Original Grocery Tenant: A&P
Address: 47 Western Ave, Augusta, ME
I hardly even need to say what the original tenant here was as this store design is instantly recognizable. it's amazing how well it's been preserved, too, more than 50 years after it was built. A&P closed here no later than 1983, and U-Haul was open no later than that year. The full building is a little over 20,000 square feet, but A&P's size was a few thousand square feet smaller as I assume this section was previously another tenant...
The cupola on top of the building is looking particularly good! It's rare to see these buildings maintained with such meticulous detail.
Address: 47 Western Ave, Augusta, ME
Opened: ca. 1960
Closed: by 1983
Later Tenants: U-Haul (open by 1983)
Photographed: August 12, 2019
Tomorrow, we're headed just down the street for a look at another supermarket here in Augusta. Stay tuned!
The typical early "Centennial" was 16K sf, and later 19K sf. There was a stubby 13K sf version, too, for small towns and urban neighborhoods. A few stores were larger--probably 22-25K sf. Also, A&P oddly built some larger stores pre-Centennial than it did during most of the Centennial era.
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