring around 60,000 square feet. Here's what the outside actually looks like, and a look inside . It loo...